4th Grade - Encroach, which means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass, was today's vocabulary word. George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was the explorer. These students completed the Stories With holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students focused on breaking down and identifying previous successful practices in order to be able to used them in the future. They completed a "See, Run, Do" poster that would prepare them for building their creatures as well as writing the directions.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Fervor, which means ardor; zeal; earnestness. Today's explorer was John Pemberton who developed the tonic that later became Coca-Cola. These students also completed the Stories With Holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on what students have learned by accident. They were introduced to the ExploraVision project that is a contest the 5th grade students will be participating in. For more information please visit the attached link. ExploraVision.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
2nd Grade - The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students expanding their creative/divergent thinking skills. Through the SCAMPER process, students learned they can take ordinary objects and change them into new inventions.
4th Grade - Encroach, which means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass, was today's vocabulary word. George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was the explorer. These students completed the Stories With holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students focused on breaking down and identifying previous successful practices in order to be able to used them in the future. They completed a "See, Run, Do" poster that would prepare them for building their creatures as well as writing the directions.
4th Grade - Encroach, which means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass, was today's vocabulary word. George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was the explorer. These students completed the Stories With holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students focused on breaking down and identifying previous successful practices in order to be able to used them in the future. They completed a "See, Run, Do" poster that would prepare them for building their creatures as well as writing the directions.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
2nd Grade - Today's affective lesson focused on the understanding that successful people exhibit traits of creativity. Groups of students were given various supplies and had to build a creature. Tomorrow, we will write about our creatures.
4th Grade - Encroach, which means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass, was today's vocabulary word. George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was the explorer. These students completed the Stories With holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students focused on breaking down and identifying previous successful practices in order to be able to used them in the future. They completed a "See, Run, Do" poster that would prepare them for building their creatures as well as writing the directions.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Fervor, which means ardor; zeal; earnestness. Today's explorer was John Pemberton who developed the tonic that later became Coca-Cola. These students also completed the Stories With Holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on what students have learned by accident. They were introduced to the ExploraVision project that is a contest the 5th grade students will be participating in. For more information please visit the attached link. ExploraVision.
4th Grade - Encroach, which means to intrude gradually upon the rights of another; to trespass, was today's vocabulary word. George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was the explorer. These students completed the Stories With holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students focused on breaking down and identifying previous successful practices in order to be able to used them in the future. They completed a "See, Run, Do" poster that would prepare them for building their creatures as well as writing the directions.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Fervor, which means ardor; zeal; earnestness. Today's explorer was John Pemberton who developed the tonic that later became Coca-Cola. These students also completed the Stories With Holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on what students have learned by accident. They were introduced to the ExploraVision project that is a contest the 5th grade students will be participating in. For more information please visit the attached link. ExploraVision.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
2nd Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Sullen. A person who is sullen is sulky or quietly in a bad mood. James Monroe, our 5th President was the for today. Mr. Monroe was so poor in his old age that his daughter had to support him. This week's warm-up activity was a Stories With Holes problem.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Fervor, which means ardor; zeal; earnestness. Today's explorer was John Pemberton who developed the tonic that later became Coca-Cola. These students also completed the Stories With Holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on what students have learned by accident. They were introduced to the ExploraVision project that is a contest the 5th grade students will be participating in. For more information please visit the attached link. ExploraVision.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Fervor, which means ardor; zeal; earnestness. Today's explorer was John Pemberton who developed the tonic that later became Coca-Cola. These students also completed the Stories With Holes problem for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on what students have learned by accident. They were introduced to the ExploraVision project that is a contest the 5th grade students will be participating in. For more information please visit the attached link. ExploraVision.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday and Tuesday, November 19 and 20, 2012
Due to the many activities surrounding the holiday as well as a number of students to be tested for Enrichment, classes were canceled for this week. We will resume our normal schedule following the Thanksgiving Break. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
3rd Grade - Students started today by writing down the vocabulary word - Tantamount. Tantamount means equivalent to, virtually the same. Walt Disney, today's explorer, was rejected by the Chicago Tribune as a cartoonist. The affective lesson had students developing goals for each of the common areas of successful people. For the Discoveries lesson, students were given some materials to make a "boat". Next time we meet, we will see if the boats float. In the Relationship study, students finished researching a Polynesian Island and shared their information with the class.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
4th Grade – Aqueduct, today’s vocabulary word, means a large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location. Mary Cassatt, known as America’s Great Impressionist, was today’s explorer. They drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students considering the number of activities in which they are involved whether too many or need to change. Students were able to design the creature they want to construct and “sell” their picture to the class. One design was chosen to be the model for the final product.
4th grade students will begin building a creature from which they will develop directions to build the creature. Those directions will be sent to another Edmond school who will try to build the same creature from those directions. If you have any of the following items you could provide for the students to build with, that would be tremendously helpful:
Paper plates
cardboard tubes
Cereal boxes
Paper cups
Duct tape
5th Grade - Prevail which means to be victorious; to persuade, was their vocabulary word. Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, was the explorer. They also drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students design a t-shirt that represented their personalities. Our structure lesson focused on completing the Bridge Across America timeline so we could move on to another structure.
5th Grade - Prevail which means to be victorious; to persuade, was their vocabulary word. Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, was the explorer. They also drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students design a t-shirt that represented their personalities. Our structure lesson focused on completing the Bridge Across America timeline so we could move on to another structure.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
2nd Grade - During our trip to Crystal Pond Woods today, students continued to develop their Divergent Thinking skills. Their goal today was to write a story using colorful descriptive words in order that the reader can "see" what the writer is thinking.
4th Grade – Aqueduct, today’s vocabulary word, means a large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location. Mary Cassatt, known as America’s Great Impressionist, was today’s explorer. They drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students considering the number of activities in which they are involved whether too many or need to change. Students were able to design the creature they want to construct and “sell” their picture to the class. One design was chosen to be the model for the final product.
4th grade students will begin building a creature from which they will develop directions to build the creature. Those directions will be sent to another Edmond school who will try to build the same creature from those directions. If you have any of the following items you could provide for the students to build with, that would be tremendously helpful:
Paper plates
cardboard tubes
Cereal boxes
Paper cups
Duct tape
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
2nd Grade – Students finished their Surprise in the Middle pictures.
Their affective lesson focused on task commitment. Tomorrow we will discuss
motivators.
4th Grade – Aqueduct, today’s vocabulary word, means a large pipe or
conduit for carrying water from a distant location. Mary Cassatt, known as
America’s Great Impressionist, was today’s explorer. They drew the Surprise in
the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had
students considering the number of activities in which they are involved
whether too many or need to change. A few students were able to design the
creature they want to construct and “sell” their picture to the class.
4th grade
students will begin building a creature from which they will develop directions
to build the creature. Those directions will be sent to another Edmond school
who will try to build the same creature from those directions. If you have any
of the following items you could provide for the students to build with, that
would be tremendously helpful:
Paper plates
cardboard tubes
Cereal boxes
Paper cups
Duct tape
5th Grade - Prevail
which means to be victorious; to persuade, was their vocabulary word. Ruth
Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, was the explorer. They
also drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The
affective lesson had students design a t-shirt that represented their
personalities. Our structure lesson focused on completing the Bridge Across
America timeline so we could move on to another structure.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
2nd Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Excessive. Something that's excessive goes beyond the usual limit. Sybil Luddington, who also warned the colonists that the British were coming, was today's explorer. Our warm-up activity was a creativity/follow directions drawing called Surprise in the Middle.
5th Grade - Prevail which means to be victorious; to persuade, was their vocabulary word. Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, was the explorer. They also drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students design a t-shirt that represented their personalities. Our structure lesson focused on completing the Bridge Across America timeline so we could move on to another structure.
5th Grade - Prevail which means to be victorious; to persuade, was their vocabulary word. Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie, was the explorer. They also drew the Surprise in the Middle picture for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students design a t-shirt that represented their personalities. Our structure lesson focused on completing the Bridge Across America timeline so we could move on to another structure.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
4th Grade - Goad, anything that pricks, prods or urges, was one of today's vocabulary words. The other vocabulary word was Fertile which means able to reproduce children seeds, or fruits highly productive. George Washington Carver, their explorer, discovered over 300 uses for the peanut. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with "pet peeves". They also considered their personal strengths and weaknesses. Students created brochures for Veltzar, an imaginary planet, based on a real planet they researched. The Discovery lesson centered around cultural borrowing and identifying items we use that came from other countries.
4th grade students will begin building a creature from which they will develop directions to build the creature. Those directions will be sent to another Edmond school who will try to build the same creature from those directions. If you have any of the following items you could provide for the students to build with, that would be tremendously helpful:
Paper plates
cardboard tubes
Cereal boxes
Paper cups
Duct tape
5th Grade - Runt which means undersized, a small animal or person, was today's vocabulary word. Their explorer was Tom Adams, the inventor of chewing gum. Students completed visual thinking puzzles called Word Winks for today's warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students pondering questions about themselves. The Structures lesson had students adding to what will be a time line across the Oregon Trail. Finally, the Exploration study had students discovering items that we have borrowed from other cultures.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
2nd Grade - During our trip to Crystal Pond Woods, students began developing their Divergent Thinking skills by describing what they saw in different shapes.
4th Grade - Goad, anything that pricks, prods or urges, was today's vocabulary word. President Jimmy Carter, their explorer, was influential in bringing about a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt during his term as President. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with "pet peeves". Students created brochures for Veltzar, an imaginary planet, based on a real planet they researched. The Discovery lesson centered around cultural borrowing and identifying items we use that came from other countries.
4th grade students will begin building a creature from which they will develop directions to build the creature. Those directions will be sent to another Edmond school who will try to build the same creature from those directions. If you have any of the following items you could provide for the students to build with, that would be tremendously helpful:
Paper plates
cardboard tubes
Cereal boxes
Paper cups
Duct tape
4th Grade - Goad, anything that pricks, prods or urges, was today's vocabulary word. President Jimmy Carter, their explorer, was influential in bringing about a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt during his term as President. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and how to deal with "pet peeves". Students created brochures for Veltzar, an imaginary planet, based on a real planet they researched. The Discovery lesson centered around cultural borrowing and identifying items we use that came from other countries.
4th grade students will begin building a creature from which they will develop directions to build the creature. Those directions will be sent to another Edmond school who will try to build the same creature from those directions. If you have any of the following items you could provide for the students to build with, that would be tremendously helpful:
Paper plates
cardboard tubes
Cereal boxes
Paper cups
Duct tape
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
2nd Grade - This morning, I was subbing for the administration team while they were away for training. Class will resume tomorrow.
5th Grade - Runt which means undersized, a small animal or person, was today's vocabulary word. Their explorer was Tom Adams, the inventor of chewing gum. Students completed visual thinking puzzles called Word Winks for today's warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students pondering questions about themselves. The Structures lesson had students adding to what will be a time line across the Oregon Trail. Finally, the Exploration study had students discovering items that we have borrowed from other cultures.
The electronic tablets have arrived from Donor's Choose. I'm going to take some time to get acquainted with them before the students will get to use them. I do appreciate those who helped get these wonderful tools for my class.
5th Grade - Runt which means undersized, a small animal or person, was today's vocabulary word. Their explorer was Tom Adams, the inventor of chewing gum. Students completed visual thinking puzzles called Word Winks for today's warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students pondering questions about themselves. The Structures lesson had students adding to what will be a time line across the Oregon Trail. Finally, the Exploration study had students discovering items that we have borrowed from other cultures.
The electronic tablets have arrived from Donor's Choose. I'm going to take some time to get acquainted with them before the students will get to use them. I do appreciate those who helped get these wonderful tools for my class.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
2nd Grade - Their vocabulary word today was Benevolent. Benevolent means kind and caring. The explorer was James Madison, our 4th president. Students completed visual thinking puzzles called Word Winks for today's warm-up activity.
5th Grade - Runt which means undersized, a small animal or person, was today's vocabulary word. Their explorer was Tom Adams, the inventor of chewing gum. Students completed visual thinking puzzles called Word Winks for today's warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students pondering questions about themselves. The Structures lesson had students adding to what will be a time line across the Oregon Trail. Finally, the Exploration study had students discovering items that we have borrowed from other cultures.
5th Grade - Runt which means undersized, a small animal or person, was today's vocabulary word. Their explorer was Tom Adams, the inventor of chewing gum. Students completed visual thinking puzzles called Word Winks for today's warm-up activity. The affective lesson had students pondering questions about themselves. The Structures lesson had students adding to what will be a time line across the Oregon Trail. Finally, the Exploration study had students discovering items that we have borrowed from other cultures.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
3rd Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Diaphanous which means translucent/transparent. Our explorer was Tom Cruise who overcame a reading problem to become a movie star. Students completed a Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity. They finished logic elimination puzzles created by Dudley the Detective. We compared the potato that had soaked in salt water to the one that had soaked in fresh water. Either way, they both made a horrible smell. The final activity was to research a Polynesian Island.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Inhabit which means to live or dwell in. Rachel Carson, who campaigned against the use of DDT, was the explorer. They completed a "What in the World" puzzle for their warm - up activity. The affective lesson focused on terms that students deal with and how they should make adjustments. In the exploration lesson, students researched Mancala, an item that was borrowed from the African culture. The systems lesson had students developing a travel brochure for the make believe planet of Veltzar that should look similar to a real planet.
5th Grade - Their vocabulary word was Succor, which means help; relief; assistance. George Washington Carver, who had a secret garden, was today's explorer. They completed the Quotation Quizzler for the warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on tolerance and empathy. After lunch students watched a finished purchasing supplies for their "trip" and learned about items that we have "borrowed" from other cultures..
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
2nd Grade - Students continued to develop their critical thinking skills with attributes.
4th Grade - Classes were canceled due to the Fall Parties.
4th Grade - Classes were canceled due to the Fall Parties.
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