3rd Grade - Pugnacious was the word of the day. Pugnacious means quarrelsome. Dr. Seuss was our weekly investigator. Word Winks got our minds warmed up. These are common words or phrases put into picture form. Our study of Competent Kids focused on Creativity. The puzzler's of Crystal Pond Woods gave students an opportunity to further develop their convergent thinking skills while playing a game similar to Master Mind. The Relationships study had students studying fears and beginning a research project on a Polynesian island.
5th Grade - Their word was Structure. Structure means something built or something made up. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was the investigator. These students warmed their minds up by playing 20 Questions. Respect was the focus of their affective lesson. The Structures lesson has students studying the "Bridge Across America" or westward expansion. Students are developing a timeline that includes places to stop, hardships these people faced and items they took on the trail. The Lewis and Clark Expedition had students beginning projects associated with that study.
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