Having a "Ball" Making Pomanders.
We officially kicked off Grade 3 Social Studies (Early Settlements in Upper Canada) this week by learning about pioneers. Students have been learning about the countries pioneers came from and why they chose to settle in Upper Canada. We did some mapping today, identifying these countries and students learned about the "legend" of a map. We also began learning about the resources available to early settlers and what kinds of gifts would have been given at Christmas. 
We talked about sanitation, how pioneers bathed and the need to make clothes smell fresher. Students made pomanders out of oranges and cloves. Our classroom had a nice, fresh smell by lunch.
It was hard, prickly work and not every student enjoyed the aroma of cloves, but they still were able to learn through doing and all had a good time.
Before the BlackBerry, there was the orangephone.
If your child's fingertips looked like pin cushions at the end of the day, now you know why.
I think this stylish Grade 2 tried to give his orange a clove "faux hawk."
Beautiful children - beautiful work!
One of those who wasn't thrilled by the aroma. Still, she carried on...
Raindrop design
Orange porcupine
Painted paper baskets dry while students deal with the pressing matter at hand:)
