1st and 2nd Grade - The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students finish up identifying why a particular creature should have a certain name. We reviewed the difference between a paleontologist and an archaeologist. Rare Treasure by Don Brown led to a Reader's Theatre activity about famous archaeologists.
3rd Grade - Pernicious was the word of the day. It means dangerous or deadly. The Wright brothers were the two pilgrims for today. One day, their father brought them a helicopter type toy that ran on rubber bands. This caused them to study and work hard to develop a flying machine that could carry men. Today was the final trip to Crystal Pond Woods. The students used their evaluation skills to determine how well they can use the different types of thinking we have learned during our weekly visits to CPW. Our discovery lesson had us focused on the understanding that discoveries may impact the behavior of people and influence history. Today's focus was on Pompeii. Our final activity was to draw a picture of a boat we might have discovered as archaeologists from 3000 years ago.
4th Grade - The word of the day was Hoax. Hoax means a practical joke; something intended to deceive and sounds like Jokes. Today's pilgrim was Robert E. Lee, "The General from Virginia." As southern states began seceding from the Union, President Lincoln was looking for a man to lead his troops if military force was necessary. He wanted Colonel Lee, however Colonel Lee wanted to be faithful to his family and state. He led the southern army throughout the Civil War. While the idea of surrender was difficult for him, General Lee felt it was worse to send more men to die in battle. The affective lesson had students focused on the question, "Should a person try to be perfect?" After listening to the story Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes, students decided it would be better to just be themselves. The rest of the afternoon was spent working on presentations that would lead to the rescue of their families.
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