5th Grade - Today we learned that a Schelp is slang word for a stupid or clumsy person. The successful person was Anton Leeuwenhoek who invented the microscope but did not share his invention with others. For the warm up activity, students what the conductor signed for them to reproduce. Positive, encouraging communication was the focus of the affective lesson. Since several students have not had much computer coding and the Lego project requires students to be able to do so, each student was assigned to a code. org course to learn coding before we can proceed.
2nd Grade - These students learned that Inference means the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence. Their successful person was Sarah Emma Edmonds who entered the Union Army as Frank Thompson and became a spy for the Union during the Civil War. Students completed conductor drawings for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on the need for friends to help us alleviate stress. In Crystal Pond Woods, we began evaluative thinking. Students had to develop criteria by which to judge several solutions to a problem. For the Discoveries lesson, we learned about several paleontologists who searched for dinosaur bones.
Friday, March 29, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4th Grade - Today we learned that Instill means to put a feeling or idea into someone's mind slowly. The successful person was Thomas Jefferson who died on July 4, 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence. Students followed a conductor to make Conducted Drawings for the warm up activity. Today's schedule was really interesting with several activities taking place so all of the students that could attend GATE participated in an online Breakoutedu escape room to learn about the ocean.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Wednesday, March 28, 2019
1st Grade - Today we learned that the deaths of President James Garfield and President William McKinley were hastened by their doctors. The knowledge of germs was new and most doctors at the time did not believe that they existed so did not practice washing. Students folowed a conductor to make an abstract drawing for the warm up activity. Our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students continuing to practice detective thinking through the use of a Venn diagram.
3rd Grade - This class learned that Imprison means to put someone in prison. Their successful person was the Wright brothers who never went to high school but were the first to fly an airplane. Students followed a conductor to make an abstract drawing for the warm up activity. Our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students practicing their evaluative thinking skills by evaluating potato chips. For the Discoveries lesson, students participated in an "archaeology" dig and then wrote a story about the people and objects they discovered.
3rd Grade - This class learned that Imprison means to put someone in prison. Their successful person was the Wright brothers who never went to high school but were the first to fly an airplane. Students followed a conductor to make an abstract drawing for the warm up activity. Our weekly trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students practicing their evaluative thinking skills by evaluating potato chips. For the Discoveries lesson, students participated in an "archaeology" dig and then wrote a story about the people and objects they discovered.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
5th Grade - Today we learned that a Schelp is slang word for a stupid or clumsy person. The successful person was Anton Leeuwenhoek who invented the microscope but did not share his invention with others. For the warm up activity, students what the conductor signed for them to reproduce. Positive, encouraging communication was the focus of the affective lesson. Since several students have not had much computer coding and the Lego project requires students to be able to do so, each student was assigned to a code. org course to learn coding before we can proceed.
Monday, March 25, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
3rd Grade - This class learned that Preserve means to keep something in its original state or in good condition. Their successful person was Albert Einstein who failed the entrance exam to engineering school, but went on to become a famous scientist. Everyone worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler (Drop Quote) puzzle for the warm up activity. In Crystal Pond Woods, students played Numerical Quadrominoes to challenge their visual thinking skills. For the Discoveries lesson, students learned about inventions while trying to solve puzzles for Breakout.edu.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
5th Grade - Today's learning began with Occlude which means obstruct/block. The successful person was Percy L. Spencer who accidentally invented the microwave oven. For the warm up activity, students were to draw around their initials until they "disappeared." Clear communication was the focus of the leadership lesson. During the Explorations segment, students started programming their robots in order to complete a mission in orbit.
2nd Grade - This class learned that Evidence is something which shows that something else exists or is true. For the successful person, students learned that Zachary Taylor was a very religious man who would not take the oath of office on a Sunday. Since the Vice-President cannot be sworn into office until after the President, David Atchison (the Senate President Pro Tem) was the acting President for 24 hours. Students drew around their initials to make them "disappear" for the warm up activity.
2nd Grade - This class learned that Evidence is something which shows that something else exists or is true. For the successful person, students learned that Zachary Taylor was a very religious man who would not take the oath of office on a Sunday. Since the Vice-President cannot be sworn into office until after the President, David Atchison (the Senate President Pro Tem) was the acting President for 24 hours. Students drew around their initials to make them "disappear" for the warm up activity.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
4th Grade - These classes learned that Plausible means something that is reasonably true but may not be. Their successful person was Langston Hughes who joined other authors to lead an African American movement called the Harlem Renaissance. Students drew designs around their initials to "hide" them for the warm up activity. The affective lesson focused on creativity through writing and building a creature from given materials. For the Explorations lesson, students built more skyscrapers. This time the skyscrapers had to stand up during an "earthquake."
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
1st Grade - These students learned that Calamity Jane should have been named Lucky Jane because she was able to help a lot of people in trouble. For the warm up activity, students had to draw around their initials until they were hard to find. In Crystal Pond Woods, student continued their detective thinking working with Venn diagrams.
3rd Grade - Today we learned that a Nobleman is a man who is a member of the nobility. Their successful person was Louis Pasteur who was not a good student until he went to college and began to study science. These students also drew around their initials to hide them. In Crystal Pond Woods, students used criteria to decide what they wanted to do in class today. The Discoveries lesson had students learning about Mary Anning a young fossil hunter who discovered many rare dinosaurs and then doing a readers theatre about other paleontologists.
3rd Grade - Today we learned that a Nobleman is a man who is a member of the nobility. Their successful person was Louis Pasteur who was not a good student until he went to college and began to study science. These students also drew around their initials to hide them. In Crystal Pond Woods, students used criteria to decide what they wanted to do in class today. The Discoveries lesson had students learning about Mary Anning a young fossil hunter who discovered many rare dinosaurs and then doing a readers theatre about other paleontologists.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
5th Grade - Today's learning began with Occlude which means obstruct/block. The successful person was Percy L. Spencer who accidentally invented the microwave oven. For the warm up activity, students were to draw around their initials until they "disappeared." Clear communication was the focus of the leadership lesson. During the Explorations segment, students started programming their robots in order to complete a mission in orbit.
Monday, March 11, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
3rd Grade - Today we learned that a Shard is a sharp piece of something (such as glass or pottery). The successful person was Thomas Edison who only had five years of formal schooling. Students had to figure out the nine What In The World puzzles for the warm up activity. In Crystal Pond Woods, students had to figure out the common words or phrases that were in picture form. For the Discoveries lesson today's focus was Serendipity. In order to learn about some serendipitous inventions, students worked together to solve a breakout room. We then completed a short research project about some of those inventions.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Friday, March 12, 2019
5th Grade - Today we learned that Spurious means false, counterfeit, The successful person was Elijah McCoy. Mr. McCoy was the son of fugitive slaves who managed to send him to Scotland for an engineering degree. The only job he could get was with the railroad. He invented a way to grease train parts while the train was moving. Folks called it "The Real McCoy." Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The focus of the affective lesson was on communication as a leader. Sometimes someone may have the information but may not communicate it properly to the group. The final activity was to begin building a robot to solve one of the LEGO space missions simulating Space Exploration.
2nd Grade - These students learned that a fossil was an item preserved from a past geologic age. Their successful persons were John Tyler and James Knox Polk the tenth and eleventh Presidents. Students worked together to solve the Plexer word puzzles for the warm up activity. Qualities of friends was the focus of the affective lesson and how they can help relieve stress. In Crystal Pond Woods, students continued developing their visual reasoning as they identified and named figural attributes. The Discoveries lesson focused on fossils and the understanding that discoveries may impact the behavior of people and influence history.
2nd Grade - These students learned that a fossil was an item preserved from a past geologic age. Their successful persons were John Tyler and James Knox Polk the tenth and eleventh Presidents. Students worked together to solve the Plexer word puzzles for the warm up activity. Qualities of friends was the focus of the affective lesson and how they can help relieve stress. In Crystal Pond Woods, students continued developing their visual reasoning as they identified and named figural attributes. The Discoveries lesson focused on fossils and the understanding that discoveries may impact the behavior of people and influence history.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Thursday, March 7, 2019
1st Grade - This class learned that Rutherford B. Hays, our 19th President, became President by one vote. Students worked together to solve several Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. This was very impressive as it was their first time to see these puzzles. In Crystal Pond Woods, we continued Detective thinking. Students learned to sort items by attributes.
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Candid which means someone who is honest and sincere. The successful person was Milton Hershey. Mr. Hershey failed several times before beginning his world famous Hershey company. Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activities. Due to several activities around the building, as students were moving in and out, we spent some time practicing brainstorming with three separate items. The Explorations lesson built on the tectonic plates we studied a couple of weeks ago. Today students had to build newspaper towers. With shorter time together, we will extend this activity to next week where students will be challenged to build a tower that can withstand an earthquake.
4th Grade - Today's vocabulary word was Candid which means someone who is honest and sincere. The successful person was Milton Hershey. Mr. Hershey failed several times before beginning his world famous Hershey company. Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activities. Due to several activities around the building, as students were moving in and out, we spent some time practicing brainstorming with three separate items. The Explorations lesson built on the tectonic plates we studied a couple of weeks ago. Today students had to build newspaper towers. With shorter time together, we will extend this activity to next week where students will be challenged to build a tower that can withstand an earthquake.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Due to a change of schedule for an illustrator visit, the first grade class will meet tomorrow.
3rd Grade - These students learned that a Millennium is a period of 1,000 years. Their successful person was Bill Gates who dropped out of Harvard University to devote his time to Microsoft. Students worked together to solve the Plexer word puzzles for the warm up activity. In Crystal Pond Woods, students took the next step to problem solving. Last week they learned how to develop their criteria. Today they used their criteria to judge each solution until they found the best solution based on the criteria. The Discoveries lesson focused on fossils and the understanding that discoveries may impact the behavior of people and influence history.
3rd Grade - These students learned that a Millennium is a period of 1,000 years. Their successful person was Bill Gates who dropped out of Harvard University to devote his time to Microsoft. Students worked together to solve the Plexer word puzzles for the warm up activity. In Crystal Pond Woods, students took the next step to problem solving. Last week they learned how to develop their criteria. Today they used their criteria to judge each solution until they found the best solution based on the criteria. The Discoveries lesson focused on fossils and the understanding that discoveries may impact the behavior of people and influence history.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
5th Grade - Today we learned that Spurious means false, counterfeit, The successful person was Elijah McCoy. Mr. McCoy was the son of fugitive slaves who managed to send him to Scotland for an engineering degree. The only job he could get was with the railroad. He invented a way to grease train parts while the train was moving. Folks called it "The Real McCoy." Students worked together to solve the Plexer puzzles for the warm up activity. The focus of the affective lesson was on communication as a leader. Sometimes someone may have the information but may not communicate it properly to the group. The final activity was to begin building a robot to solve one of the LEGO space missions simulating Space Exploration.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
5th Grade - Today's learning began with Oscitant which means inattentive. The successful person was John Walker who invented the first friction match while trying to develop a safer explosive. Students worked together to solve a DropQuote puzzle for the warm up activity. The leadership lesson had students building with playing cards. The caveat was that students could not verbally communicate with each other. For the exploration lesson, students were building items for a space simulation that involves LEGO. Eventually students will program robots to do activities similar to the NASA space program.
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 (today's successful person) acted crazy, but was really the head of a Union spy ring. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity The focus of the affective lesson was identifying and dealing with anger. In Crystal Pond Woods we continued developing our visual thinking as students played the Dot game. For the Discoveries lesson, students discovered the power of ice especially glaciers.
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 (today's successful person) acted crazy, but was really the head of a Union spy ring. Students worked together to solve the Quotation Quizzler for the warm up activity The focus of the affective lesson was identifying and dealing with anger. In Crystal Pond Woods we continued developing our visual thinking as students played the Dot game. For the Discoveries lesson, students discovered the power of ice especially glaciers.
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