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What We Learned: The Burritos

From the Upper Elementary & Middle School Class 2017-18

What we learned...

Mythology

Coyote fights a lump of pitch (White Mountain Apache)
The great race (Cheyenne)
The flying head (Iroquois)
How the people got arrowheads (Shasta)
Coyote takes water from the frog people (Kalapuya)

How coyote got his cunning (Karok)
Why the hare turns away (Ewe)
The quillwork girl and her seven star brothers (Cheyenne)
Coyote kills the giant (Flathead)
Grandmother spider steals the sun (Cherokee)
The hare and his ears
The fox and the leopard
A fish story (Teva)
How the crow came to be black (Brule Sioux)
How the leopard got its spots (Central Africa)
The sparrows’ gifts
How the first letter was written
Coyote steals the sun and moon (Zuni)
When grizzlies walked upright (Modoc)
The meeting of the wild animals (Tsimshian)
The white dawn of the Hopi (Hopi)
How the rhinoceros got his skin
Origin of strawberries
A toad to reckon with (Japan)
Pushing up the sky (Snohomish)

Pan the goat-god (Greek)
The man and the muskrat (Africa)
The sing-song of old man kangaroo
People brought in a basket (Modoc)
Hermes tricks Apollo (Greek)
A man who could transform himself
Butterflies (Papago)
The shake brothers (Brule Sioux)
The Earth dragon (Northern California Coast)
Doing a trick with eyeballs (Northern Cheyenne)
The neglectful mother (Cochiti)
The beginning of the armadillos
How the snake got its hiss
Why the dog always chases other animals (Iturri)
Why monkeys live in trees (Ewe)
The voice, the flood, and the turtle (Cabbo)
How the whale got his throat
The dog and the shadow
The dog and the oyster
The dancing monkeys
The bee and Jupiter
The bat, the birds, and the beasts
How the camel got his hump
How mosquitoes came to be (Tlingit)
The cat that walked by himself

Language Arts

Connotation / denotation
Gustav Klimt, Vincent Van Gogh, Yayoi Kusama, Piet Mondrian, Giuseppe Arcimboldo
“The soft things” by Holly Haworth
“White foot” by Wendell Barry
How to research
Negative capability
“Julie of the Wolves”
Settings
People / characters
Discussion, questions, responses
Alaska mapping
Ekphrasis

Pantoom
What is Barrow?
Punctuation
Its and It’s
Thanksgiving history
Writing assignments
Direct address
Narrative Reporting
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Metaphor and simile
“I have a dream” by Martin Luther King, Junior
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
Commas and conjunctions

Math

Fractions
Dividing, multiplying, adding, and subtracting fractions
Multiplication tables
Lattice
Array method
Expanded form
Algorithm
Division
Place value
Exponents
PEMDAS (order of operations)

Pie charts
Decimals
Multiplying and dividing decimals
Square roots
Polygons
Geometry
Technical drawing and scale drawing with the Dream School project
Math games
Brain puzzles
Fraction bingo
Skeedoodle
Speed multiplication
Math jeopardy
PDF graveyard
Sudoku

Coyote School

Species guessing game
Watched and listened to the Oven bird
“A Sand County Almanac” by Aldo Leopold
Made Floyd county almanacs
Coyote challenges
Quiet coyotes
Eagle eye
Your only safe if…
Archaeological dig with Will Bason

Towhee game
Bird calls
Built a fire
Sense journey
Plant ID
Sumac lemonade
White pine needle tea
Plant drawing
Watched Dakota 38 documentary
Visited Red’s tree sit
Tutelo cutter lesson

Journals

The first Thanksgiving
I have a dream
Chasing coral
Sip for peace
I really want to…
February’s done. I wish…
It was hard to come back because…

Geography

Home ground terms
Root wad
Drumlin
Braided stream
Tillage
Mainland

Desert
Cranny
Krummholz
Gulch
Gumbo
Breathing cave
Watershed
Mapping
Water flow
At your home
Creeks of Floyd County
Globe “Traveling”
“Chasing Coral” documentary
Land marks game
Coral reefs

Landmark mapping
Place names
“Trace: memory, history, race, and the American landscape” by Lauret Savory

In Art Class...

Drawing
Spirit animals
Hydro-dip

Patterns
3-D
Paper Blooms field trip
Birds
Warm colors
2-D
Cool colors
Found object sculptures
Paper mache
Decorating our names
Rainbow art
Paper flowers
Collage

Art about community
Sketchbooks
Re-painted school signs
Clay
Flower of life
Painting
Cutting
Puzzle pieces
Rock paintings
Gluing

In Yoga Class...

Savasana: relaxation pose
Partner yoga
Breathing better after yoga
"I feel more awake after yoga!"
"I got better at downdog."
"I feel clearer after yoga."
"Yoga wakes me up!"
Teambuilding activities
Breathing techniques
Yoga tag
Crag soccer
How to mingle and get along with others
Hot to listen

In Mindfulness Class...

Finding the space between the breath
You can find happiness in simple things
The ability to ignore an unwanted distraction
I have improved since last year
How to block out thoughts and be in the present moment by embracing them and letting go
I practiced mindfulness more this year and wrote more in my mindfulness journal
How to calm myself down
Alternate nostril breathing
How to throw my thoughts into the trash can
Eye yoga
You can do mindfulness in any moment

What We Learned: Black, Fire-Breathing Pythons

From the Middle Elementary Class 2017-18

We Learned...

Stomp rockets
Geography
Teamwork
Native American tribes and culture

Woods games
Heiroglyphics
Character development
Mandalas
Songs
Multiplication
Fractions
Division
Capitals
What if questions
Computer reading
Word problem writing
Riddles

Punctuation
Subtraction
Poetry
Scientific method
Rolypolys
Area
Perimeter
Grief
Countries
Letters to authors
Monster project

Angles
Game making
Spanish
Ojibwa and Cherokee languages
Computer math
Pipelines
Time
Encouragement
Parts of speech
Addition
Native American games
Writing
Myths
Myterious Benedict Society

Odes
Haiku
Regions of pre-politcal US
Trees
Engineering
Building
Handwriting
Diamente poems
Organization
Native American tales
Spelling
Rounds
Dia De Los Muertos

Bread baking
Scrabble math
Finger knitting
Percussion
Rhytyhm
Reading

Brainstorming
Rough drafts
Cooking
Art
Mindfulness

Research
Here Comes Sally
Johnny Appleseed
Applesauce
Sugar skulls
Games
Camelia Senensis
Pre-algebra
Rat care
Tea

Stories and tales
Peace in different languages
Red (the person)
Flower making
Shelly's pens
Drawing
Friendship
Measuring
Tree ID

Respect
Minor (the person)
Morse code
Geometry
Accrostic poems
Comic writing
Venn diagrams
Our feelings

In Art Class...

Drawing
Spirit animals
Patterns
3-D
Paper Blooms field trip

Birds
Warm colors
2-D
Cool colors
Found object sculptures
Paper mache
Decorating our names
Rainbow art
Paper flowers
Collage
Art about community
Sketchbooks
Re-painted school signs
Clay

Flower of life
Painting
Cutting
Puzzle pieces
Rock paintings
Gluing

In Yoga Class...

Owl, Tree, Mountain, Flying Eagle, Dolphin, Star, Bridge, Super Hero, Lotus, Blooming Flower
Savasana: resting pose
Teambuilding games
Obstacle courses
Bones in the Backyard game
Yoga tag, free yoga tag, flag tag
Partner yoga
More complicated yoga poses
Stories and books
Peace in different languages
Musical yoga mat game

In Mindfulness Class...

How to stay in the present moment
Thank you for a wonder filled year
How to sit really long
How to sit still and be quiet
How to concentrate
How to be calm after sitting
Improved confidence
Thinking about actions before I do them
How to calm my mind down
How to be more peaceful

What We Learned: Magical Flying Basilisks

From the BMS Early Elementary Class 2017-18

What we learned in our own words...

In Art Class...

Drawing
Spirit animals
Hydro-dip
Patterns
3-D
Paper Blooms field trip
Birds
Warm colors
2-D
Cool colors

Found object sculptures
Paper mache
Decorating our names
Rainbow art
Paper flowers
Collage
Art about community
Sketchbooks
Re-painted school signs
Clay
Flower of life
Painting
Cutting
Puzzle pieces
Rock paintings
Gluing

In Yoga Class...

Sending peace out to the world
Mr/Mrs Spider game
Flying eagle pose
CAT, CHID, sleeping pose, downdog
Group yoga
We still have fun even when we learn to be calm
Camel and Opening the Heart
Elbow tag, yoga freeze tag, and flag tag
Breathing buddies
Reading books
Savasana: resting in peace
Balancing our time, balancing the world
Om Shanti
Teambuilding games

In Mindfulness Class...

Mindfully eating cookies is a good thing
Tea is delicious
I am doing much better meditating than past years
Being mindful is the key to being relaxed and having fun
How to eat cookies and be mindful
Sometimes when you sit it can be boring but real fun at the same time
It doesn't mean galloping around -- being in the present moment is having a good time

What We Learned: Golden Turquoise Swooping Owls

From the BMS Early Learning Class 2017-18

This year we learned...

How to be patient (waiting for the 100th day)
Numbers
Lots about reptiles

No punching or kicking
Running the Holiday Store
How to make trail mix
100th Day glasses
Creating marble tracks
Chicks have an egg tooth

How to write what we couldn't write
Games are stretchy
Everything is made of stardust
Most of you is made of water
If you build it, you can break it
You wear shoes in the woods

Ask first
How to read
How to take turns
All about bodies!
Sharing
Drawing
The Kingdom of Wrenly (all 13 books)
Junie B. Jones
We are kind
Adding
Subtracting
Money
Shapes
Patterns
Measuring
All about birds

Puppets
Baking
Helping others
Making a stage
Putting on plays
How to make bird puppets
Ask before you take
Listen to the speaker
Grown ups are helpers

In Art Class...

Drawing
Spirit animals
Patterns
3-D
Paper Blooms field trip
Birds
Warm colors
2-D
Cool colors
Found object sculptures
Paper mache
Decorating our names
Rainbow art
Paper flowers
Collage
Art about community
Sketchbooks
Re-painted school signs
Clay
Flower of life
Painting
Cutting
Puzzle pieces
Rock paintings
Gluing

In Yoga Class...

New yoga poses
Outside yoga
Parrot pose
Turtle Tree pose game
Stories and yoga
Flower pose
Lots of games...they are fun!
Tree, Mountain, Snake, Bridge
Park Ranger game
Yoga freeze tag
Flag tag and Elbow tag
Partner yoga
"I got to calm myself better!"
Breathing buddies
Calm time
Woodchopper breathing

In Mindfulness Class...

It's a place where you only sit and have no other responsibilities
It's like sitting in a flower garden smelling all the flowers
The top thing in mindfulness is fun

What We Learned: Shiny Inchworms

From the BMS Early Childhood Class 2017-18

What We Learned In Our Own Words...

Crows say caw
When you put seeds in the soil and you water it and wait for a couple of days they grow.
Ask them for a game and play with them and they will be your friend
How to pull up my pants
I made birds with clay
Plants grow from using water

Clay birds break easily
A crow goes caw-caw
Friendship is good and nice
Playing Elsa and Anna
When the light blinks it's 5 minutes til clean-up
About a deer and hawk
You have to water the plants
Paddington was good and silly.
Plants need water and worms

How to read the journal and bag names
Plants need water, soil and sun
The book about Paddington was a little different than the movie.
How to share
Birds flap their wings up and down to fly
Flowers grow up and tall and need space
Helping friends feel better

In Art Class...

Drawing
Spirit animals
Patterns
3-D
Birds
Warm colors
2-D
Cool colors
Paper mache
Decorating our names
Rainbow art
Paper flowers
Collage
Art about community
Re-painted school signs
Clay
Flower of life
Painting
Cutting
Puzzle pieces
Rock paintings
Gluing

In Yoga Class...

Breathing buddies
Stories
Songs and clap games
Musical mat yoga game
Hidding yoga card game
Share a Pose game
Tick Tock Little Yoga Clock
Bowing and calm breathing
Learning about our feelings
Lots of yoga poses
Thinking about others and sending love out!
Peace in different languages
Group Yoga Poses

In Mindfulness Class...

Sitting on our cushions
Drinking tea and eating cookies mindfully
Beginning to sit quietly
Listening thoughtfully