Engineering Mornings and Mingle Math with the Whales
/The Whales have enjoyed working together on Friday mornings to engineer houses, towers, chain reactions and much more. We’ve had to use our skills in communication, cooperation, flexibility, patience and planning as we work together to build our creations!
In addition, this week we have been honing our skills in the popular Whale game Mingle Math. To play, Ms. Ellie sends the Whales out to “mingle” together in the classroom. We practice saying kind words to one another and make our way around to visit as many Whales as possible before she calls (for example) “7 elbows!” or “16 fingers!”. Whales must quickly work together to assemble the correct number of body parts. We have discovered that there are endless ways to create 16 fingers, or 8 eyeballs, or 11 feet. The Whales present their combinations in teams to their friends. Movement, cooperation, problem-solving, addition and grouping are fun when you move!
