Red Spark Start

In the Hive each collaborator chose a spark to concentrate on throughout exploration and mine is the Sun. During our center time we have learned about the Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun and how that affects day and night around the world.[embed]https://youtu.be/Wr-CRKsTYGs[/embed]Before watching the video I shared with the kids that I wanted to learn more about the sun as part of the spark arc because I thought it might be the first spark! "Yeah the sun and stars are the hottest!" Nishka added and Bo shared, "The oldest spark is in the desert. It's like electric." "We could find a spark in a thunderstorm," Mira thinks and we agreed, lightning is also a spark!

  

In the Red band we are reading myths from around the world about how light was brought to the world. We began with Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest then read Fire Came To The Earth People a story from West Africa. After reading Raven the kids helped create a summary. Once we finished reading Fire Came To The Earth People we each chose one story to continue telling in our What could happen next? writing time. Our most recent read-aloud The Sun Girl and the Moon Boy from Korea had us all on the edge of our seats as we waited to hear if the son and daughter would outsmart the tiger! You can see our continuation stories below.   From left to right:Sky Chief takes the sun back and gives the planets, the stars, the milky way, and the solar system. MiraRaven comes down from the sun and there is a trap but Raven doesn't see it. Sky Chief is looking through the bushes in the forest since he put the trap there. Sky Chief will grab the trap and put it in a box when Raven gets in the trap. BodhiMy story Sky Chief, the moon, and Raven. And the black sky because it's nighttime. ValSky Chief had a hook to catch Raven. Brother Bald Eagle came to the rescue but Sky Chief's daughter was there. The peregrine Falcon dad showed up and dived down. The squirrel mom went up to save them. And hummingbird cousins went to distract them by going all different ways. The toucan and parrot showed up and made so many sounds. And then the vultures showed up to scare them away so the peregrine falcon can dive down. The falcon is going to unlock them up. LeithanSky Chief might give the moon and the sun. AriadneRaven took the sun. The god was mad. Raven was happy. AnyaMom, Raven, Dad, Sister, and Brother are happy. AngelinaChameleon will get more straw and then Moon God will realize that is it actually mean. She will give them more things because she made the Earth and she should take of the Earth. NishkaAfter the Raven puts the sun in the sky a super volcano erupts and Sky Chief dies because of the magma. EmirWe will continue to read more myths about the sun, moon, and stars and experiment with ways to show the relationships between all three and the Earth. Stay tuned for more Hive adventures.