This week saw the start of our highly anticipated Nursery Rhyme Study! Over the course of this study, students will read, illustrate and memorize various traditional nursery rhymes. They will learn the history behind the origins of many of the rhymes which are quite surprising (and sometimes grim).
But another big part of this study are the stations of learning that students visit to try their hands at many different learning experiences. There are six stations that small groups of children rotate to over the course of the study. In this first rotation, students are engaged in a variety of learning tasks which you will see pictured below. Each group is named after characters of a nursery rhyme - ask your child which group they belong to. The Little Pigs? Black Sheep? Blind Mice? Jacks and Jills? Eency Weency Spiders? Or Kids in the Shoe?
Included in this first round of stations, there are math problems to be solved, word work games to play, dances to choreograph and perform, rhymes cut into strips that need to be mixed-up and then fixed-up, London Bridges to be constructed (and then broken down), and jumprope rhymes to learn and jump to! This week, kids visited two stations with two more to come next week and then the final two the week after that. But the learning is not over there - each station will then be refreshed with a NEW learning experience for a second round through!
After each station, all the groups gather in a large circle to do a share for the other groups. It is a great celebration of their efforts and helps them get ideas and be inspired by their peers. It also promotes their growth as speakers and listeners. Each time they share with the whole group makes their voice stronger for the next time until, ultimately, they are ready to invite you all in for a showcase and speak loud and proud to a bigger audience.
Enjoy the pictures below from our second station! Ask your child what station they are looking forward to visiting in the weeks ahead.
