2nd Grade - Today, students started by taking a pretest on Change. This provides the basis for demonstrating growth throughout the year. We were then able to make a brief stop in Crystal Pond Woods to begin learning about logic elimination puzzles and convergent thinking.
3rd Grade - Today started by reviewing a few things from last week. First, that Relationship is a connection, association, or involvement. They learned that Hans Christian Andersen couldn't spell but did become one of the world's greatest storytellers. The warm up activity was to complete a Surprise in the Middle drawing according to my verbal directions. The objectives of this activity were to listen to instructions and develop their creativity. They took a a learning styles inventory using the new school laptops. Students then completed an Interest Survey to help me reach them through their learning style. That was followed by a trip to Crystal Pond Woods where we began developing convergent thinking skills with a variety of puzzles.
5th Grade - There were two vocabulary words today: Quid pro quo which is a Latin phrase meaning an equal exchange, and Structure meaning a complex construction or entity.Today's investigator was Nicholas Cugnot who was the earliest recorded inventor of the automobile. Unfortunately, his horseless carriage was difficult to operate and the top speed was three miles an hour. Students played 20 Questions to identify the Mystery Object for the warm up activity. The affective lesson started with an explanation of learning styles. Last week each student had completed a learning styles inventory. The rest of the affective segment centered on courage. For the structures segment, students were introduced to the Bridge Across America or the westward movement.
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