Tuesday, May 10, 2011

1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Sublime. Something that is sublime is impressive and puts one in awe. George Washington was the pilgrim of the day. While President Washington is recognized as the first president of the United States, most people don't know that he was first under the Constitution. Mr. John Hanson was the very first president of the United States under the Articles of Confederation. The warm-up activity was a Surprise in the Middle drawing. This is an activity in following directions as well as creativity lesson. Given some directions, the students are expected to draw the picture without erasing or hearing the directions more than once. The affective lesson had students completing a multiple intelligence inventory which we will finish tomorrow.

5th Grade - Abound was the 5th grade word of the week. Abound means very numerous and sounds like Around. The pilgrim of the day was Andre Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute. While stuck in prison, Andre Garnerin invented the idea of the parachute as a way to escape. He was released before the parachute was developed. Once out of prison, he actually built the parachute and would put on demonstrations. It was 100 years later, with the invention of the airplane that the parachute became a lifesaver. The warm-up activity was a Surprise in the Middle drawing. This is an activity in following directions as well as creativity lesson. Given some directions, the students are expected to draw the picture without erasing or hearing the directions more than once. Students then took a post test to determine what they learned from the SOS project. During the few minutes they had before recess, students were to draw an escape proof prison. The afternoon was cut short due to the Career Fair, so we spent what time we had finishing up the SOS presentations for next week.

Next week will be the final Enrichment classes for all 5th Graders. They are to bring a snack to share, preferably something from the country where their family was found.