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."
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