Arctic Adventure

Welcome to the Arctic!

It has been a fun week in the Arctic. This week we had two classrooms, the Juniors (4-6 years) and the Seniors (7-11 years).

Monday

On Monday, we learned about the cold, snowy weather in the arctic and made a variety of snow-related crafts to celebrate our learning. We made puffy snow paintings, shape snowflakes, and q-tip snowflakes. The Seniors made 3D snowflakes.

Puffy Snow Paintings (shaving cream + refrigerated glitter glue)

3D Snowflakes!

Shape Snowflakes and Q-Tip Snowflakes

Tuesday

On Tuesday we learned about the different animals that live in the arctic. In the morning, the seniors made clay arctic animals while the juniors made "Who Lives in the Arctic" books. In the afternoon, both classes learned about narwals and puffins and made corresponding crafts.

Juniors making their booklets

Seniors making clay Arctic animals

Junior Room's Puffins

Seniors' Narwals

Wednesday

Today was Polar Bear day! The campers made a variety of polar bear-related crafts. The seniors also dabbled in landscape watercolors, painting an arctic scene.

Cotton Ball Bears!

Polar Bear Mosaics

Watercolors

Thursday

On Thursday, campers learned all about the importance of ice in the arctic. The Juniors role-played what it feels like to be a polar bear whose ice is melting. They began the game by having the entire classroom to roam. As they roamed, the ice continued to "melt" and they had less and less space to move. By the end, the class was squished onto one tiny rectangle. The class then thought of ways they could help heal the earth and made a mural depicting a healthy arctic.

The seniors also experimented with melting ice, exploring how ice melting impacts the animals of the arctic. They began their day by placing an assortment of animals onto large chunks of ice. Throughout the day, they observed how the animals were impacted as the ice melted. Additionally, the class made paper models of the arctic.

The campers also got the chance to see a REAL polar bear footprint!

Polar Bear Footprint

Seniors' Arctic Habitats

Juniors Creating a "Healthy Arctic" Mural

Arctic Habitats

Snowy Owls and Arctic Foxes!

Friday

It was Fun Friday at DaVinci! The seniors kicked off their morning with a round of Pictionary while the Juniors had paper airplane contests in the gym. After snack time, both classes made arctic watercolors. In the afternoon, campers were given the choice of playing outside or making art in the classroom.

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