Our Quarter Folders are all done! Now we can use them as part of our "warm up" activity for Unit 6: Measurement.
We put the folders to work this afternoon! Watch the video below to learn all about Math Mystery Day!
The boys and girls needed to use what they've learned about quarters to help them solve the problems. The detectives needed to use all kinds of Math skills to help them solve their problems, but each mystery required an understanding of quarters. And here's how the activity concluded:
First, students had to spin to find out which mystery they'd be solving.
The detectives were doing secret work and found lots of hiding places
in the classroom to conduct their investigations!
We've had another dance lesson with Miss Jackie this week and the boys and girls are encouraged to practice the updated routine. Thank you to Miss Jackie for allowing me to record the routine and share it here on the blog so that our students can practice at home.
It's time to get a little creative! We're going to tackle letter writing by writing a letter to our favourite toy/stuffy/action figure/whatever-but-it-can't-be-an-i-pad. The purpose of this letter is to prepare our toy for a pretend sleepover in the classroom! The secondary purpose of this writing task is to help students generate their own ideas and then select only their top 5-6 from their graphic organizer.
We all know that the wild animals in Room 208 come alive at night and have themselves one, well...wild time! They build forts with the pillows, watch Full House non-stop and drink all the extra chocolate milk in the fridge! The challenge I've posed to my students is this: what advice would you give to your own toy if they were to spend the night in our classroom with the rest of the stuffies? Here are the slides from my lesson today:
This is Pete the Polar Bear. He's pretty cute isn't he? He's been the main character in a few stories I've written for my students over the course of the year. He's drawn by a clipart company named Scrappin' Doodles, but I've given him his little (big!) personality. Here's the low-down on Pete:
He's in Kindergarten.
He's really, really funny.
He is in love with a classmate named Pammy.
He loves Lucky Charms.
He tells stories very quickly.
He likes to say things like, "Do you know how I could solve the problem? I will tell you how I can solve the problem right now."
His big brother is Poppy.
Did I mention he loves Pammy?
We had a Christmas story with Pete and today, we wrapped up his Valentine story. The story is presented on the Smartboard and each day we read a few pages aloud. The goal is for each child to read a little bit each day.
Well, today was the conclusion of the story. When it looked like Pete wasn't going to be able to give Pammy her Valentine (a brown one with hockey pucks glued on it, because she plays hockey) because she was sick, all the boys and girls were stunned this morning when they came to the part of the story where the doorbell rang and sure enough...it was Pammy!
Their reaction was just so precious and hilarious, I had to ask them to recreate it so we could share it here on the blog. The video also gives you a bit of an idea as to how this story has been presented over the last few weeks. The entire story-reading process has been exactly as you'll hear in this video. It's been an absolute riot starting each morning with a little dose of Pete. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this video is no exaggeration. We really do have this much fun!
Thank you to Christina, who made me this
Pete-inspired Valentine!
