5th Grade - Mrs. Rains was out of the building this afternoon.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
3rd Grade - Students learned that Variance is an amount of difference or change. Today's explorer, Winston Churchill, was not a good student, but he went on to lead Great Britain through World War II and won the Nobel Prize for Literature.We worked together to solve a logic elimination puzzle for the warm up activity.
Several groups had to leave for a land run activity and Mrs. Rains was asked to help with make up testing. Classes for the rest of the day were canceled.
Several groups had to leave for a land run activity and Mrs. Rains was asked to help with make up testing. Classes for the rest of the day were canceled.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Due to make up testing, this morning's class was canceled.
4th Grade - This afternoon students learned that Sublime is impressive and puts one in awe. Today's explorer, Abraham Lincoln, was the first President to grow a beard. Students completed a Loosen Up drawing for the warm up activity. For the rest of class, students were able to research any topic they wanted and create a product to present their subject to the rest of their class.
4th Grade - This afternoon students learned that Sublime is impressive and puts one in awe. Today's explorer, Abraham Lincoln, was the first President to grow a beard. Students completed a Loosen Up drawing for the warm up activity. For the rest of class, students were able to research any topic they wanted and create a product to present their subject to the rest of their class.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
1st Grade - These students learned that today's explorer, Woodrow Wilson, had a stroke when he was President and his wife was called the first Woman President. Students created loopy elephants for today's warm up activity. In Crystal Pond Woods, students had another opportunity to analyze, sort, and classify items.
2nd Grade - Today learning began with a new vocabulary word-Inference which means the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence. Frank Thompson, today's explorer, was really a woman (Sarah Edmond) who wanted to fight in the Civil war so disguised herself as a man. The affective lesson focused on the qualities of friendships. Be began studying evaluative thinking in Crystal Ponds. In particular, students began developing criteria to help eliminate possible solutions.
2nd Grade - Today learning began with a new vocabulary word-Inference which means the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence. Frank Thompson, today's explorer, was really a woman (Sarah Edmond) who wanted to fight in the Civil war so disguised herself as a man. The affective lesson focused on the qualities of friendships. Be began studying evaluative thinking in Crystal Ponds. In particular, students began developing criteria to help eliminate possible solutions.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
3rd Grade - Due to OCCT schedule, the morning class was canceled.
5th Grade - Today, students learned that Ruminate means to meditate, muse. The explorer for today, Andre Garnerin, invented the parachute 100 years before it's purpose was discovered. A few students shared what they learned about hunger in America. The rest of the time was spent searching the internet for temperatures of different cities.
5th Grade - Today, students learned that Ruminate means to meditate, muse. The explorer for today, Andre Garnerin, invented the parachute 100 years before it's purpose was discovered. A few students shared what they learned about hunger in America. The rest of the time was spent searching the internet for temperatures of different cities.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
3rd Grade - Due to OCCT schedule, the morning class was canceled.
5th Grade - Today, students learned that Ruminate means to meditate, muse. The explorer for today, Andre Garnerin, invented the parachute 100 years before it's purpose was discovered. A few students shared what they learned about hunger in America. The rest of the time was spent searching the internet for temperatures of different cities.
5th Grade - Today, students learned that Ruminate means to meditate, muse. The explorer for today, Andre Garnerin, invented the parachute 100 years before it's purpose was discovered. A few students shared what they learned about hunger in America. The rest of the time was spent searching the internet for temperatures of different cities.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
4th Grade - Today, students learned that Lapse is a temporary pause or interruption. The Corps of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea, were today's explorers. The affective lesson focused on what makes good friends. The rest of the time was spent searching the internet for temperatures of different cities.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
1st Grade - Students learned that Annie Oakley was a "shooting star." For the warm up activity, students figured out nine close up pictures of things that had the word "pig" in the name. The rest of the class time was spent finishing up a previous assignment on analyzing the parts of things.
2nd Grade - This group of students learned that Evidence means something which shows that something else exists or is true. Our explorer, Zachary Taylor, did not want to be sworn in as President on a Sunday. Technically then, all of the rest of the Presidents move down a number since someone had to serve as president until Mr. Taylor could take the oath of office. In Crystal Pond Woods, students developed their visual reasoning as they grouped shapes. The final activity was to discover all they could about crayons.
2nd Grade - This group of students learned that Evidence means something which shows that something else exists or is true. Our explorer, Zachary Taylor, did not want to be sworn in as President on a Sunday. Technically then, all of the rest of the Presidents move down a number since someone had to serve as president until Mr. Taylor could take the oath of office. In Crystal Pond Woods, students developed their visual reasoning as they grouped shapes. The final activity was to discover all they could about crayons.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
4th Grade - We learned that Spry means someone who is nimble or lively. John Glenn, our explorer, was the first man to orbit the earth and the oldest person in space. Students worked together to solve a Quizzle puzzle for the warm up activity. For the Power of 1 lesson, students shared their products and what they learned about world hunger. The final activity was to open the bottle from a stranded family and locate cities along the Pacific coast in Asia and North America.
5th Grade - Thursday and Friday groups were combined because of the testing schedule. This group learned that Vociferous means loud and vehement.. Today's explorer Alfred Nobel, not only created the Nobel Peace Prize, he also invented dynamite. Students worked together to solve a Quizzle puzzle for the warm up activity. For the Power of 1 lesson, students shared their products and what they learned about world hunger.
5th Grade - Thursday and Friday groups were combined because of the testing schedule. This group learned that Vociferous means loud and vehement.. Today's explorer Alfred Nobel, not only created the Nobel Peace Prize, he also invented dynamite. Students worked together to solve a Quizzle puzzle for the warm up activity. For the Power of 1 lesson, students shared their products and what they learned about world hunger.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
3rd Grade - This class was canceled due to testing.
5th Grade - Class was shorter today because of the OCCT testing in the morning. We did learn that Vociferous means loud and vehement.. Today's explorer Alfred Nobel, not only created the Nobel Peace Prize, he also invented dynamite. Students worked together to solve a Quizzle puzzle for the warm up activity. For the Power of 1 lesson, a few students shared their products and what they learned about world hunger. The final activity was to locate cities along the Pacific coast in Asia and North America comparing temperatures.
5th Grade - Class was shorter today because of the OCCT testing in the morning. We did learn that Vociferous means loud and vehement.. Today's explorer Alfred Nobel, not only created the Nobel Peace Prize, he also invented dynamite. Students worked together to solve a Quizzle puzzle for the warm up activity. For the Power of 1 lesson, a few students shared their products and what they learned about world hunger. The final activity was to locate cities along the Pacific coast in Asia and North America comparing temperatures.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
4th Grade - Class was shorter today because of the OCCT testing in the morning. We did learn that Spry means someone who is nimble or lively. John Glenn, our explorer, was the first man to orbit the earth and the oldest person in space. Students worked together to solve a Quizzle puzzle for the warm up activity. For the Power of 1 lesson, students shared their products and what they learned about world hunger. The final activity was to open the bottle from a stranded family and locate cities along the Pacific coast in Asia and North America.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
1st Grade - William Howard Taft, today'x explorer was the largest President of the United States. Most of our time together was spent working through a logic elimination problem. Together we were successful in solving the puzzle. The final activity was to spend some more time comparing and contrasting common items.
2nd Grade - Second graders learned that a Fossil is something preserved from a past geologic age. There were two explorers today: John Tyler was known as "His Accedence", and James Knox Polk was known as the first "dark horse" President. Together they solved the Quizzles puzzle that was the warm up activity. Students partnered together to play the Dot Game in Crystal Pond Woods. This activity required students to visually use what they saw as clues and to mentally move shapes around.
2nd Grade - Second graders learned that a Fossil is something preserved from a past geologic age. There were two explorers today: John Tyler was known as "His Accedence", and James Knox Polk was known as the first "dark horse" President. Together they solved the Quizzles puzzle that was the warm up activity. Students partnered together to play the Dot Game in Crystal Pond Woods. This activity required students to visually use what they saw as clues and to mentally move shapes around.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
4th Grade - Today, we learned that Demeanor means someone's behavior toward others. The explorer, Jackie Joyner-Kersee overcame many obstacles to become an olympic champion. After learning the meaning of The Pledge of Allegiance, students wrote promises they could keep to other people. The rest of the class time focused on hunger and how to solve the American hunger problem.
5th Grade - Students learned that Pernicious means dangerous, deadly. Their explorer, Samuel Morse, not only invented the Morse Code, but also won a gold medal for artwork. Students quickly solved a couple of Stories with Holes mysteries for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the question, "Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?" The afternoon was spent leaning about hunger in America as students gained an understanding that exploring societal issues such as hunger may promote solutions to that problem.
5th Grade - Students learned that Pernicious means dangerous, deadly. Their explorer, Samuel Morse, not only invented the Morse Code, but also won a gold medal for artwork. Students quickly solved a couple of Stories with Holes mysteries for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the question, "Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?" The afternoon was spent leaning about hunger in America as students gained an understanding that exploring societal issues such as hunger may promote solutions to that problem.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
3rd Grade - Today's learning began with the definition of Imprison which means to put (someone) in prison. The explorers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, didn't finish high school. Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles that were the warm up activity. In the Gifts study, we discussed how much a gift cost and completed some math problems with money. Students had the opportunity to apply their creative problem-solving learning to a real life situation in Crystal Pond Woods. For the Discoveries lesson, student learned about.
5th Grade - Students learned that Pernicious means dangerous, deadly. Their explorer, Samuel Morse, not only invented the Morse Code, but also won a gold medal for artwork. Students quickly solved a couple of Stories with Holes mysteries for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the question, "Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?" The afternoon was spent leaning about hunger in America as students gained an understanding that exploring societal issues such as hunger may promote solutions to that problem.
5th Grade - Students learned that Pernicious means dangerous, deadly. Their explorer, Samuel Morse, not only invented the Morse Code, but also won a gold medal for artwork. Students quickly solved a couple of Stories with Holes mysteries for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the question, "Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?" The afternoon was spent leaning about hunger in America as students gained an understanding that exploring societal issues such as hunger may promote solutions to that problem.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
3rd Grade - Today's learning began with the definition of Imprison which means to put (someone) in prison. The explorers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, didn't finish high school. Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles that were the warm up activity. In the Gifts study, we discussed how much a gift cost and completed some math problems with money. Students had the opportunity to apply their creative problem-solving learning to a real life situation in Crystal Pond Woods. For the Discoveries lesson, student learned about.
5th Grade - Students learned that Pernicious means dangerous, deadly. Their explorer, Samuel Morse, not only invented the Morse Code, but also won a gold medal for artwork. Students quickly solved a couple of Stories with Holes mysteries for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the question, "Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?" The afternoon was spent leaning about hunger in America as students gained an understanding that exploring societal issues such as hunger may promote solutions to that problem.
5th Grade - Students learned that Pernicious means dangerous, deadly. Their explorer, Samuel Morse, not only invented the Morse Code, but also won a gold medal for artwork. Students quickly solved a couple of Stories with Holes mysteries for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the question, "Is it always easy to tell what causes things to happen?" The afternoon was spent leaning about hunger in America as students gained an understanding that exploring societal issues such as hunger may promote solutions to that problem.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
4th Grade - Today, we learned that Demeanor means someone's behavior toward others. The explorer, Jackie Joyner-Kersee overcame many obstacles to become an olympic champion. After learning the meaning of The Pledge of Allegiance, students wrote promises they could keep to other people. The rest of the class time focused on hunger and how to solve the American hunger problem.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
1st Grade - This class learned that Elizabeth Cochrane (aka. Nellie Bly) was an newspaper reporter that exposed the poor conditions of mental health hospitals. Students worked together to solve the Stories with Holes mystery for the warm up activity. In Crystal Pond Woods, students were introduced to compare and contrast.
2nd Grade - These students learned that an artifact is a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people in the past.Elizabeth Van Lew (aka. Crazy Bet) was a northern spy during the civil war. This group also solved the Stories with Holes mystery for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on how to deal with anger. The final activity was to match Max the Magician's tricky, visual dominoes in Crystal Pond Woods.
2nd Grade - These students learned that an artifact is a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that was made by people in the past.Elizabeth Van Lew (aka. Crazy Bet) was a northern spy during the civil war. This group also solved the Stories with Holes mystery for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on how to deal with anger. The final activity was to match Max the Magician's tricky, visual dominoes in Crystal Pond Woods.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
4th Grade - The vocabulary word for today was Exploit which means a daring or heroic act. There were two explorers for today, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. Due to an illness at a young age, Helen Keller was deaf, blind, and unable to communicate until Anne Sullivan started working with her. Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on kindness and how to treat other people with respect. After watching a brief video about the circulatory system, students finished creating a menu that would meet their nutritional needs. The final activity was further exploration of ocean currents.
5th Grade - Students learned today that a Schlep is a stupid or clumsy person. Anton Leeuwenhoek, today's explorer, did not share his invention of the microscope with anyone. We worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The affective session focused on the question, "Why is 'because' such an important word?" For the exploration lesson on nutrition, students completed their menus containing healthy meals. The final activity was to learn more about ocean currents.
5th Grade - Students learned today that a Schlep is a stupid or clumsy person. Anton Leeuwenhoek, today's explorer, did not share his invention of the microscope with anyone. We worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The affective session focused on the question, "Why is 'because' such an important word?" For the exploration lesson on nutrition, students completed their menus containing healthy meals. The final activity was to learn more about ocean currents.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Thursday, April 2, 2015
3rd Grade - Due to other activities, today's class was canceled.
5th Grade - Students learned today that a Schlep is a stupid or clumsy person. Anton Leeuwenhoek, today's explorer, did not share his invention of the microscope with anyone. We worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The affective session focused on the question, "Why is 'because' such an important word?" For the exploration lesson on nutrition, students completed their menus containing healthy meals. The final activity was to learn more about ocean currents.
5th Grade - Students learned today that a Schlep is a stupid or clumsy person. Anton Leeuwenhoek, today's explorer, did not share his invention of the microscope with anyone. We worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The affective session focused on the question, "Why is 'because' such an important word?" For the exploration lesson on nutrition, students completed their menus containing healthy meals. The final activity was to learn more about ocean currents.
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