Thursday, March 23, 2017
Peace lesson finale
Mrs. Sulecki brought an egg in to celebrate the last peace lesson and to represent how fragile each of us can be emotionally. Looking at the egg, it is hard to know what it is like on the inside, hard boiled or raw. Students reviewed each skill they learned this year by telling the class about a time they used the skill and what the outcome was. As they each successfully shared, Mrs Sulecki wrapped the egg with straws to represent how w can protect ourselves and others by using these skills daily. Once the students felt like they talked about all they knew, Mrs. Sulecki dropped the egg from waist height. It didn't break! Then she asked them if they thought that she could drop it from a chair, did they have enough skills to problem solve any tough situation and protect themselves and others? She stood on the chair and dropped the egg. Students were so excited to see that it didn't break. Mrs. S. asked why it didn't break and the room erupted with how they protected it and how they can do that with people too. What a fun lesson on making peaceful choices!
Story problem writing
Students look at a math equation and explore writing story problems for their peers to math the equation. Math partners prove why or why not their story problem matches the equation. This type of activity gives a clear picture of what students understand about math terminology: partners, whole and it also shows if they can use reasoning to support their thinking. They love the challenge!
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Using a model to think about what we know
After reading about the rotation of the Earth on it's axis and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun, the students were given a model of the Earth and asked to reason through the new learning. This activity will be revisited several times throughout this unit as the students gain more knowledge and a deeper understanding. We will complete this unit with several hands on science activities and exploration.
Book shopping bliss
Book shopping is a favorite activity weekly in our classroom. Students love having choice in their reading, exploring genres, and sharing their new books with their peers. The conversation during this activity is always one to make any teacher beam with pride over the students love of reading being shared!
Dr Seuss Fun
Art, Art and more Art! We kicked off March is reading month by reading and making our own Dr. Seuss fish from One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Mr. Elligot's Pool.
Flat People
Students work to make their own Flat _________ and prepare them for their Spring Break adventure. We finished reading Flat Stanley and the students are excited to take their Flat People or mail them to friends. If they do not have someone to send them to, let me know and I can send them to a friend for some adventure fun...
Monday, March 13, 2017
What do we want to know about Astronomy?
Before starting this unit the students generated a list of questions they had about Astronomy. We revisit this list and check off the questions we have discovered answers to, share our thoughts with our peers and even add more questions as we learn more.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Wrap up to Early American Civilization
We wrapped our Ancient American Civilization unit with an Aztec inspired weaving and mosaic. Students loved designing this art project and stepping outside of the box to try a new skill like weaving.
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
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