1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Potent. Something that is potent is powerful and effective. Our pilgrim of the day was Martin Van Buren. Mr. Van Buren presented his first case as a lawyer at the age of 15. He was so short, the judge ordered him to stand on a chair. He later became our 8th president. The warm-up activity was called Loosen-Up. Students were told to draw 6 dots on their paper, then connect the dots. From that idea, they were to draw a scary monster. Students spent more time working on their visual fairy tales and we started turning them into posters.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Agility. Agility means to move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind. The pilgrim of the day was Benjamin Franklin. After two years of formal schooling, Mr. Franklin had to leave school to help support the family. He continued to read and learn inventing such items as the Franklin stove and bifocals. These students also created scary monsters from 6 dots that were connected by straight lines. After thinking about controversial issues that they should stand for, students spent more time on the ExploraVision project. We are just two weeks from the February 3 deadline.
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