4th grade - The vocabulary word of the day was Inhabit. Inhabit means to live or dwell in and sounds like rabbit. Our pilgrim of the day was Rachel Carson. Rachel was an author and environmentalist who was influential in having the pesticide DDT removed from the market. Our puzzle for the day was a Plexer. Plexers are common terms or phrases in picture form. Students are to look for visual clues from the different perspectives and look for the interrelationship of visual clues. The affective lesson of the day centered around tolerance and empathy. Students learned that they need to become more tolerant of their pet peeves. The Exploration lesson focused on the generalization that explorers transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. By playing the game "20 Questions", students learned that a variety of items can transfer cultures not just food. Our SOS project had us studying ocean currents.
5th grade - The vocabulary word of the day was Succor. Succor means help; relief; assistance and sounds like soccer. Our pilgrim of the day was George Washington Carver. Although George Washington Carver was discriminated against because of his skin color, through hard word and determination he over came his obstacle and helped southern farmers develop other crops. The affective lesson of the day centered around tolerance and empathy. The Exploration lesson focused on the generalization that explorers transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. By playing the game "20 Questions", students learned that a variety of items can transfer cultures not just food. Our SOS project has us studying ocean currents.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
3rd grade - The vocabulary word of the day was Sequester. Sequester means to hold in isolation. Our pilgrim of the day was Cher. Cher tried to start her singing career as a teenager. Unfortunately, her first record was a flop. It was after she met Sonny Bono and they became Sonny and Cher that her singing career took off. Our puzzle for the day was Plexers. Plexers are common phrases that are in picture form. Students have to determine the phrase from the picture clue given. The affective lesson focused on the fifth trait of successful people - caring. After reading/listening to some scenarios, students had to determine how they could demonstrate caring at home, on the way to school, at school and after school. Students then continued developing their critical thinking skills through the use of manipulative logic reasoning puzzles instead of the usual paper and pencil method.
5th grade - The vocabulary word of the day was Succor. Succor means help; relief; assistance and sounds like soccer. Their inventor of the day was George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver as a boy had developed a secret garden. He is known for developing over 300 uses for the peanut. We also did the Plexer puzzles. Our affective lesson focused on tolerance and empathy. The Exploration lesson focused on the fact that explorers may transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. Through the game 20 Questions, students learned about several items that have been borrowed from other cultures. Day 2 of the SOS project had us studying ocean currents and understanding that the sun is the source that creates ocean currents. They also got to open the bottle with the "Help letter" from the missing family.
5th grade - The vocabulary word of the day was Succor. Succor means help; relief; assistance and sounds like soccer. Their inventor of the day was George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver as a boy had developed a secret garden. He is known for developing over 300 uses for the peanut. We also did the Plexer puzzles. Our affective lesson focused on tolerance and empathy. The Exploration lesson focused on the fact that explorers may transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. Through the game 20 Questions, students learned about several items that have been borrowed from other cultures. Day 2 of the SOS project had us studying ocean currents and understanding that the sun is the source that creates ocean currents. They also got to open the bottle with the "Help letter" from the missing family.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1st and 2nd grade - Students spent time completing their "Beautiful Autumn Day in the Meadow" stories. The stories were wonderful. Our affective thinking focused on the five traits of successful people. Their focus for today was creativity. The students were given some art supplies and told to build an animal that they would find in the meadow. You will be able to view these next week at Parent/Teacher Conferences.
3rd grade - The word of the day was Sequester. Sequester means to hold in isolation. Our pilgrim of the day was Cher. Cher tried to start her singing career as a teenager. Unfortunately, her first record was a flop. It wasn't until she met Sonny Bono and they became Sonny and Cher that her singing career took off. Our affective thinking focused on the fifth trait of successful people - caring. After reading/listening to several scenarios of caring, students were to write ways they could demonstrate caring at home, before school, at school and after school. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focused once again on Convergent Thinking. Students were given manipulatives to work the puzzles today instead of the paper/pencil puzzles they have been accustomed too.
4th grade - Due to a meeting this afternoon, Miss Agee's 4th grade Enrichment students will meet with the Friday morning group this week.
3rd grade - The word of the day was Sequester. Sequester means to hold in isolation. Our pilgrim of the day was Cher. Cher tried to start her singing career as a teenager. Unfortunately, her first record was a flop. It wasn't until she met Sonny Bono and they became Sonny and Cher that her singing career took off. Our affective thinking focused on the fifth trait of successful people - caring. After reading/listening to several scenarios of caring, students were to write ways they could demonstrate caring at home, before school, at school and after school. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focused once again on Convergent Thinking. Students were given manipulatives to work the puzzles today instead of the paper/pencil puzzles they have been accustomed too.
4th grade - Due to a meeting this afternoon, Miss Agee's 4th grade Enrichment students will meet with the Friday morning group this week.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
1st and 2nd grade - Our vocabulary word for the day was Excessive. Something that is excessive goes beyond the usual limit. Sybil Luddington was our pilgrim for the day. During the Revolutionary War, Sybil rode through the dark of night to gather the militia. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods was led by Yolanda the Yarnspinner. Yolanda encouraged students to use colorful, descriptive words to write a story about a beautiful autumn day. The students had just started writing their stories when it was time to go back to their regular classes. We will pick up there tomorrow.
5th grade - Our vocabulary ward for the day was Succor. Succor means help; relief; assistance and sounds like soccer. The inventor of the day was George Washington Carver. During a fifty year span, George Washington Carver found over 300 uses for the peanut. Tolerance and empathy were the focus of our affective thinking study of the day. We learned that explorers may transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. Through the use of 20 questions, students learned that a lot of the items we have in the United States today came from other cultures. Likewise, other countries have picked up parts of our culture. For example, other cultures have adopted our democratic form of government. The SOS project helped us learn about ocean currents. We were able to open the bottle today from our missing family and read the note.
5th grade - Our vocabulary ward for the day was Succor. Succor means help; relief; assistance and sounds like soccer. The inventor of the day was George Washington Carver. During a fifty year span, George Washington Carver found over 300 uses for the peanut. Tolerance and empathy were the focus of our affective thinking study of the day. We learned that explorers may transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. Through the use of 20 questions, students learned that a lot of the items we have in the United States today came from other cultures. Likewise, other countries have picked up parts of our culture. For example, other cultures have adopted our democratic form of government. The SOS project helped us learn about ocean currents. We were able to open the bottle today from our missing family and read the note.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
4th Grade - Welcome Back! Hopefully you had a great time off.
Today the word was Inhabit. Inhabit means to live or dwell in and sounds like Rabbit. The pilgrim of the day was Rachel Carson. Rachel was a writer and environmentalist. She is responsible for having the pesticide DDT removed from the environment. Our affective study centered around levels of negative tolerance and their effects on behavior. It is hoped that students will become more tolerant of things that bother them. Our Exploration lesson centered around cultural borrowing. Students had an item borrowed from another country taped on their backs. Through asking a series of yes or no questions, they hoped to determine the item that we borrowed from another culture. Not only did students learn that food and games can be transferred to other cultures, forms of government can be transferred from one culture to another. Our SOS project began studying ocean currents - how they are created and move.
Today the word was Inhabit. Inhabit means to live or dwell in and sounds like Rabbit. The pilgrim of the day was Rachel Carson. Rachel was a writer and environmentalist. She is responsible for having the pesticide DDT removed from the environment. Our affective study centered around levels of negative tolerance and their effects on behavior. It is hoped that students will become more tolerant of things that bother them. Our Exploration lesson centered around cultural borrowing. Students had an item borrowed from another country taped on their backs. Through asking a series of yes or no questions, they hoped to determine the item that we borrowed from another culture. Not only did students learn that food and games can be transferred to other cultures, forms of government can be transferred from one culture to another. Our SOS project began studying ocean currents - how they are created and move.
Wednesday, October 20
1st and 2nd grade - The second graders were enjoying a field trip on Wednesday. The two first graders had not met Dudley the Detective and Sybil the Scientist yet. They were introduced to our two friends from Crystal Pond Woods as well as logic elimination puzzles. Logic elimination puzzles provide skills in analysis, deductive reasoning, problem solving and evaluation.
3rd grade - The word of the day was Hypnotize. Hypnotize means to put into a sleep-like state and sounds like Hippo Eyes. Our journeying pilgrims were the Wright brothers. The Wright brothers were the first to make man made flight. Our warm up activity was called, "Stories with Holes." The students were to ask twenty questions that could only be answered with a "yes" or "no" inorder to determine what the situation was about. The statement/story was, "As Carlita jumped to her death, she yelled "Oh no, I have to do it again." Students then spent some time studying and researching a famous "pilgrim" - Amelia Earhart.
5th grade - Their word of the day was Craven. Craven means Cowardly and sounds like Raven. Their inventor was Luther Burbank. Luther Burbank was a plant scientist that had over 3000 experiments going at one time. He is known as the father of the Idaho potato. The warm-up activity was called "What in the World." This is a puzzle that used to show up on the back of the National Geographic for Kids magazine. There are nine close up objects and a clue for each item. From the clue and photo, the students have to determine the item. The affective lesson of the day was on self-discipline in which students were to set goals for themselves for the week. We will see how well they went toward reaching those goals next week. Our Exploration lesson was centered around the idea that explorers transfer parts of cultures to other cultures. After researching the game Mancala, the students had an opportunity to try it themselves. Our SOS project was to locate where their family's bottle was picked up using latitude and longitude.
3rd grade - The word of the day was Hypnotize. Hypnotize means to put into a sleep-like state and sounds like Hippo Eyes. Our journeying pilgrims were the Wright brothers. The Wright brothers were the first to make man made flight. Our warm up activity was called, "Stories with Holes." The students were to ask twenty questions that could only be answered with a "yes" or "no" inorder to determine what the situation was about. The statement/story was, "As Carlita jumped to her death, she yelled "Oh no, I have to do it again." Students then spent some time studying and researching a famous "pilgrim" - Amelia Earhart.
5th grade - Their word of the day was Craven. Craven means Cowardly and sounds like Raven. Their inventor was Luther Burbank. Luther Burbank was a plant scientist that had over 3000 experiments going at one time. He is known as the father of the Idaho potato. The warm-up activity was called "What in the World." This is a puzzle that used to show up on the back of the National Geographic for Kids magazine. There are nine close up objects and a clue for each item. From the clue and photo, the students have to determine the item. The affective lesson of the day was on self-discipline in which students were to set goals for themselves for the week. We will see how well they went toward reaching those goals next week. Our Exploration lesson was centered around the idea that explorers transfer parts of cultures to other cultures. After researching the game Mancala, the students had an opportunity to try it themselves. Our SOS project was to locate where their family's bottle was picked up using latitude and longitude.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Benevolent. Benevolent means kind and caring. Our journeying pilgrim for the day was James Madison who we learned was not the tallest or heavest of the presidents. Our puzzle for the day was a Stories with Holes problem. In Stories with Holes, students can only ask the teacher questions about the situation that can be answered with a yes or no. This helps students to learn how to ask more specific, thoughtful questions. The students then worked on the trait of goal setting/motivators. Each group was given a pile of packing peanuts and toothpicks. With five minutes and either a positive or negative motivator, students were expected to complete 10 items that were similar to the given model.
5th Grade - Their word for the day was Craven. Craven means cowardly and sounds like Raven. The inventor of the day was Luther Burbank. Luther was a plant doctor who had more than 3000 experiments going at one time. He is known for developing the Idaho potato. The trait of the day was Self-discipline. Students were to develop a goal and work on it throughout the week. Next week, we will see how well they worked to complete the goal. We then discussed the difference between civilized/uncivilized and culture. The students then did a brief research activity about Mancala, a game that came from an African culture. Finally, students were to locate where their SOS bottle was picked up based on the latitude and longitude written on the bottle's tag.
Stories with Holes problem: As Carlita jumped to her death, she yelled "Oh no, I have to do it again."
5th Grade - Their word for the day was Craven. Craven means cowardly and sounds like Raven. The inventor of the day was Luther Burbank. Luther was a plant doctor who had more than 3000 experiments going at one time. He is known for developing the Idaho potato. The trait of the day was Self-discipline. Students were to develop a goal and work on it throughout the week. Next week, we will see how well they worked to complete the goal. We then discussed the difference between civilized/uncivilized and culture. The students then did a brief research activity about Mancala, a game that came from an African culture. Finally, students were to locate where their SOS bottle was picked up based on the latitude and longitude written on the bottle's tag.
Stories with Holes problem: As Carlita jumped to her death, she yelled "Oh no, I have to do it again."
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
The Enrichment students from Mrs. Roan and Mrs. Robison's classes met this morning. Our word of the day was Hypnotize. Hypnotize means to put into a sleep-like state. Hypnotize sounds like Hippo Eyes. Our Journeying pilgrim for today was two people: Orville and Wilbur Wright. Orville and Wilbur Wright both dropped out of high school, but were life long learners continually reading anything they could get their hands on. Their invention was the first airplane to be flown by a man. They then got their bottles for the SOS project. Using reference materials in the room, they had to determine the city and country that matched the latitude and longitude found on the bottle. Since this is going to be a short week, we took a break from our Exploration lessons and decided to find out what happened to Amelia Earhart. We had just started following her flight path when it was time to go. Maybe we can finish it up before Thanksgiving Break.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Fan Fare - Students were introduced to another fund raiser to raise money for the school - good luck everyone!
4th Grade - The Wednesday afternoon class joined us for a while because of the program during their class time. The vocabulary word was Elegant. Elegant means characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent. It sounds like Pelican. The hero of the day was Elizabeth Blackwell. She overcame the obstacle of being a female in her desire to become a doctor. Her accomplishment was to become the first American woman doctor. We took a pretest on terms (stress, procrastination, perfectionism, potential, isolation, leadership, risk-taking, and motivation). The students then drew house plans to get a visual of how those terms are part of their lives. Our Exploration study covered the term civilization and culture. The focus of understanding was that explorers may transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. We then did a quick study of Mancala, an African game. Our Journey project was to find the bottle that belonged to our lost family. Then, using the latitude and longitude, find the country where the bottle was picked up.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Craven. Craven means cowardly and rhymes with Raven. Luther Burbank was the inventor of the day. At one time he was working on 3000 experiments. He is known for developing the Idaho potato. We then discussed self-discipline. One aspect of self-discipline is to have a plan and stick to it. The students developed goals and set a time to reach those goals. They also studied Mancala and had to locate where their bottles had been picked. This group even had a few minutes at the end of the day to play Mancala.
Have a great weekend. We still need some 17 oz nut cans. If you happen to be snacking on nuts this weekend and empty the can - please send the empty container to Enrichment.
4th Grade - The Wednesday afternoon class joined us for a while because of the program during their class time. The vocabulary word was Elegant. Elegant means characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent. It sounds like Pelican. The hero of the day was Elizabeth Blackwell. She overcame the obstacle of being a female in her desire to become a doctor. Her accomplishment was to become the first American woman doctor. We took a pretest on terms (stress, procrastination, perfectionism, potential, isolation, leadership, risk-taking, and motivation). The students then drew house plans to get a visual of how those terms are part of their lives. Our Exploration study covered the term civilization and culture. The focus of understanding was that explorers may transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. We then did a quick study of Mancala, an African game. Our Journey project was to find the bottle that belonged to our lost family. Then, using the latitude and longitude, find the country where the bottle was picked up.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Craven. Craven means cowardly and rhymes with Raven. Luther Burbank was the inventor of the day. At one time he was working on 3000 experiments. He is known for developing the Idaho potato. We then discussed self-discipline. One aspect of self-discipline is to have a plan and stick to it. The students developed goals and set a time to reach those goals. They also studied Mancala and had to locate where their bottles had been picked. This group even had a few minutes at the end of the day to play Mancala.
Have a great weekend. We still need some 17 oz nut cans. If you happen to be snacking on nuts this weekend and empty the can - please send the empty container to Enrichment.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
3rd Grade: Our word for today was Solicitous. Solicitous means attentive/concerned. Our "pilgrim" for today was Jim Carrey. Students learned that Jim Carrey had to drop out of high school when his father lost his job. Through hard work and determination, Jim Carrey kept journeying toward his goal of becoming a comedian. Our puzzle of the day was taken from an old National Geographic Magazine cover. It was called, "What in the World." Students were given very close up views of nine items. After listening to a clue, the students had to determine what the items were. Our affective thinking study was about courage. Each student had to give a one minute speech about something in which they were involved. Not only did the activity help develop courage in the students, they also learned about public speaking and a little bit more about their fellow students.
5th Grade: The Thursday afternoon group welcomed two new faces which meant that groups had to be rearranged to accomodate them. Our word of the day was Craven. Craven means cowardly and rhymes with Raven. The inventor of the day was Luther Burbank. Luther was a plant scientist that had over 3000 experiments going at one time. He is most known for developing the Idaho potato. In affective thinking, students thought about the term "self-discipline." This is a character word that we will definitely have to continue improving. Our "Journey" study was centered around the generalization that explorers transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. The game Mancala is an activity that came from Afica. Students spent a few minutes researching more about the game. We were also able to spend a few minutes working on our SOS project. Students chose what their responsibility would be for the duration of the project. After finding their bottle, they looked up the latitude and longitude of the bottle's location to find out what was the name of the country.
5th Grade: The Thursday afternoon group welcomed two new faces which meant that groups had to be rearranged to accomodate them. Our word of the day was Craven. Craven means cowardly and rhymes with Raven. The inventor of the day was Luther Burbank. Luther was a plant scientist that had over 3000 experiments going at one time. He is most known for developing the Idaho potato. In affective thinking, students thought about the term "self-discipline." This is a character word that we will definitely have to continue improving. Our "Journey" study was centered around the generalization that explorers transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. The game Mancala is an activity that came from Afica. Students spent a few minutes researching more about the game. We were also able to spend a few minutes working on our SOS project. Students chose what their responsibility would be for the duration of the project. After finding their bottle, they looked up the latitude and longitude of the bottle's location to find out what was the name of the country.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 13
1st and 2nd graders learned that successful people set goals. They also traveled to Crystal Pond Woods where our friend Isabel the Inventor encouraged us to brainstorm. We were given simple outlines and had to think of all the different things that shape might be.
3rd graders learned that courage is standing up for what you believe in or taking reasonable risks. They practiced this by giving a spontaneous speech for one minute. During their trip to Crystal Pond Woods, they practiced Logic Elimination Puzzles while reinforcing the concepts of Convergent Thinking.
Due to the 4th grade program, the 4th graders who usually meet on Wednesday afternoon, will join the Friday morning group for Enrichment this week.
3rd graders learned that courage is standing up for what you believe in or taking reasonable risks. They practiced this by giving a spontaneous speech for one minute. During their trip to Crystal Pond Woods, they practiced Logic Elimination Puzzles while reinforcing the concepts of Convergent Thinking.
Due to the 4th grade program, the 4th graders who usually meet on Wednesday afternoon, will join the Friday morning group for Enrichment this week.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
1st and 2nd graders welcomed two new faces to our group. Our word of the day was Loquacious. Loquacious means someone who talks too much. Our biography was about Lydia Darragh. She was a spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The puzzle of the day was - to figure out when given two objects, what do they have in common.
The Tuesday afternoon 5th graders were off on a field trip.
The Tuesday afternoon 5th graders were off on a field trip.
Monday, October 11, 2010
The vocabulary word for 4th grade this week is Elegant. Elegant is characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent. It sounds like Pelican.
The 4th grade biography for the week was about Elisabeth Blackwell. She was the first female to become a doctor.
Affective Thinking: Over the next 9 weeks, we will be covering such terms as: stress, procrastination, perfectionism, potential, isolation, leadership, risk-taking, and motivation. Today we did a preassessment of ourselves as to how each of these elements effects our lives. The students then visualized how each term impacted their lives by drawing a floor plan. Each room of the house represented one of the terms mentioned above.
Our Exploration unit is studying how explorers transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. One game we in the United States have picked up from Africa is Mancala. After a brief period of research, the students shared what they learned about the game.
Due to the 4th grade program rehearsal, we had a short day and were unable to work on our SOS project.
The 4th grade biography for the week was about Elisabeth Blackwell. She was the first female to become a doctor.
Affective Thinking: Over the next 9 weeks, we will be covering such terms as: stress, procrastination, perfectionism, potential, isolation, leadership, risk-taking, and motivation. Today we did a preassessment of ourselves as to how each of these elements effects our lives. The students then visualized how each term impacted their lives by drawing a floor plan. Each room of the house represented one of the terms mentioned above.
Our Exploration unit is studying how explorers transfer parts of their culture to other cultures. One game we in the United States have picked up from Africa is Mancala. After a brief period of research, the students shared what they learned about the game.
Due to the 4th grade program rehearsal, we had a short day and were unable to work on our SOS project.
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