Heart to Hearts!

After our morning at the symphony, we had a fun afternoon all about the heart. We incorporated math, writing and my sister was kind enough to let us borrow her stethoscope. We read about kid's hearts beating faster than an adults so we put it to the test. Half the class listened today to my heart beat and their, the rest will finish tomorrow. 

Photo credit: Mira Sharma

All About the Heart!

Today we started a new science mini-unit: the heart. We first used our schema to chart things we already know about the heart. They sure had their smarty pants on today! They came up with some really great things. We then discussed things that are good/harmful for the heart. We will explore a nonfiction text about the heart this afternoon and incorporate some writing and math in our theme as well!