4th Grade - Due to the Spelling Bee today, our morning was a little shorter than usual. Congratulations to those who participated.The word of the day was Shun. Shun means to keep away from; to take pains to avoid and sounds like Sun. The pilgrim of the day was Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein developed E=mc squared which unlocked the secret of the atom and led the world into the nuclear age. The warm-up activity was called "Loosen Up." Students drew 6 random dots on a sheet of paper and then connected the dots. From that shape, they had to draw a scary monster. The affective lesson had students focusing on the fact that being gifted means different things to different people. The final activity was to build a creature from directions sent to us from other Edmond Enrichment programs.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Agility. Agility means to move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind and sounds like Kill a Flea. The pilgrim of the day was Benjamin Franklin. Even with only two years of formal schooling, Ben Franklin went on to invent several items, author documents, create a newspaper and start the first public library and fire departments in the United States. These students also drew scary monsters from 6 random dots. The affective lesson had students thinking about their feelings of controversial topics. The final activity was to develop web pages, bibliography and a breakthrough essay for the Exploravision project.
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