to study daffodils from Mrs. McGill's yard.
We studied the parts of a flower. Work included using dissection kits to study daffodils from Mrs. McGill's yard. How cool is it, to use a scalpel! Students referred to their flower as their "patient."
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We celebrated Pi day early, with hands-on activities. We used string to measure an object's circumference and then checked how many of that object's diameters were measured on the string-- all worked out to be a little over 3, yes! (3.14, anybody?) This work was inspired by exploratorium.edu's "Cutting Pi" activity. Students measured cylinders, glue sticks, globes, the sand timer, and yes, their heads... In language arts, students wrote "Pi-kus"--poems with 3 syllables, 1 syllable, 4 syllables, examples below. This idea is from scholastic.com's "Writing with Pi" by Kriscia Cabral. We made posters for the cafeteria, where apple pie was served--thanks, Ms. Karen! And we enjoyed several flavors of homemade pie, thanks to a generous parent volunteer! We dressed for the occasion... What a deliciously fun day!
Students baked bread as part of their fraction work. Is it done yet? Before we baked, students had to re-work the recipe so that everyone could add an ingredient. This was our math problem solving; sample student work below. As I divided the bread for us to eat, we discussed fractions; afterwards, I made a fraction-matching game using the photos shown below in the slideshow. |
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AuthorMs. McGill is a public school librarian at Stony Point Elementary. She has previously taught all subjects in 4th & 5th grades, and creative nonfiction at UVa's Young Writers Workshop for nine summers. Categories |