Monday, April 18, 2011

4th Grade - The word of the day was Dread. Dread means to be in terror of; to anticipate with distaste or reluctance and sounds like Bed. The pilgrim of discovery today was Tecumseh. As the colonists became unified under the Articles of Confederation, they grew stronger. Tecumseh tried to do the same with the numerous Native American tribes knowing that the white settlers were wanting more and more land. Despite its unity, however, the confederation was still unable to halt the westward movement of white settlers. Just like a shooting star that streaked across the sky the night Tecumseh was born, the Shawnee confederation shone brightly, brilliantly, for a moment. The affective lesson had students focused on the understanding that successful people exhibit the traits of creativity, goal setting, intelligence, courage and kindness. Specifically today, we focused on caring and how words can hurt for a long time. Due to OCCT testing this week, no other Enrichment classes will be meeting, so this class explored what really happened to the Lusitania.