Learning Through Laughing

This is my seventh year teaching. As with every new year, test scores are proving the more fun the students have, the more learning that occurs. Behind this "curtain of fun" though must be key questions leading to engagement, exploration, excitement and extension. The teacher just has to know the right questions to ask, provide space for the answers to be discovered, and believe the students are capable of owning the outcomes.

Who knew science and math could be so much fun? We all did, when we were young.

Mrs. Claus (Jessica) explaining the average time Santa has to deliver his gifts on Christmas Eve.

Dallas showing Haseeb and Zack how a small amount of force can create a greater amount.






The entire class demonstrating vibrational motion at recess.



Santa using his best Scottish accent to try and get the elves to stop moving around in all that crazy variable motion.



Ryan, Zack, Dallas, Mark and Nick celebrating a very complex and successful demonstration of continuos motion.


Mad Master-Man Rapper jamming to the classroom music.

Santa looking on in awe at the PowerPointe presentation the elves put together.


Elves Sarah and Summer explain what Santa needs to do in scientific and mathmatical terms.





Yo! My class has some mad skills Yo!