4th Grade - Their vocabulary word for this week was Conceal which means to keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden. Milton Hershey, a struggling entrepreneur, finally succeeded when he started making caramels followed by milk chocolate bars. These students completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on the understanding that successful people demonstrate creativity. After listening to the book Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by Dr. Suess, students wrote their own lesson plans for a class of their choice. We concluded the Language System study by writing how we think the alphabet came to be based on the evidence presented.
5th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Acclaim which means enthusiastic public praise and approval. The explorer was Horace Wells who discovered laughing gas as a pan killer. These students also completed the Surprise in the Middle drawing for their warm-up activity. The affective lesson focused on manners and helping others. They spent more time researching components of the Industrial Revolution and making products they can share with the class. The final activity was building a space station using planes and joints.
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