Thursday, September 28, 2011

3rd Grade - Pejorative was the word of the day and means disparaging/to lower rank or reputation. The investigator of the day was Lucille Ball. Stories with Holes was the warm up activity of the day. These students were also stumped by the problem. The affective lesson focused on Task Commitment. Along with task commitment, the class discussed motivators. Our friends in Crystal Pond Woods had us working on several logic elimination puzzles.

5th Grade - Cache is the word of the day. A Cache is a hole or similar hiding place used by pioneers or explorers for storing provisions and other necessaries in the wilderness. Today's investigator was Levi Strauss - the inventor of the blue jeans. This class was also stumped by the warm-up activity which was a Stories with Holes problem. The character word of the day was Dependability. The rest of the afternoon was spent working on activities for the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Bridge Across America project.