1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Exploit. Exploit means a daring or heroic act. Our pilgrim of the day was Elizabeth Van Lew or "Crazy Bet" as she was called. The people of the south thought Ms. Van Lew was crazy because she would mumble to herself, forget what she was saying and wear old, torn clothing. This was actually a disguise, because Elizabeth Van Lew was a northern spy during the Civil War. One of the ladies that worked with her was Elizabeth Bowser whom we studied a few months ago. Our warm up activity of the day was a Quotation Quizzler. For similar puzzles to do at home go to http://www.allstarpuzzles.com/quotes/index.html. After listening to the story Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen, students discussed different friendship tokens.
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Sojourn. Sojourn means a short stay, brief residence. Our pilgrim of the day was Thomas Edison. As a small boy, Mr. Edison had difficulty hearing. His teachers said he couldn't learn. Mr. Edison taught himself to learn by reading books and setting up a laboratory in his basement. He eventually set up a real laboratory. One of his experiments was the electric light. Our warm up activity of the day was a Quotation Quizzler. For similar puzzles to do at home go to http://www.allstarpuzzles.com/quotes/index.html. Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had us starting Evaluative Thinking with Jordan the Judge. The lesson today had us developing criteria by which to judge ideas in decision making. The criteria for now had to be a fact and end in "st" or "est." The Discovery Lesson of the the day had students discovering as much as we could about ice.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Climate. Climate refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude. The pilgrim of the day was Langston Hughes. While traveling one summer, Langston Hughes went to hear Mary McLeod Bethune (a pilgrim from earlier in the year). She encouraged him to travel and share his poetry with other African Americans. Even though he lived during the Great Depression, many people came to listen to his poetry. Our warm up activity of the day was a Quotation Quizzler. For similar puzzles to do at home go to http://www.allstarpuzzles.com/quotes/index.html. Our affective lesson had us focusing on the understanding that successful people exhibit the traits of creativity, goal setting, intelligence, courage, and kindness. Students were to design a shield or banner like the knights of the Middle Ages in order to communicate something about themselves. Our Journey/SOS lesson had us review what we have learned over the past several weeks and introduced us to what the next several weeks would be about as we continue our search for the missing family.
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