4 Winds

An extra, special part of our curriculum at UMS is hands-on science learning through a program called 4 Winds. Once a month each participating classroom has parent volunteers come to class to teach a seasonal science lesson to the class. In our room I thank the Kerners for being our wonderful volunteers! During each lesson the students learn about the topic for the month through a puppet show, hands-on experience and experimentation with nature, and a craft project tying into our learning. We get so excited and involved in these lessons that today is the first time I have remembered to step back and take photos during 4 Winds! Previous topics this year have been leaves and pinecones. Today we learned about snow. We all learned about types of snow crystals, how they form, and experimented with the apparent volume that snow takes up in a cup when it is frozen versus when it melts. We finished by making big, beautiful 3D snowflakes! What a fun winter activity!

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