100th Day of School CelebrationGrades 1/2 and 4/5 entered the gymnasium only to discover a whole heap of amazing activities and games that required a serious skill-set of counting to 100 and mastering our many 100 day challenges! See some of the examples below...
CHRISTMAS
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LENTOPOLY BOARD
Celebrating Ash Wednesday
I found this great art idea on The Catholic Toolbox!
This monopoly board template can actually be used for any occurrence, you just need a creative spin on its title and voila! Let's see...
LENT - opoly for celebrating Ash Wednesday
SAINT - opoly or CHRIST -opoly for Christmas
We created Monopoly board games for Lent by discussing what we would like to give up for Lent, then decided on writing out kind words, thoughts or actions for each day of Lent or board space (just so happens to be 40!) and then finished it off by decorating our boards and displaying them in the classroom.
This monopoly board template can actually be used for any occurrence, you just need a creative spin on its title and voila! Let's see...
LENT - opoly for celebrating Ash Wednesday
SAINT - opoly or CHRIST -opoly for Christmas
We created Monopoly board games for Lent by discussing what we would like to give up for Lent, then decided on writing out kind words, thoughts or actions for each day of Lent or board space (just so happens to be 40!) and then finished it off by decorating our boards and displaying them in the classroom.
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EASTER EGG ACTIVITY
During Easter we were practicing recycling, reducing and reusing materials for the upcoming Earth week. We decided to use real eggs and make several activities out of it. Here's what we got out of our eggs...
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:
We did a cooking session where we learned how to properly boil eggs
SCIENCE:
We carefully cracked the boiled egg shells without breaking apart the egg itself then immersed it into a natural food dye that we took from random food sources (such as beets for red, kale for green...) and leaving it overnight we were pleased to see it had created a cool design on the inside once peeled
ART: We then took the shells we had peeled off and used them to create a cracked mosaic art portrait to display in the classroom.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:
We did a cooking session where we learned how to properly boil eggs
SCIENCE:
We carefully cracked the boiled egg shells without breaking apart the egg itself then immersed it into a natural food dye that we took from random food sources (such as beets for red, kale for green...) and leaving it overnight we were pleased to see it had created a cool design on the inside once peeled
ART: We then took the shells we had peeled off and used them to create a cracked mosaic art portrait to display in the classroom.
FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
The children made a rap and dance party to celebrate their father's for Father's Day!
YO YO YO, WELCOME ALL DADS
NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, WE'RE SO GLAD
NOW RELAX AND JUST SIT BACK
PLEASE ENJOY OUR TERRIBLE ACTS
HA HA HA LOL JUST KIDDING
NOW KEEP IT LOW
QUICK, SOMEONE TURN ON THE STEREO
HUH?! WHAT'S THAT
PARENTS PLEASE, TOO MUCH CHITTY CHAT CHAT
WE PUT ON A SHOW FOR ALL YOU DADS
DON'T WORRY MOMS, YOU'RE NOT SO BAD
NOW GO WITH THE FLOW
PLEASE, ENJOY THE SHOW!!!
YO YO YO, WELCOME ALL DADS
NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, WE'RE SO GLAD
NOW RELAX AND JUST SIT BACK
PLEASE ENJOY OUR TERRIBLE ACTS
HA HA HA LOL JUST KIDDING
NOW KEEP IT LOW
QUICK, SOMEONE TURN ON THE STEREO
HUH?! WHAT'S THAT
PARENTS PLEASE, TOO MUCH CHITTY CHAT CHAT
WE PUT ON A SHOW FOR ALL YOU DADS
DON'T WORRY MOMS, YOU'RE NOT SO BAD
NOW GO WITH THE FLOW
PLEASE, ENJOY THE SHOW!!!
The children also made dad's a cool paintbrush figurine by designing paintbrush heads and holders to look like their dad.
HALLOWEEN
Skeleton Bone Scavenger Hunt
This activity was so much fun!! There were a LOT of steps involved in this activity...
Task: Create cut-out skeleton bones to hide around the classroom, make a clue envelope for each bones' location and have another class come in to do a skeleton scavenger hunt. The other class will each be given an envelope to find that particular bone. Once all have been found they have to try and put the skeleton back together.
First we created a life-sized skeleton using large pieces of cardboard and slimy green paint. The students decided how many bones were needed to piece together a human skeleton (including fingers and toes) and then we painted them a brightly coloured green.
Task: Create cut-out skeleton bones to hide around the classroom, make a clue envelope for each bones' location and have another class come in to do a skeleton scavenger hunt. The other class will each be given an envelope to find that particular bone. Once all have been found they have to try and put the skeleton back together.
First we created a life-sized skeleton using large pieces of cardboard and slimy green paint. The students decided how many bones were needed to piece together a human skeleton (including fingers and toes) and then we painted them a brightly coloured green.
Next the students decided where in the classroom they wanted to hide their skeleton bones and created a "Clue" envelope to describe how someone could find that particular bone. See below for some examples.
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We sealed our clues in an envelope that each individual decorated and labelled with bone #. Then we invited another class to find them. |
MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
Making Personally Carved Mother's Day Boards with a Design using Nails and Yarn or String
By gathering up free scraps from a local Home Depot I managed to gather up large boards and have them cut into 32 small individual sizes for each child. Being inspired by several ideas on the web, I thought it would be neat for the students to use hammer and nails to create a personal design on one side and use yarn or string to implement their idea for a bolder look since they've taken a big interest in woodworking as of late.
On the other side we used sharp tools for carving personal messages from child to mom- this took a LOT of effort, time and determination but I think it's great for students to learn patience, and that hard work pays off. After much time spent carving, the students then got creative with their painting choices to help the carved words pop on the board. Take a look at some of the finished products below and the process it took to get there...
On the other side we used sharp tools for carving personal messages from child to mom- this took a LOT of effort, time and determination but I think it's great for students to learn patience, and that hard work pays off. After much time spent carving, the students then got creative with their painting choices to help the carved words pop on the board. Take a look at some of the finished products below and the process it took to get there...
HOLLYWOOD WEEK
Summer Camp Theme
The students from grades 1 to 6 joined together to create a Hollywood Week theme within the hallway of the school. Parents were invited to "walk the red carpet", visit the photo booth and award table and enter the VIP stage area.
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