4th Grade - The word of the day was Allude. Allude means to refer to casually or indirectly and sounds like Rude. The pilgrim of the day was Walt Disney. When others were telling him it wouldn't work, Walt Disney kept right on working. His project cost $1.5 during the Great Depression, but it was an overnight success. That little project was the first full length animated film called Snow White. This group did Plexers for the warm-up activity. Plexers are common phrases put into word pictures. The affective lesson had students focusing on eight issues (procrastination, perfectionism, isolation, risk-taking, motivation, potential, leadership, and stress). Students were to write a quote for each issue as if they were a politician. They were then to tell who were some humorous people that they admired. We then reviewed the density experiment we did last week. Students then had 30 minutes to build their cooperative creature that we will be sharing with other Edmond Enrichment program groups.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Zigzag. Zigzag means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction and sounds like Tag. The pilgrims of the day were the Smith Brothers. One day a peddler walked into James Smith's restaurant and ordered a meal. When it came time to pay for the meal, he offered James Smith the recipe for a cough candy. James took the recipe and paid the man $5. James Smith made up the candy, put it into envelopes and had his two sons, William and Andrew, sell it door to door. The candy was a success. This group also did the Plexers for the warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on childhood rules, sharing and telling the truth. We then finished considering water density. Students spent time gathering information for the ExploraVision project before heading back to their classes for a special holiday activity.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Ligature. Ligature means bonds used to tie or bind. The pilgrim of the day was Whoppi Goldberg. Whoppi dropped out of school in the 9th grade, then got involved in drugs. She realized that she was going down the wrong path and checked into a rehab center. Whoppi then decided she wanted to act and did odd jobs to support herself. One of her jobs was a make-up artist for a funeral home. A producer finally noticed her. She now is a spokesperson for the war on drugs. During the trip to Crystal Pond Woods, students were given an opportunity to use their divergent thinking skills in order to solve a problem. They were given three sheets of construction paper and approximately 36 inches of tape. Students were to build a structure that would hold a set of encyclopedias. These students were only able to come up with structures that could hold one encyclopedia. Therefore, their homework over the break is to think of some more ideas and bring them back to school with them. Students then listened to the rest of Abel's Island and watched the video of the book. When we return from Winter Break, we will do one final activity surrounding that book.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Zigzag. Zigzag means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction and sounds like Tag. The pilgrims of the day were the Smith Brothers. One day a peddler walked into James Smith's restaurant and ordered a meal. When it came time to pay for the meal, he offered James Smith the recipe for a cough candy. James took the recipe and paid the man $5. James Smith made up the candy, put it into envelopes and had his two sons, William and Andrew, sell it door to door. The candy was a success. This group also did the Plexers for the warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on childhood rules, sharing and telling the truth. We then finished considering water density. Students spent time gathering information for the ExploraVision project before heading back to their classes for the holiday celebrations.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Zigzag. Zigzag means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction and sounds like Tag. The pilgrims of the day were the Smith Brothers. One day a peddler walked into James Smith's restaurant and ordered a meal. When it came time to pay for the meal, he offered James Smith the recipe for a cough candy. James took the recipe and paid the man $5. James Smith made up the candy, put it into envelopes and had his two sons, William and Andrew, sell it door to door. The candy was a success. This group also did the Plexers for the warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on childhood rules, sharing and telling the truth. We then finished considering water density. Students spent time gathering information for the ExploraVision project before heading back to their classes for the holiday celebrations.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - As students entered the room today, they finished their pledges to family, friends, school and the environment. They were then given a noun, a verb and some "spare" parts. The students were to come up with an invention using the noun and verb together. They were then to use the spare parts and build their invention. After listening to another chapter from Abel's Island, we demonstrated and discussed why Abel didn't want to build a fire in his log shelter that was sealed up against the wind.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Ligature. Ligature means bonds used to tie or bind. The pilgrim of the day was Whoppi Goldberg. Whoppi dropped out of school in the 9th grade, then got involved in drugs. She realized that she was going down the wrong path and checked into a rehab center. Whoppi then decided she wanted to act and did odd jobs to support herself. One of her jobs was a make-up artist for a funeral home. A producer finally noticed her. She now is a spokesperson for the war on drugs. During the trip to Crystal Pond Woods, students were given an opportunity to use their divergent thinking skills in order to solve a problem. They were given three sheets of construction paper and approximately 36 inches of tape. Students were to build a structure that would hold a set of encyclopedias. One team put together a structure that held 17 encyclopedias! Students then listened to the rest of Abel's Island and watched the video of the book. When we return from Winter Break, we will do one final activity surrounding that book.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Allude. Allude means to refer to casually or indirectly and sounds like Rude. The pilgrim of the day was Walt Disney. When others were telling him it wouldn't work, Walt Disney kept right on working. His project cost $1.5 during the Great Depression, but it was an overnight success. That little project was the first full length animated film called Snow White. The affective lesson had students focusing on eight issues (procrastination, perfectionism, isolation, risk-taking, motivation, potential, leadership, and stress). Students were to write a quote for each issue as if they were a politician. They were then to tell who were some humorous people that they admired. We then reviewed the density experiment we did last week. Students then had 30 minutes to build their cooperative creature that we will be sharing with other Edmond Enrichment program groups.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Ligature. Ligature means bonds used to tie or bind. The pilgrim of the day was Whoppi Goldberg. Whoppi dropped out of school in the 9th grade, then got involved in drugs. She realized that she was going down the wrong path and checked into a rehab center. Whoppi then decided she wanted to act and did odd jobs to support herself. One of her jobs was a make-up artist for a funeral home. A producer finally noticed her. She now is a spokesperson for the war on drugs. During the trip to Crystal Pond Woods, students were given an opportunity to use their divergent thinking skills in order to solve a problem. They were given three sheets of construction paper and approximately 36 inches of tape. Students were to build a structure that would hold a set of encyclopedias. One team put together a structure that held 17 encyclopedias! Students then listened to the rest of Abel's Island and watched the video of the book. When we return from Winter Break, we will do one final activity surrounding that book.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Allude. Allude means to refer to casually or indirectly and sounds like Rude. The pilgrim of the day was Walt Disney. When others were telling him it wouldn't work, Walt Disney kept right on working. His project cost $1.5 during the Great Depression, but it was an overnight success. That little project was the first full length animated film called Snow White. The affective lesson had students focusing on eight issues (procrastination, perfectionism, isolation, risk-taking, motivation, potential, leadership, and stress). Students were to write a quote for each issue as if they were a politician. They were then to tell who were some humorous people that they admired. We then reviewed the density experiment we did last week. Students then had 30 minutes to build their cooperative creature that we will be sharing with other Edmond Enrichment program groups.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Pulchritude. Pulchritude means beauty. The pilgrim of the day was Harriet Tubman. Born a slave, Harriet Ross grew up dreaming to be free. At age 25, she married John Tubman, a free black man. She was able to obtain her freedom through the Underground Railroad and spent the next 11 years helping 300 runaway slaves make it to freedom. During the Civil War, she served the Union army in many capacities, but the government refused to pay her. She returned to her home riding in a baggage car. Our warm-up puzzle today was a Plexer. Plexers are common phrases put into word pictures. The affective lesson focused on the understanding that successful people demonstrate caring. Students looked up the definitions of different words of the Pledge Allegiance to the United States flag. They then developed their own pledges they could keep toward family, friends, school and the environment.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Zigzag. Zigzag means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction and sounds like Tag. The pilgrims of the day were the Smith Brothers. One day a peddler walked into James Smith's restaurant and ordered a meal. When it came time to pay for the meal, he offered James Smith the recipe for a cough candy. James took the recipe and paid the man $5. James Smith made up the candy, put it into envelopes and had his two sons, William and Andrew, sell it door to door. The candy was a success. This group also did the Plexers for the warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on childhood rules, sharing and telling the truth. We then finished considering water density. The rest of the afternoon was spent gathering information for the ExploraVision project.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Zigzag. Zigzag means a series of turns in different directions that nevertheless proceed in a general direction and sounds like Tag. The pilgrims of the day were the Smith Brothers. One day a peddler walked into James Smith's restaurant and ordered a meal. When it came time to pay for the meal, he offered James Smith the recipe for a cough candy. James took the recipe and paid the man $5. James Smith made up the candy, put it into envelopes and had his two sons, William and Andrew, sell it door to door. The candy was a success. This group also did the Plexers for the warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on childhood rules, sharing and telling the truth. We then finished considering water density. The rest of the afternoon was spent gathering information for the ExploraVision project.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
4th Grade - The word of the day was Allude. Allude means to refer to casually or indirectly and sounds like Rude. The pilgrim of the day was Walt Disney. When everyone around him was saying it wouldn't work, Walt Disney said, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." The masterpiece he was working on was called Snow White. It won an Academy Award. Our affective lesson focused on eight traits of people (procrastination, perfectionism, isolation, risk-taking, motivation, potential, leadership and stress. Today, students were to define those terms by developing a saying for each person that would act out those traits. Students then spent 30 minutes building their creature. They are very good. When we get back from Winter Break, students will write up the directions on how to build it and send it to another school. We then reviewed the water density experiment we tried to do last week.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
4th Grade - The word of the day was Expunge. Expunge means to remove; to delete; to erase and sounds like sponge. The pilgrim of the day was Roberto Clemente. Not only was Roberto Clemente a great baseball player, he was a humanitarian as well. After an earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, Roberto went to take relief supplies to the victims. Unfortunately, shortly after take-off his plane crashed. The Baseball Writers of America elected him to the Baseball Hall of Fame waiving the 5 year retirement requirement. The warm-up activity was Stories with Holes which the students figured out pretty quickly. The affective lesson was spent talking about internal security systems that people put in place when they feel threatened or in danger. For the SOS project, students watched an experiment that demonstrated cold water is denser than warm water. The Exploration lesson had students design a creature they would like to build for the cooperative creature project.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away, to keep from happening and sounds like Hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada's father was the famous poet Lord Byron, but her mother wanted Ada to learn math and science. Ada loved these subjects. As an adult she met a man named Mr. Babbage who had an idea for a calculating engine. Ada wrote up a plan for how the idea could work. Thus in 1843 a woman designed the first computer program. The students also quickly figured out the Stories with Holes problem. What a way to use those problem solving techniques, kids! The affective lesson had students focusing on their different roles and then thinking about the different attributes it takes to do that role. Students developed a calendar and goals to complete the ExploraVision project. They then spent some time researching history and current technology of the project they want to design. We ended the day with an experiment about water density for the SOS study.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away, to keep from happening and sounds like Hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada's father was the famous poet Lord Byron, but her mother wanted Ada to learn math and science. Ada loved these subjects. As an adult she met a man named Mr. Babbage who had an idea for a calculating engine. Ada wrote up a plan for how the idea could work. Thus in 1843 a woman designed the first computer program. The students also quickly figured out the Stories with Holes problem. What a way to use those problem solving techniques, kids! The affective lesson had students focusing on their different roles and then thinking about the different attributes it takes to do that role. Students developed a calendar and goals to complete the ExploraVision project. They then spent some time researching history and current technology of the project they want to design. We ended the day with an experiment about water density for the SOS study.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday, December 8, 2010
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Rapacious. Rapacious means raptor-like, preying on others. The pilgrim of the day was George Gershwin. As a child, George hated music. He thought hands were for fighting. After meeting a violinist, George became fascinated with music. By the age of 17, he was composing and selling his own songs. At the age of 26 his symphony Rhapsody in Blue was performed by an orchestra. The warm-up activity was Stories with Holes. It didn't take them long to figure out the situation-way to go! The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students focusing on Divergent Thinking. Students were given an answer and had to come up with the questions. In our Discoveries study, we did an experiment to determine why Abel of Abel's Island did not build a fire in his log shelter. Students were then given some items and some specific criteria to get from one area to another. They had a great time trying to solve this problem.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away, to keep from happening and sounds like Hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada's father was the famous poet Lord Byron, but her mother wanted Ada to learn math and science. Ada loved these subjects. As an adult she met a man named Mr. Babbage who had an idea for a calculating engine. Ada wrote up a plan for how the idea could work. Thus in 1843 a woman designed the first computer program. The students also quickly figured out the Stories with Holes problem. They even had time before lunch to do a second problem. Way to use those problem solving techniques, kids! The affective lesson had students focusing on their different roles and then thinking about the different attributes it takes to do that role. Students developed a calendar and goals to complete the ExploraVision project. They then spent some time researching history and current technology of the project they want to design. We ended the day with an experiment about water density for the SOS study.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away, to keep from happening and sounds like Hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada's father was the famous poet Lord Byron, but her mother wanted Ada to learn math and science. Ada loved these subjects. As an adult she met a man named Mr. Babbage who had an idea for a calculating engine. Ada wrote up a plan for how the idea could work. Thus in 1843 a woman designed the first computer program. The students also quickly figured out the Stories with Holes problem. They even had time before lunch to do a second problem. Way to use those problem solving techniques, kids! The affective lesson had students focusing on their different roles and then thinking about the different attributes it takes to do that role. Students developed a calendar and goals to complete the ExploraVision project. They then spent some time researching history and current technology of the project they want to design. We ended the day with an experiment about water density for the SOS study.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - Students finished working on their Courage shields. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focusing on Divergent Thinking again. Students were given 4 cards with words and a story starter. They were to finish the story starter including the 4 words in the rest of the story.
3rd Grade - This morning was a little short as students wanted to watch the 5th grade music program. The word of the day was Rapacious. Rapacious means raptor-like, preying on others. The pilgrim of the day was George Gershwin. As a young boy, George Gershwin thought music was for sissies and hands were for fighting. After meeting a violinist, George became fascinated with music. His father bought a piano for George's brother, but George claimed it for himself practicing every spare minute. By the age of 26, George had written Rhapsody in Blue and had it performed.Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods also had students working on Divergent Thinking. The students were given an answer and had to think of a question that would go with the answer. After listening to another chapter from Abel's Island, students watched an experiment and discussed the reason Abel did not build a fire in his log house.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Expunge. Expunge means to remove; to delete; to erase and sounds like sponge. The pilgrim of the day was Roberto Clemente. Not only was Roberto Clemente a great baseball player, he was a humanitarian as well. After an earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, Roberto went to take relief supplies to the victims. Unfortunately, shortly after take-off his plane crashed. The Baseball Writers of America elected him to the Baseball Hall of Fame waiving the 5 year retirement requirement. The affective lesson was spent talking about internal security systems that people put in place when they feel threatened or in danger. For the SOS project, students watched an experiment that demonstrated cold water is denser than warm water. The Exploration lesson had students design a creature they would like to build for the cooperative creature project.
3rd Grade - This morning was a little short as students wanted to watch the 5th grade music program. The word of the day was Rapacious. Rapacious means raptor-like, preying on others. The pilgrim of the day was George Gershwin. As a young boy, George Gershwin thought music was for sissies and hands were for fighting. After meeting a violinist, George became fascinated with music. His father bought a piano for George's brother, but George claimed it for himself practicing every spare minute. By the age of 26, George had written Rhapsody in Blue and had it performed.Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods also had students working on Divergent Thinking. The students were given an answer and had to think of a question that would go with the answer. After listening to another chapter from Abel's Island, students watched an experiment and discussed the reason Abel did not build a fire in his log house.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Expunge. Expunge means to remove; to delete; to erase and sounds like sponge. The pilgrim of the day was Roberto Clemente. Not only was Roberto Clemente a great baseball player, he was a humanitarian as well. After an earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, Roberto went to take relief supplies to the victims. Unfortunately, shortly after take-off his plane crashed. The Baseball Writers of America elected him to the Baseball Hall of Fame waiving the 5 year retirement requirement. The affective lesson was spent talking about internal security systems that people put in place when they feel threatened or in danger. For the SOS project, students watched an experiment that demonstrated cold water is denser than warm water. The Exploration lesson had students design a creature they would like to build for the cooperative creature project.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Ponderous. Ponderous means heavy and massive. The pilgrim of the day was John Quincy Adams. President John Quincy Adams enjoyed swimming. When the weather was warm, President Adams would walk to the river, take off his clothes and dive in. A reporter that had been trying unsuccessfully to get an interview with him, caught him one morning in the river. She sat on his clothes until she got her interview. Our warm-up activity was called Stories with Holes. With only 4 questions, these students determined the answer to the problem. Congratulations! In our affective lessons today, we discussed that courage is a necessary trait of successful people. Tomorrow we will draw shields of a couragous act.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening and sounds like hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada was the daughter of poet Lord Byron. Her mother wanted her to study math and science. While trying to invent a calculating machine with Mr. Babbage in 1843, she actually wrote the first computer program.
These students also completed the Stories with Holes problem in less than 10 questions. Way to go! Our affective lesson had us focus on one of the many "hats" we wear. Students were to focus on one of their activities, design a hat, and write on the hat character traits of that activity. For our SOS project, we completed an experiment that demonstrated warm and cold water density. We then set up a schedule/goal sheet for the Exploravision project. Unfortunately, we also learned that we are already behind schedule and will have to work extra hard over the next couple of weeks.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening and sounds like hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada was the daughter of poet Lord Byron. Her mother wanted her to study math and science. While trying to invent a calculating machine with Mr. Babbage in 1843, she actually wrote the first computer program.
These students also completed the Stories with Holes problem in less than 10 questions. Way to go! Our affective lesson had us focus on one of the many "hats" we wear. Students were to focus on one of their activities, design a hat, and write on the hat character traits of that activity. For our SOS project, we completed an experiment that demonstrated warm and cold water density. We then set up a schedule/goal sheet for the Exploravision project. Unfortunately, we also learned that we are already behind schedule and will have to work extra hard over the next couple of weeks.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
4th Grade - The word of the day was Expunge. Expunge means to remove; to delete; to erase and sounds like Sponge. The pilgrim of the day was Roberto Clemente. Although he was very successful as a Pittsburgh Pirate, Roberto Clemente spent his time between seasons helping others. He was on his way to deliver relief supplies to Managua, Nicaragua when his plane crashed. The Baseball Writers of American immediately elected Roberto Clemente to the Baseball Hall of Fame waiving the requirement that a player must be retired for five years. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes problem. Students then learned about defense mechanisms for the affective lesson. To begin our cooperative creature project, students viewed the materials available to make the project. They were then to draw the creature and describe what materials they would use to build it. Students then took a vote of the one they would like to build and share with the other schools. The SOS project was to do an experiment and watch how warm water interacts with cold water. We will finish that experiement next week.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
My apologies for not posting this earlier, the computer system at school wasn't allowing Internet access on Friday. Here is what happened:
4th Grade - The word of the day was Encroach. Encroach means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass and sounds like Roach. The pilgrim of the day was George Washington. The people of the United States, after winning the Revolutionary War, wanted to make George Washington king. George Washington told the people that they had just gained their independence from one king, they didn't need another. The people then made him the first president under the Constitution. Our warm-up activity today was called "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. The students were given a series of directions and were to follow the directions as they drew a picture. Thinking about time was the focus of our affective lesson. Students were to work backwards from a project they had completed successfully to find out what made that project work. Once they knew how that project worked, they could set goals for their next project. There were a few items to finish up from our last class for the SOS project on ocean currents. As an introduction to our Creature Project that we will be doing with three other elementary schools in Edmond, the students had one person in their group get directions from another student to build a poster. The "runner" then came back to the group and the group put the picture together.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Aghast. Aghast means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back and sounds like Ghost. The pilgrim of the day was John Muir. John Muir loved tinkering and designing, but he was also a practical, hardworking man. While working in a factory a piece of metal filing left him temporarily blind. When he regained his eyesight, he decided what he really wanted to do was explore nature. We can thank John Muir for founding our National Park system. The warm-up activity was called, "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. Without having the directions repeated, and no erasing, students were to listen and produce a picture based on verbal directions. Since this was also an exercise in creativity, the students were given time to elaborate on their designs as well as fix anything they thought they messed up on. Students then focused on their choices as part of their affective thinking lesson. The students also worked some more on their Deficient, Abundant, and Perfect Numbers and completed their Flotsam and Jetsam page from last week. The students were quickly introduced to the Exploravision Contest that we will begin working on next week.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Encroach. Encroach means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass and sounds like Roach. The pilgrim of the day was George Washington. The people of the United States, after winning the Revolutionary War, wanted to make George Washington king. George Washington told the people that they had just gained their independence from one king, they didn't need another. The people then made him the first president under the Constitution. Our warm-up activity today was called "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. The students were given a series of directions and were to follow the directions as they drew a picture. Thinking about time was the focus of our affective lesson. Students were to work backwards from a project they had completed successfully to find out what made that project work. Once they knew how that project worked, they could set goals for their next project. There were a few items to finish up from our last class for the SOS project on ocean currents. As an introduction to our Creature Project that we will be doing with three other elementary schools in Edmond, the students had one person in their group get directions from another student to build a poster. The "runner" then came back to the group and the group put the picture together.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Aghast. Aghast means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back and sounds like Ghost. The pilgrim of the day was John Muir. John Muir loved tinkering and designing, but he was also a practical, hardworking man. While working in a factory a piece of metal filing left him temporarily blind. When he regained his eyesight, he decided what he really wanted to do was explore nature. We can thank John Muir for founding our National Park system. The warm-up activity was called, "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. Without having the directions repeated, and no erasing, students were to listen and produce a picture based on verbal directions. Since this was also an exercise in creativity, the students were given time to elaborate on their designs as well as fix anything they thought they messed up on. Students then focused on their choices as part of their affective thinking lesson. The students also worked some more on their Deficient, Abundant, and Perfect Numbers and completed their Flotsam and Jetsam page from last week. The students were quickly introduced to the Exploravision Contest that we will begin working on next week.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Sedulous. Sedulous means industrious. The pilgrim of the day was Harrison Ford. When Harrison isn't rescuing people on the silver screen, he has his own "air force" and volunteers with the Mountain Rescuers. The warm-up activity was called, "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. Without having the directions repeated, and no erasing, students were to listen and produce a picture based on verbal directions. Since this was also an exercise in creativity, the students were given time to elaborate on their designs as well as fix anything they thought they messed up on. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us building "chain reaction contraptions." Sometimes it is fun to take something easy and find a more creative, elaborate way of accomplishing the same task. Students then listened to two more chapters from Abel's Island and discussed Civilized and Primitive.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Aghast. Aghast means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back and sounds like Ghost. The pilgrim of the day was John Muir. John Muir loved tinkering and designing, but he was also a practical, hardworking man. While working in a factory a piece of metal filing left him temporarily blind. When he regained his eyesight, he decided what he really wanted to do was explore nature. We can thank John Muir for founding our National Park system. The warm-up activity was called, "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. Without having the directions repeated, and no erasing, students were to listen and produce a picture based on verbal directions. Since this was also an exercise in creativity, the students were given time to elaborate on their designs as well as fix anything they thought they messed up on. Students then focused on their choices as part of their affective thinking lesson. The students also worked some more on their Deficient, Abundant, and Perfect Numbers and completed their Flotsam and Jetsam page from last week. The students were quickly introduced to the Exploravision Contest that we will begin working on next week.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Aghast. Aghast means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back and sounds like Ghost. The pilgrim of the day was John Muir. John Muir loved tinkering and designing, but he was also a practical, hardworking man. While working in a factory a piece of metal filing left him temporarily blind. When he regained his eyesight, he decided what he really wanted to do was explore nature. We can thank John Muir for founding our National Park system. The warm-up activity was called, "Surprise in the Middle." This was an exercise in following directions and creativity. Without having the directions repeated, and no erasing, students were to listen and produce a picture based on verbal directions. Since this was also an exercise in creativity, the students were given time to elaborate on their designs as well as fix anything they thought they messed up on. Students then focused on their choices as part of their affective thinking lesson. The students also worked some more on their Deficient, Abundant, and Perfect Numbers and completed their Flotsam and Jetsam page from last week. The students were quickly introduced to the Exploravision Contest that we will begin working on next week.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - On Wednesday, we finished our pictures about ourselves. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods was an encounter with our friend Max the Magician. Max told a story with a tangram. A tangram is a square made up of 7 shapes. The students were to put the shapes from the tangram into different animal shapes.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Sedulous. Sedulous means industrious. The pilgrim of the day was Harrison Ford. When Harrison isn't rescuing people on the silver screen, he has his own "air force" and volunteers with the Mountain Rescuers. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us building "chain reaction contraptions." Sometimes it is fun to take something easy and find a more creative, elaborate way of accomplishing the same task. Students then listened to two more chapters from Abel's Island and discussed Civilized and Primitive.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Encroach. Encroach means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass and sounds like roach.The pilgrim of the day was George Washington. After the defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War, the people wanted to make George Washington king of the United States. George Washington said they had just won a war to get out from under one king, they didn't need another. He told the people they needed a new form of government and he was elected our first president under the Constitution. The affective lesson had students focusing on past projects, what made those projects successful, and how can that success be transferred to another project. That was a great introduction to the Creature Project we will be doing with students from Angie Debo, Russell Dougherty and Sunset. Students need to bring clean recycled materials, especially cardboard tubes.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Sedulous. Sedulous means industrious. The pilgrim of the day was Harrison Ford. When Harrison isn't rescuing people on the silver screen, he has his own "air force" and volunteers with the Mountain Rescuers. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us building "chain reaction contraptions." Sometimes it is fun to take something easy and find a more creative, elaborate way of accomplishing the same task. Students then listened to two more chapters from Abel's Island and discussed Civilized and Primitive.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Encroach. Encroach means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass and sounds like roach.The pilgrim of the day was George Washington. After the defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War, the people wanted to make George Washington king of the United States. George Washington said they had just won a war to get out from under one king, they didn't need another. He told the people they needed a new form of government and he was elected our first president under the Constitution. The affective lesson had students focusing on past projects, what made those projects successful, and how can that success be transferred to another project. That was a great introduction to the Creature Project we will be doing with students from Angie Debo, Russell Dougherty and Sunset. Students need to bring clean recycled materials, especially cardboard tubes.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Predilection. Predilection means a preference for something. The pilgrim of the day was Emily Geiger. Emily was the daughter of a farmer during the Revolutionary War. General Greene led the army in the south and was camped on the Greene farm. General Greene needed to get a message to General Sumter who was in the north. Emily volunteered to carry the note under the guise of visiting relatives. When she was stopped by the Brittish to be searched, she read and swallowed the note as the soldier was looking for a woman to search Emily. The next day, she quoted the note to General Sumter. The warm-up activity of the day was called "Surprise in the Middle." This is an exercise in creativity as well as following directions. Students are told that the directions are only given once and they can't erase. If they are paying attention to the directions, they will get the desired results. If they don't follow the directions, they are given a few minutes to turn their drawing into the desired result through creativity. The affective lesson started out with a story called "Don't Laugh at Me." The students were then to draw a picture of themselves with a heading on the paper called, "It's okay..."
5th Grade - Due to a meeting I had to attend, this class was canceled for the day. We will resume our regular schedule next week.
5th Grade - Due to a meeting I had to attend, this class was canceled for the day. We will resume our regular schedule next week.
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