3rd Grade - Due to all of the activities that have postponed the Friday 3rd Grade groups, this group took a break from our regular curriculum to study birds today. The word for today was Dovetail which are interlocking pieces that form a joint. Today's investigator was General George Patton, who had been a struggling reader. Students then listened to the story "Hey, Al." This was a story about a discontent man who went to live on an island until he started turning into a bird. Students then researched birds. Then wrote about what they would use bird parts for if they lived on that island. They were then given some materials and had to build a bird.
5th Grade - Today's word was Compensation which means the "pay" one receives for an act. Our investigator was Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie. The warm up activity was a Surprise in the Middle activity which was an exercise in creativity and following directions. The affective lesson focused on things we learn the hard way and "truisms." Students spent some time researching their inventions and working on Lewis and Clark projects.
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