2nd Grade - Our trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students once again comparing and contrasting items.
5th Grade - Today's word, ethnology, means the anthropological study of socio-economic systems and cultural heritage, especially of cultural origins and of factor influencing cultural growth and change. Benjamin Franklin, who invented several items, was today's investigator. The affective lesson focused on speaking the truth. The warm-up activity was a problem solving activity where students had to build a Christmas tree from the provided materials. Our structure study has taken us to the industrial revolution. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching another segment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
2nd Grade - Today's word, deter, means to discourage or prevent. The investigator was William Howard Taft, our 27th president.
5th Grade - Today's word, ethnology, means the anthropological study of socio-economic systems and cultural heritage, especially of cultural origins and of factor influencing cultural growth and change. Benjamin Franklin, who invented several items, was today's investigator. The affective lesson focused on speaking the truth. The warm-up activity was a problem solving activity where students had to build a Christmas tree from the provided materials. Our structure study has taken us to the industrial revolution. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching another segment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video.
5th Grade - Today's word, ethnology, means the anthropological study of socio-economic systems and cultural heritage, especially of cultural origins and of factor influencing cultural growth and change. Benjamin Franklin, who invented several items, was today's investigator. The affective lesson focused on speaking the truth. The warm-up activity was a problem solving activity where students had to build a Christmas tree from the provided materials. Our structure study has taken us to the industrial revolution. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching another segment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
3rd Grade - Ligature, bonds used to tie or bind, was today's vocabulary word. Whoopi Goldberg, a famous actor, was today's investigator. Our warm-up activity was called What in the World from a National Geographic Kids magazine. Students had to identify 7 magnified items and state what country the items were from. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students coloring maps using only four colors-a famous mathematical puzzle. Our relationship lesson focused on self confidence. The science lesson focused once again on hypothesis and added observation.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
3rd Grade - Ligature, bonds used to tie or bind, was today's vocabulary word. Whoopi Goldberg, a famous actor, was today's investigator. Our warm-up activity was called What in the World from a National Geographic Kids magazine. Students had to identify 7 magnified items and state what country the items were from. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students coloring maps using only four colors-a famous mathematical puzzle. Our relationship lesson focused on self confidence. The science lesson focused once again on hypothesis and added observation.
5th Grade - Today's word was diplomacy meaning the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, or agreements. Our investigator was Conrad Hubert, who invented the flashlight and started the Ever Ready company. They also played the What In the World puzzle. The affective lesson today focused on knowing right from wrong. Students then designed the web pages for their Exploravision project.
5th Grade - Today's word was diplomacy meaning the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, or agreements. Our investigator was Conrad Hubert, who invented the flashlight and started the Ever Ready company. They also played the What In the World puzzle. The affective lesson today focused on knowing right from wrong. Students then designed the web pages for their Exploravision project.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
2nd Grade - Today we took our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods. Sybil the Scientist had students comparing and contrasting items.
4th Grade - The word for today was diplomacy which means the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, or agreements. The investigator today was Roberto Clemente who was a hero on the baseball field as well as off. Today's warm-up activity was a What in the World puzzle from a National Geographic Kids magazine. The affective lesson focused on stress, procrastination, perfectionism, potential, isolation, leadership, risk-taking and motivation. Students then evaluated the alien directions we received from the other school. We began a study of language systems and watched some more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video.
4th Grade - The word for today was diplomacy which means the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, or agreements. The investigator today was Roberto Clemente who was a hero on the baseball field as well as off. Today's warm-up activity was a What in the World puzzle from a National Geographic Kids magazine. The affective lesson focused on stress, procrastination, perfectionism, potential, isolation, leadership, risk-taking and motivation. Students then evaluated the alien directions we received from the other school. We began a study of language systems and watched some more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12 and Tuesday, December 13, 2011
2nd Grade - Today's word was subside meaning to decrease or become less. Nellie Bly, who traveled around the world in 72 days back in 1889, was today's investigator. The warm-up activity was a What In the World puzzle taken from a National Geographic Kids magazine. Students then shared a little about what they learned from interviewing their classmates.
5th Grade - Today's word was diplomacy meaning the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, or agreements. Our investigator was Conrad Hubert, who invented the flashlight and started the Ever Ready company. They also played the What In the World puzzle. The affective lesson today focused on knowing right from wrong. Students then designed the web pages for their Exploravision project.
5th Grade - Today's word was diplomacy meaning the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negotiating alliances, treaties, or agreements. Our investigator was Conrad Hubert, who invented the flashlight and started the Ever Ready company. They also played the What In the World puzzle. The affective lesson today focused on knowing right from wrong. Students then designed the web pages for their Exploravision project.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
3rd Grade - Today's word was Rapacious which means raptor-like, preying on others. George Gershwin, who composed Rhapsody in Blue, was today's investigator. This group's warm up activity was a Stories with Holes problem which the students were able to solve. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students practicing Divergent thinking or brainstorming by using a web. We observed the results of our experiment with steel wool, water and oil. Today's science lesson focused on Hypothesis. We predicted what would happen to a penny rubbed with salsa.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
3rd Grade - Today's word was Rapacious which means raptor-like, preying on others. George Gershwin, who composed Rhapsody in Blue, was today's investigator. This group's warm up activity was a Stories with Holes problem which the students were able to solve. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students practicing Divergent thinking or brainstorming by using a web. We observed the results of our experiment with steel wool, water and oil. Today's science lesson focused on Hypothesis. We predicted what would happen to a penny rubbed with salsa.
5th Grade - Depression, the condition of being sad or dejected was today's word. Thomas Alva Edison, who invented gummed paper, was today's explorer. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes situation which the students were unable to solve. Students wrote their final essays for the Exploravision project. The final activity was watching more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video by PBS.
5th Grade - Depression, the condition of being sad or dejected was today's word. Thomas Alva Edison, who invented gummed paper, was today's explorer. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes situation which the students were unable to solve. Students wrote their final essays for the Exploravision project. The final activity was watching more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video by PBS.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Dear Friends,
My last post regarding the Donor's Choose program had a glitch in it. That problem has been resolved. My students and I would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to view our project. I am trying to get Kindles for the students so we can have more resent encyclopedias from which to do our research. Research is one of the most effective ways of differentiating curriculum for academically gifted students.
Sincerely,
Marcia Rains
P.S. Our IT department will be doing some work today and this will be my last post until tomorrow afternoon.
My last post regarding the Donor's Choose program had a glitch in it. That problem has been resolved. My students and I would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to view our project. I am trying to get Kindles for the students so we can have more resent encyclopedias from which to do our research. Research is one of the most effective ways of differentiating curriculum for academically gifted students.
Sincerely,
Marcia Rains
P.S. Our IT department will be doing some work today and this will be my last post until tomorrow afternoon.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
2nd Grade - These students finished interviewing their class neighbor and wrote up the information in a short story. Next week we will share what we learned.
4th Grade - With classes having to be canceled the last couple of weeks for Thanksgiving and teacher collaboration time, there were four words today: Court-martial, culinary, dalles and depression. Today's investigator was Mary Cassatt, known as America's Great Impressionist. A Quotation Quizzler was the warm-up activity for today. The affective lesson focused on pet peeves and thick skin. Students were then given directions of an alien built by another school. They were to follow the given directions hoping to replicate the other school's creature. The morning class enjoyed the 5th grade program while the afternoon class finished off the day by watching another episode of the Lewis and Clark video by PBS.
4th Grade - With classes having to be canceled the last couple of weeks for Thanksgiving and teacher collaboration time, there were four words today: Court-martial, culinary, dalles and depression. Today's investigator was Mary Cassatt, known as America's Great Impressionist. A Quotation Quizzler was the warm-up activity for today. The affective lesson focused on pet peeves and thick skin. Students were then given directions of an alien built by another school. They were to follow the given directions hoping to replicate the other school's creature. The morning class enjoyed the 5th grade program while the afternoon class finished off the day by watching another episode of the Lewis and Clark video by PBS.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
2nd Grade - Today we took our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods where students were introduced to analytical thinking. Students were given some creatures that Sybil the Scientist found in the woods. The students then had to sort and classify their groups.
5th Grade - Depression, the condition of being sad or dejected was today's word. Thomas Alva Edison, who invented gummed paper, was today's explorer. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes situation which the students were unable to solve. Students wrote their final essays for the Exploravision project. The final activity was watching more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video by PBS.
5th Grade - Depression, the condition of being sad or dejected was today's word. Thomas Alva Edison, who invented gummed paper, was today's explorer. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes situation which the students were unable to solve. Students wrote their final essays for the Exploravision project. The final activity was watching more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video by PBS.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
2nd Grade - Today's word was Finesse. Finesse is the ability to handle a delicate situation. Theodore Rossevelt, who led a group of calavary in Cuba's fight for independence against Spain, was today's investigator. We then played 20 questions for the warm-up activity which the students were able to determine the answer.
5th Grade - Depression, the condition of being sad or dejected was today's word. Thomas Alva Edison, who invented gummed paper, was today's explorer. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes situation which the students were unable to solve. Students wrote their final essays for the Exploravision project. The final activity was watching more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video by PBS.
5th Grade - Depression, the condition of being sad or dejected was today's word. Thomas Alva Edison, who invented gummed paper, was today's explorer. The warm-up activity was a Stories with Holes situation which the students were unable to solve. Students wrote their final essays for the Exploravision project. The final activity was watching more of the Lewis and Clark Expedition video by PBS.
Researching on Kindles
Hi Friends,
I hope you are having a wonderful fall! I am busy finishing up the first half of the school year (time flies!), and there are not a lot of extra resources lying around for us teachers for the second half of the year! So what I've done is created a classroom project request on a 501(c)3 charity website called DonorsChoose.org.
I'm writing to ask for any donations possible for my students - no matter the size, it will help my kids. This week only, any donation you make to my project will be doubled! If you know anyone that is passionate about education, please pass this along. Your tax-deductible donation will have a direct impact on at least 30 students (and many more in the future), and you'll hear back from our class about your impact on our learning!
To learn more or donate:
Visit my Teacher Page, http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/569531
Choose one of my projects, enter the amount of your donation, and click "Give"
During check-out, enter the word SPARK where it says "I have a gift or match code" field, and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
The SPARK match code will double your donation until the end of the day on Monday, December 12th. So exciting!
Feel free to send me any questions. I appreciate your support more than words can say! As do my students!
Happy Holidays!
Marcia Rains
I hope you are having a wonderful fall! I am busy finishing up the first half of the school year (time flies!), and there are not a lot of extra resources lying around for us teachers for the second half of the year! So what I've done is created a classroom project request on a 501(c)3 charity website called DonorsChoose.org.
I'm writing to ask for any donations possible for my students - no matter the size, it will help my kids. This week only, any donation you make to my project will be doubled! If you know anyone that is passionate about education, please pass this along. Your tax-deductible donation will have a direct impact on at least 30 students (and many more in the future), and you'll hear back from our class about your impact on our learning!
To learn more or donate:
Visit my Teacher Page, http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/569531
Choose one of my projects, enter the amount of your donation, and click "Give"
During check-out, enter the word SPARK where it says "I have a gift or match code" field, and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
The SPARK match code will double your donation until the end of the day on Monday, December 12th. So exciting!
Feel free to send me any questions. I appreciate your support more than words can say! As do my students!
Happy Holidays!
Marcia Rains
Friday, December 2, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Sedulous which means industrious. Today's investigator was Harrison Ford, who rescues people in real life as well as on the big screen. Our warm-up activity was a Quotation Quizzler. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students practicing their Divergent Thinking by trying to build a structure 9" tall that would hold a set of encyclopedias. Our science activity focused on chemistry and what happens to steel in water or water and oil. The rest of the time was spent finishing brochures about the island students researched.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
3rd Grade - The word of the day was Sedulous which means industrious. Today's investigator was Harrison Ford, who rescues people in real life as well as on the big screen. Our warm-up activity was a Quotation Quizzler. The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students practicing their Divergent Thinking by trying to build a structure 9" tall that would hold a set of encyclopedias. Our science activity focused on chemistry and what happens to steel in water or water and oil. The rest of the morning was spent finishing brochures about the island students researched.
5th Grade - Their word was Dalles. Dalles are steep precipices forming the sides of a gorge or narrow valley, usually having rapids at the bottom. The investigators today were the Smith Brothers, the inventors of the cough drop. The warm-up activity was a Quotation Quizzler. Affective thinking focused on rules and beliefs. The rest of the afternoon was spent correcting essays for the Exploravision project and brainstorming pros and cons of the new inventions.
5th Grade - Their word was Dalles. Dalles are steep precipices forming the sides of a gorge or narrow valley, usually having rapids at the bottom. The investigators today were the Smith Brothers, the inventors of the cough drop. The warm-up activity was a Quotation Quizzler. Affective thinking focused on rules and beliefs. The rest of the afternoon was spent correcting essays for the Exploravision project and brainstorming pros and cons of the new inventions.
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