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.
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