Well, it's been such a long time since I last did a blog entry, I don't know where to start! I won't bore you trying to fill in the gaps, though.
I've just finished the reports for this trimester and that's a load off the mind. These reports are great for informing parents about their child's learning but take quite a while to complete. Anyway...they're done now so no moaning.
Our present unit of inquiry seems to be enthusing the students. It's all about MATERIALS AND DESIGN. I've integrated literacy and numeracy with it and they are enjoying the new learning.
Some of the activities for literacy are:

• Adjectives - describing a material using adjectives and its properties, such as shiny, smooth metal. 

• They've chosen materials that would be suitable for a teddybear's house, window, shirt, boots and bowl, such as laminating film for a window because it's transparent and waterproof. 

• They've described their perfect item using these words, such as soft, woolly scarf. 

• They've completed a 'Guess My Object' using sentences that describe, such as, 'It's hard' or 'It's flexible'.

Some of the numeracy investigations have been:

• Finding the bounciest ball by measuring, in centimeters, how high four different balls bounce.
• Measuring, in centimeters, and comparing to find the length of the 'stretchiest' elastic band.
• Comparing paper to find the strongest paper by adding 10 g weights until it rips.

Pinterest is the place I always go to first to look for ideas. I recommend you start there rather than googling.