Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
4th Grade - The word of the day was Conceal. Conceal means to keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden and sounds like Con Seal. The pilgrim of the day was Milton Hershey. Mr. Hershey started out as a terrible failure in business. After failing in several major cities, Mr. Hershey returned to Lancaster, PA. A dear friend loaned him some money to start a business selling caramels from a push cart. The caramels were a success, so Mr. Hershey decided to start the Hershey milk chocolate company in a town he decided to build and the rest is history. Students then worked on Plexers/Word Winks puzzles for the warm-up activity. Plexers are common terms or phrases in picture form. Students look for visual clues from different perspectives and look for the interrelationship of the visual clues. Our affective lesson focused on the understanding that successful people demonstrate creativity. After listening to Dr. Seuss's book Hooray for Diffendoofer Day, students had to give their own ideas as to how certain classes should be taught. We reviewed the SOS project experiment from last week on density due to salinity in water. Our Exploration lesson had us focused on the understanding that what happens to one body system causes an effect on the other body systems.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
4th Grade - The word of the day was Despite. Despite means inspite of, notwithstanding and sounds like Write. Our pilgrim of the day was Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson set out to sea at the age of 12 to escape a difficult childhood. An explorer by the name of Robert Peary was so impressed by Mr. Henson, that he asked Mr. Henson to join his team. After three failed attempts these two men along with 4 Inuit guides reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. They were the first to do so. The warm-up activity was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective thinking had us focusing on the fact that successful people exhibit the trait of creativity. Students were given a variety of materials. As a team they had to make an animal and write a story about the animal. We then studied water density based on the salinity of the water as part of the SOS project.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Catamaran. Catamaran means a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. We had two pilgrims today: Richard Knerr and Arthur Melvin. These men were making sling shots from their garage, but weren't making much money. Someone told them about the bamboo hoops that Australian children played with. At the same time Phillips Petroleum was trying to develop a new plastic, but no one wanted it. Mr. Knerr and Mr. Melvin asked if the plastics plant wanted to make the hoops for them. In the next seven years Richard and Melvin sold over a million hula hoops. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on codes of behavior whether written or implied. We shared facts about the ocean project we completed last week. We then experimented with density and salinity of water.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Catamaran. Catamaran means a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. We had two pilgrims today: Richard Knerr and Arthur Melvin. These men were making sling shots from their garage, but weren't making much money. Someone told them about the bamboo hoops that Australian children played with. At the same time Phillips Petroleum was trying to develop a new plastic, but no one wanted it. Mr. Knerr and Mr. Melvin asked if the plastics plant wanted to make the hoops for them. In the next seven years Richard and Melvin sold over a million hula hoops. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on codes of behavior whether written or implied. We shared facts about the ocean project we completed last week. We then experimented with density and salinity of water.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Inception. Inception means the start or beginning. Our pilgrim of the day was Oprah Winfrey. Ms. Winfrey wowed a lot of people as she was growing up, but not her bosses at the station where she was a TV news anchor. She cared too much. They gave her a job as a morning talk show host and as they say, "the rest is history." The warm up activity was a Quizzle puzzle. For more puzzles to do at home, go to http://www.puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblems.html. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focused on Visual Thinking. Max the Magician had students working on Fanciful Phrases or as we like to call them Plexers. Students are given a common phrase in picture form and have to determine what the picture says. Our discovery lesson was a continuation of the Gold Rush lesson of last week. As our nation started growing due to people rushing west, new products and inventions were being developed. Some of these items were discovered by accident (like the gold had been discovered while building a sawmill). Something that is discovered by accident is called Serendipity. Students spent time today researching various inventions.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Catamaran. Catamaran means a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. We had two pilgrims today: Richard Knerr and Arthur Melvin. These men were making sling shots from their garage, but weren't making much money. Someone told them about the bamboo hoops that Australian children played with. At the same time Phillips Petroleum was trying to develop a new plastic, but no one wanted it. Mr. Knerr and Mr. Melvin asked if the plastics plant wanted to make the hoops for them. In the next seven years Richard and Melvin sold over a million hula hoops. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on codes of behavior whether written or implied. We shared facts about the ocean project we completed last week. We then experimented with density and salinity of water.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Catamaran. Catamaran means a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. We had two pilgrims today: Richard Knerr and Arthur Melvin. These men were making sling shots from their garage, but weren't making much money. Someone told them about the bamboo hoops that Australian children played with. At the same time Phillips Petroleum was trying to develop a new plastic, but no one wanted it. Mr. Knerr and Mr. Melvin asked if the plastics plant wanted to make the hoops for them. In the next seven years Richard and Melvin sold over a million hula hoops. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on codes of behavior whether written or implied. We shared facts about the ocean project we completed last week. We then experimented with density and salinity of water.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
1st and 2nd Grade - This morning we listened to the story Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. We then discussed what makes a good friend and each student wrote down 5 characteristics that make themselves a good friend. Next week, we will connect this lesson with why we have friends. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focused once again on Visual Thinking and developing strategies. We played a game called Think Ahead! on the Smartboard. It is like the old connect the dots to make a square game. Students took a copy of the game home to play with a friend or family member. If they return it finished, they receive credit for their team.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Inception. Inception means the start or beginning. Our pilgrim of the day was Oprah Winfrey. Ms. Winfrey wowed a lot of people as she was growing up, but not her bosses at the station where she was a TV news anchor. She cared too much. They gave her a job as a morning talk show host and as they say, "the rest is history." The warm up activity was a Quizzle puzzle. For more puzzles to do at home, go to http://www.puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblems.html. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focused on Visual Thinking. Max the Magician had students working on Fanciful Phrases or as we like to call them Plexers. Students are given a common phrase in picture form and have to determine what the picture says. Our discovery lesson was a continuation of the Gold Rush lesson of last week. As our nation started growing due to people rushing west, new products and inventions were being developed. Some of these items were discovered by accident (like the gold had been discovered while building a sawmill). Something that is discovered by accident is called Serendipity. Students spent time today researching various inventions.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Despite. Despite means inspite of, notwithstanding and sounds like Write. Our pilgrim of the day was Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson set out to sea at the age of 12 to escape a difficult childhood. An explorer by the name of Robert Peary was so impressed by Mr. Henson, that he asked Mr. Henson to join his team. After three failed attempts these two men along with 4 Inuit guides reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. They were the first to do so. The warm-up activity was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective thinking had us focusing on the fact that successful people exhibit the trait of creativity. Students were given a variety of materials. As a team they had to make an animal and write a story about the animal. We then studied water density based on the salinity of the water as part of the SOS project.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Inception. Inception means the start or beginning. Our pilgrim of the day was Oprah Winfrey. Ms. Winfrey wowed a lot of people as she was growing up, but not her bosses at the station where she was a TV news anchor. She cared too much. They gave her a job as a morning talk show host and as they say, "the rest is history." The warm up activity was a Quizzle puzzle. For more puzzles to do at home, go to http://www.puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblems.html. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us focused on Visual Thinking. Max the Magician had students working on Fanciful Phrases or as we like to call them Plexers. Students are given a common phrase in picture form and have to determine what the picture says. Our discovery lesson was a continuation of the Gold Rush lesson of last week. As our nation started growing due to people rushing west, new products and inventions were being developed. Some of these items were discovered by accident (like the gold had been discovered while building a sawmill). Something that is discovered by accident is called Serendipity. Students spent time today researching various inventions.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Despite. Despite means inspite of, notwithstanding and sounds like Write. Our pilgrim of the day was Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson set out to sea at the age of 12 to escape a difficult childhood. An explorer by the name of Robert Peary was so impressed by Mr. Henson, that he asked Mr. Henson to join his team. After three failed attempts these two men along with 4 Inuit guides reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. They were the first to do so. The warm-up activity was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective thinking had us focusing on the fact that successful people exhibit the trait of creativity. Students were given a variety of materials. As a team they had to make an animal and write a story about the animal. We then studied water density based on the salinity of the water as part of the SOS project.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Plausible. Something that is plausible seems reasonably true but may not be. Our pilgrim of the day was Belle Boyd. The Civil War started when Belle was just 17 years old. She became a master pickpocket by lifting messages from Northern officer's pockets. She was arrested 8 times. Six of those time her pretty smile was enough to get her released. Twice she was sent to prison, but she didn't stay long. After contacting typhoid fever, she went to Europe for her health. On the way back to the U.S. her ship was captured. She fell in love with the master of the capturing ship and her days of spying came to an end. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Catamaran. Catamaran means a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. We had two pilgrims today: Richard Knerr and Arthur Melvin. These men were making sling shots from their garage, but weren't making much money. Someone told them about the bamboo hoops that Australian children played with. At the same time Phillips Petroleum was trying to develop a new plastic, but no one wanted it. Mr. Knerr and Mr. Melvin asked if the plastics plant wanted to make the hoops for them. In the next seven years Richard and Melvin sold over a million hula hoops. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on codes of behavior whether written or implied. We shared facts about the ocean project we completed last week. We then experimented with density and salinity of water.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Catamaran. Catamaran means a boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together. We had two pilgrims today: Richard Knerr and Arthur Melvin. These men were making sling shots from their garage, but weren't making much money. Someone told them about the bamboo hoops that Australian children played with. At the same time Phillips Petroleum was trying to develop a new plastic, but no one wanted it. Mr. Knerr and Mr. Melvin asked if the plastics plant wanted to make the hoops for them. In the next seven years Richard and Melvin sold over a million hula hoops. The warm-up activity of the day was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today in class, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on codes of behavior whether written or implied. We shared facts about the ocean project we completed last week. We then experimented with density and salinity of water.
Monday, February 21, 2011
4th Grade - The word of the day was Despite. Despite means inspite of, notwithstanding and sounds like Write. Our pilgrim of the day was Matthew Henson. Matthew Henson set out to sea at the age of 12 to escape a difficult childhood. An explorer by the name of Robert Peary was so impressed by Mr. Henson, that he asked Mr. Henson to join his team. After three failed attempts these two men along with 4 Inuit guides reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. They were the first to do so. The warm-up activity was a Quizzles puzzle. For more puzzles like the one we did today, go to http://puzzles.com/Projects/LogicProblemsArchive.html. Our affective thinking had us focusing on the fact that successful people exhibit the trait of creativity. Students were given a variety of materials. As a team they had to make an animal and write a story about the animal. We then studied water density based on the salinity of the water as part of the SOS project.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
4th Grade - The word of the day was Magnate. Magnate means a rich powerful, or successful business person and sounds like Magnet. Martha Graham was our pilgrim of the day. She saw Ruth St. Denis perform in Los Angeles and Martha decided that she wanted to be a dancer. However, she wanted to design her own style of dance. President Ford called her a "national treasure." Our affective lesson centered on setting goals. We spent some time researching items about or under the ocean. Students wrote a Haiku poem about the item and drew a picture. They then spent time repairing their aliens.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. The pilgrim of the day was Robert Goddard. While watching fireworks one 4th of July, Robert began to wonder if a bigger explosion would send a rocket into the air. He spent the rest of his life building rockets and is known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry." Unfortunately, he didn't live long enough to see a rocket reach the moon. The affective lesson had students understanding that in order to argue their position they must know the facts. Our Exploration lesson had us researching the ocean. Students looked up six facts about a particular ocean item/person. They then drew a picture of the item and wrote a Haiku poem about it. Students spent the remainder of the afternoon making posters to display their ExploraVision project.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. The pilgrim of the day was Robert Goddard. While watching fireworks one 4th of July, Robert began to wonder if a bigger explosion would send a rocket into the air. He spent the rest of his life building rockets and is known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry." Unfortunately, he didn't live long enough to see a rocket reach the moon. The affective lesson had students understanding that in order to argue their position they must know the facts. Our Exploration lesson had us researching the ocean. Students looked up six facts about a particular ocean item/person. They then drew a picture of the item and wrote a Haiku poem about it. Students spent the remainder of the afternoon making posters to display their ExploraVision project.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Machinate. Machinate means to plot or scheme. The pilgrim of the day was Sylvester Stallone. Mr. Stallone was born with some nerve damage to his face which caused fellow elementary students to make fun of him. He became a fighter and was expelled from 10 different schools. After high school he attended the American College in Switzerland studying acting. When he auditioned on Broadway, he was turned down. He decided to write his own movie script with himself as the main character. That movie was called Rocky.
The students then worked on visual analogies with our friends from Crystal Pond Woods. The discovery lesson had us studying the Gold Rush and simulating a gold dig (digging in chocolate chip cookies for chocolate chips).
5th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. The pilgrim of the day was Robert Goddard. While watching fireworks one 4th of July, Robert began to wonder if a bigger explosion would send a rocket into the air. He spent the rest of his life building rockets and is known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry." Unfortunately, he didn't live long enough to see a rocket reach the moon. The affective lesson had students understanding that in order to argue their position they must know the facts. Our Exploration lesson had us researching the ocean. Students looked up six facts about a particular ocean item/person. They then drew a picture of the item and wrote a Haiku poem about it. Students spent the remainder of the afternoon making posters to display their ExploraVision project.
The students then worked on visual analogies with our friends from Crystal Pond Woods. The discovery lesson had us studying the Gold Rush and simulating a gold dig (digging in chocolate chip cookies for chocolate chips).
5th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. The pilgrim of the day was Robert Goddard. While watching fireworks one 4th of July, Robert began to wonder if a bigger explosion would send a rocket into the air. He spent the rest of his life building rockets and is known as the "Father of Modern Rocketry." Unfortunately, he didn't live long enough to see a rocket reach the moon. The affective lesson had students understanding that in order to argue their position they must know the facts. Our Exploration lesson had us researching the ocean. Students looked up six facts about a particular ocean item/person. They then drew a picture of the item and wrote a Haiku poem about it. Students spent the remainder of the afternoon making posters to display their ExploraVision project.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
1st and 2nd Grade - These students worked on visual thinking this morning. Each students was given a set of dominoes that had a shape on each end instead of dots. They were to match the shapes to make a long train of dominoes. We then reviewed the end of Abel's Island and discussed inferencing about Gower the frog.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Machinate. Machinate means to plot or scheme. The pilgrim of the day was Sylvester Stallone. Mr. Stallone was born with some nerve damage to his face which caused fellow elementary students to make fun of him. He became a fighter and was expelled from 10 different schools. After high school he attended the American College in Switzerland studying acting. When he auditioned on Broadway, he was turned down. He decided to write his own movie script with himself as the main character. That movie was called Rocky.
The students then worked on visual analogies with our friends from Crystal Pond Woods. We spent some more time studying the Gold Rush by simulating a gold dig (digging in chocolate chip cookies).
4th Grade - The word of the day was Magnate. Magnate means a rich powerful, or successful business person and sounds like Magnet. Martha Graham was our pilgrim of the day. She saw Ruth St. Denis perform in Los Angeles and Martha decided that she wanted to be a dancer. However, she wanted to design her own style of dance. President Ford called her a "national treasure." Our affective lesson centered on setting goals. We spent some time researching items about or under the ocean. Students wrote a Haiku poem about the item and drew a picture. They then spent time repairing their aliens for Open House tomorrow night.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Machinate. Machinate means to plot or scheme. The pilgrim of the day was Sylvester Stallone. Mr. Stallone was born with some nerve damage to his face which caused fellow elementary students to make fun of him. He became a fighter and was expelled from 10 different schools. After high school he attended the American College in Switzerland studying acting. When he auditioned on Broadway, he was turned down. He decided to write his own movie script with himself as the main character. That movie was called Rocky.
The students then worked on visual analogies with our friends from Crystal Pond Woods. We spent some more time studying the Gold Rush by simulating a gold dig (digging in chocolate chip cookies).
4th Grade - The word of the day was Magnate. Magnate means a rich powerful, or successful business person and sounds like Magnet. Martha Graham was our pilgrim of the day. She saw Ruth St. Denis perform in Los Angeles and Martha decided that she wanted to be a dancer. However, she wanted to design her own style of dance. President Ford called her a "national treasure." Our affective lesson centered on setting goals. We spent some time researching items about or under the ocean. Students wrote a Haiku poem about the item and drew a picture. They then spent time repairing their aliens for Open House tomorrow night.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
1snt and 2nd Grade - Several students were out today due to COGAT testing, so we didn't have a word of the day. Our pilgrim of the day was William Henry Harrison. While William Henry Harrison was governor of the Indian Territory, he tried to acquire as much land as he could from the Native Americans. Sometimes he would force the Native Americans to give up their land or he would trick them. Shawnee Chief Tecumseh became so angry at Mr. Harrison, that he placed a curse on the office of the president. He said that every president who was elected in a year ending in zero would die in office. Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1840 and died one month after taking the oath of office. The next six presidents elected in a year ending with zero also died. We then watched and listened to the book, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." We then discussed what made Alexander angry and how we can deal with anger.
5th Grade - Due to the snow days of the last couple of weeks, these students are a couple of weeks ahead of the Thursday and Friday classes, so we didn't have a word of the day or a pilgrim. The warm-up activity was called, "Loosen Up." Students were to trace the web on the inside of three fingers, then draw flowers in a pretty vase, on a pretty table. Our Exploration lesson had us researching the ocean. Students looked up six facts about a particular ocean item/person. They then drew a picture of the item and wrote a Haiku poem about it. Students then became explorers in determining what happended to a man found in an iceberg in the Alps in the 1990s.
5th Grade - Due to the snow days of the last couple of weeks, these students are a couple of weeks ahead of the Thursday and Friday classes, so we didn't have a word of the day or a pilgrim. The warm-up activity was called, "Loosen Up." Students were to trace the web on the inside of three fingers, then draw flowers in a pretty vase, on a pretty table. Our Exploration lesson had us researching the ocean. Students looked up six facts about a particular ocean item/person. They then drew a picture of the item and wrote a Haiku poem about it. Students then became explorers in determining what happended to a man found in an iceberg in the Alps in the 1990s.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentines Day and Welcome back to school, again! Beautiful weather is expected this week, which means we should be in school everyday and have outdoor recess. It's going to be a great week.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. I'll share the pilgrim of the day in a little bit. The warm-up activity was called, "Loosen UP." Students were to open up the hand they don't write with and lay it on a sheet of paper. They were to then draw just the v's between their fingers, so they ended up with 3 v's on their paper. The students were to then change the v's into flowers that were in a pretty vase on a pretty table. Since we have only been in school on Monday or Tuesday the last 2 weeks, this class is way ahead of the other 4th grade groups, so today we focused on an ancient mystery called, "The Secret of the Iceman's Death." In 1991, two hikers in the Alps discovered a body frozen in the ice. The authorities were called in and removed the body. Scientists were called in to examine the body and determined that the man was in his 40's and had lived over 5000 years ago. He was given the name Otzi because he was found in the Otztal mountains. The question was, "How did he die?'Students were to look at the evidence and come up with a scenario as to how they thought he died. Interestingly, the students thought of other theories that were not presented by the scientists.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. I'll share the pilgrim of the day in a little bit. The warm-up activity was called, "Loosen UP." Students were to open up the hand they don't write with and lay it on a sheet of paper. They were to then draw just the v's between their fingers, so they ended up with 3 v's on their paper. The students were to then change the v's into flowers that were in a pretty vase on a pretty table. Since we have only been in school on Monday or Tuesday the last 2 weeks, this class is way ahead of the other 4th grade groups, so today we focused on an ancient mystery called, "The Secret of the Iceman's Death." In 1991, two hikers in the Alps discovered a body frozen in the ice. The authorities were called in and removed the body. Scientists were called in to examine the body and determined that the man was in his 40's and had lived over 5000 years ago. He was given the name Otzi because he was found in the Otztal mountains. The question was, "How did he die?'Students were to look at the evidence and come up with a scenario as to how they thought he died. Interestingly, the students thought of other theories that were not presented by the scientists.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Idyllic. Idyllic describes something that's pleasant and peaceful. The second graders were taking the COGAT test today, so the first graders worked on Max the Magician puzzles. The first puzzle was to match shapes on dominoes to make a long train. The second puzzle was the Tangram puzzle.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. The pilgrim of the day was Robert Goddard. While watching fire crackers one summer, Robert Goddard began wondering: if given enough fuel, would a rocket make it to the moon. People laughed at him, so he moved to New Mexico where there was lots of space to test his rockets and few people. When World War II loomed on the horizon, Mr. Goddard tried to convince the army that rockets could do a lot of damage to an enemy. They did not listen, but German scientists, who stole Robert's ideas built rockets that blasted England. The warm-up activity of the day was called, "What In the World." Students were given 8 close up pictures of items found in a refrigerator. The only clues they had were the pictures and a word search puzzle. These students were ahead of other classes in the affective lessons, so we discussed a philosophical question: Are impossible things ever possible?
Students then made posters of their ExploraVision projects. The final activity was a hands-on problem solving situation. Students were given 24 straws and were told to produce a structure as tall as possible that would stand unaided for two minutes. They had no tools, mechanical devices or tape of any kind. The tallest structure to stand for two minutes was 11 inches tall.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Passive. Passive means inactive; acted upon but not acting in return and sounds like Massive. The pilgrim of the day was Robert Goddard. While watching fire crackers one summer, Robert Goddard began wondering: if given enough fuel, would a rocket make it to the moon. People laughed at him, so he moved to New Mexico where there was lots of space to test his rockets and few people. When World War II loomed on the horizon, Mr. Goddard tried to convince the army that rockets could do a lot of damage to an enemy. They did not listen, but German scientists, who stole Robert's ideas built rockets that blasted England. The warm-up activity of the day was called, "What In the World." Students were given 8 close up pictures of items found in a refrigerator. The only clues they had were the pictures and a word search puzzle. These students were ahead of other classes in the affective lessons, so we discussed a philosophical question: Are impossible things ever possible?
Students then made posters of their ExploraVision projects. The final activity was a hands-on problem solving situation. Students were given 24 straws and were told to produce a structure as tall as possible that would stand unaided for two minutes. They had no tools, mechanical devices or tape of any kind. The tallest structure to stand for two minutes was 11 inches tall.
Monday, February 7, 2011
4th Grade - My apologies for not posting yesterday. Lots of excuses come to mind, but I simply forgot. Here are the activities that occurred yesterday:
The word for the day was Magnate. Magnate means a rich, powerful, or successful business person and sounds like Magnet. The pilgrim of the day was Martha Graham. At the age of 16, Ms. Graham begged her father to take her to see Ruth St. Denis perform. Watching that performance changed Ms. Graham's life. She went on to develop her own style of ballet which communicated intense emotions. She continued dancing until she was almost 80 instructing such women as Former First Lady Betty Ford and Madonna. Mrs. Ford called her "a national treasure." The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes problem. These students quickly solved the first mystery and were able to complete another in just a few minutes. Our affective lesson had us focusing on goal setting. Students were to set goals that were specific, had a deadline, and had an alternate route in case the steps became difficult to achieve. Our exploration lessons had us understanding that the explorations of new frontiers may impact advancements in other fields of study. Each person was given a different aspect of oceanography (people, equipment or ocean features) and were told to look for 5 different facts about that topic. The students were then to draw and label the items followed by writing a Haiku poem about the topic.
The word for the day was Magnate. Magnate means a rich, powerful, or successful business person and sounds like Magnet. The pilgrim of the day was Martha Graham. At the age of 16, Ms. Graham begged her father to take her to see Ruth St. Denis perform. Watching that performance changed Ms. Graham's life. She went on to develop her own style of ballet which communicated intense emotions. She continued dancing until she was almost 80 instructing such women as Former First Lady Betty Ford and Madonna. Mrs. Ford called her "a national treasure." The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes problem. These students quickly solved the first mystery and were able to complete another in just a few minutes. Our affective lesson had us focusing on goal setting. Students were to set goals that were specific, had a deadline, and had an alternate route in case the steps became difficult to achieve. Our exploration lessons had us understanding that the explorations of new frontiers may impact advancements in other fields of study. Each person was given a different aspect of oceanography (people, equipment or ocean features) and were told to look for 5 different facts about that topic. The students were then to draw and label the items followed by writing a Haiku poem about the topic.
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