Spark Blog Session 1- Week 3- Year 5
Just Getting Started
This week we began introducing the shelves that have been hidden for the past two weeks. We eased into giving work presentations daily while putting the skills we’ve practiced the past two weeks to work! The existing heroes were able to work on reading works based on where they left off after assessing them and practice math works that have already been mastered so we can see what they remember. We started off with introducing the practical life shelf to the new heroes in the studio! Check out the concentration below.
Promote Independence: Practical life activities help children learn how to care for themselves and their environment, fostering independence and self-sufficiency.
Develop Fine and Gross Motor Skills: Pouring, spooning, and other activities require precise hand-eye coordination and the development of fine motor skills. Activities like sweeping or carrying water buckets also enhance gross motor skills.
Foster Concentration and Focus: The repetitive and purposeful nature of practical life activities encourages children to concentrate and develop their attention spans.
Teach Order and Sequencing: Many practical life activities have a specific sequence of steps that must be followed. This helps children understand the concept of order and develop a sense of sequencing.
Promote Care for the Environment: Children learn to respect and care for their environment by participating in activities like cleaning and organizing.
Build Self-Confidence: As children master practical life skills, they gain confidence in their abilities and become more capable of taking care of themselves and their surroundings
Enjoy a sneak peak into this weeks brain aerobics! We had daily challenges such as working on our noise levels during brain aerobics if we did not have to ring the bell more than once for a reminder then we were introduced to one more thing outside such as the balls! They did meet that goal one day. The guides have been using quieter voices during this time to help model what we should be like during this work time.
Hero Highlights
Quinn returned to school a reader, she read random books all summer independently and has mastered all of her sight word lists!
Evie has mastered sight word lists 4 & 5 this summer and is now moving on the 6th one!
Ameile has mastered sight word lists 1 & 2 this summer and is now moving on to the 3rd!
Katherine has mastered her first sight word list over the summer and is moving onto to the second one!
Zachariah has mastered his 2cd sight word list this summer and is moving onto the 3rd!
Isaac has mastered sight word list 1-7 only two left to go!
Way to go to all of these hard working readers! Stay tuned week by week for hero highlights!
“How Full is Your Bucket?”
We read “How Full is Your Bucket” by Tom Rath and Donald O Clifton. After they read the story each hero was given a bucket with their name on it to decorate, for the remainder of the session we will fill each others buckets with kindness and character call outs! Here are some of the main points of the book to just highlight a few:
The Bucket Concept: When our bucket is full, we feel happier and more fulfilled. When it's empty, we experience negative emotions. This simple concept makes it easy to understand and apply the principles in the book.
Positive Impact: The book emphasizes the importance of positive interactions and how small, everyday actions can have a significant impact on others' emotional well-being. By filling others' buckets with kindness, appreciation, and positivity, you can create a more positive and supportive social environment.
The Bucket-Dipper Analogy: The authors introduce the concept of "bucket-dipping" to describe behaviors that diminish others' well-being. Understanding this analogy helps readers recognize negative behaviors and encourages them to choose more positive actions instead.
The Ripple Effect: "How Full Is Your Bucket?" highlights the ripple effect of positive actions. When you fill someone else's bucket, they are more likely to fill others' buckets as well, creating a chain reaction of positivity in your social circles.
So readers how full are your buckets? What can you do to make your bucket fuller? Have you filled someone else’s bucket or have you dumped some of it out?
Do you feel the JOY and KINDNESS from these silly faces?!
Happy Birthday River!
