Wondering Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Wow! What a busy day we had as we learned about mediums that sound will travel through  and that dolphins and bats use echolocation to find food or find their way in the cave. We know that sound waves travel away from the source of the sound. Did you know that the Rhinoceros Hornbill lives in the Borneo rainforest? During our virtual field trip to the Borneo Rainforest we heard the sounds four different animals make and we had to guess which animal made those sounds. Tomorrow we are creating a poem about loud and soft sounds and sharing our chain reactions with the other students. We can't wait to hear and watch other groups ideas.


In the afternoon, an occupational therapist named Miss. Erin came in to talk about Self Regulation. This is a pretty big concept we will continue to explore, and we learned that it is a way we recognize how we feel (feelings are okay!) but then how to regulate (bring ourselves to a happy, ready to learn place). We learned some strategies including breathing (in through our nose and out through our mouth), taking body breaks, and using our words to communicate our feelings.

Here are the 4 Zone of Regulation we learned about:


                                                         




Our target is always the Green Zone.



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