“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…”
– Dr. Seuss
– Dr. Seuss
Bio-Inspired Flowers
Our class has been learning about plants, plant parts, and their functions. We worked on designing and building a flower that would have all of the parts needed to actually "grow." Each team needed to come up with a design that had a flower that would get its color from the nutrients supplied (colored water). The flower would need a stem for support, and a root system that could carry nutrients (or color) through the plant. We learned that this process is known as "capillary action." Who's design will actually BLOOM!
Our class has been learning about plants, plant parts, and their functions. We worked on designing and building a flower that would have all of the parts needed to actually "grow." Each team needed to come up with a design that had a flower that would get its color from the nutrients supplied (colored water). The flower would need a stem for support, and a root system that could carry nutrients (or color) through the plant. We learned that this process is known as "capillary action." Who's design will actually BLOOM!
Heat and Light:
Our class has been learning about heat and light. We have dicussed how light travels in a straight line, it can reflect, refract, and absorb. Each student throught about the things that they learned and then designed a penguin habitat. They had certain criteria to follow as they build their homes. Each one was very different! Everyone was given an ice penguin to place in their house and each penguin was weighed and each house tested for heat changes at 30 minute intervals. Brooke, Jaydon W., Kendra and Arthur were able to keep their penguin from melting the longest! Congratulations to all of our builders.
Our class has been learning about heat and light. We have dicussed how light travels in a straight line, it can reflect, refract, and absorb. Each student throught about the things that they learned and then designed a penguin habitat. They had certain criteria to follow as they build their homes. Each one was very different! Everyone was given an ice penguin to place in their house and each penguin was weighed and each house tested for heat changes at 30 minute intervals. Brooke, Jaydon W., Kendra and Arthur were able to keep their penguin from melting the longest! Congratulations to all of our builders.
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Class Dojo
Our classroom uses Class Dojo to help students set individual goals and track progress. Students also like to use it to work towards rewards, but it is not used as punishment. Families typically like knowing if their child is turning in homework, staying on task, showing PRIDE, or if they are having trouble with self control. Keep in mind, Class Dojo is a simply a snap shot in time, but that trends are sometimes helpful to realign goals! We also use it as a tool to improve learning with lessons in "Growth Mindset." I have included an interesting article below the Class Dojo image to read if you would like to click on that link. If you had an account with Class Dojo last year, it should connect with our class this year. If you did not have an account, I will send instructions home during our first full week of school for you. You are not required to sign up or connect to this app. I do post special events and reminders from time-to-time. If you are only interested in school delays and closings, I send these out on an app called "REMIND" (information below). The school also has a phone call/text notification for these circumstances, so you are not required to sign up with REMIND if you are satisfied with the other notifications. |
Xtra Math & Moby Max
Our class uses Xtra Math & Moby Max to help students with fact practice in our classroom. These programs help students to learn facts along with building their speed and knowledge of facts. Students can access these math activities just we do in our classroom by going to our class webpage, selecting the program desired, and then logging in with your student username and pin (Student Usernames and Pins are kept on homework folders). The nice feature to these programs is that parents can also log in and check on progress. These links test the student and then moves them through adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division facts based on the child's performance. I truly appreciate it matching student needs and I think parents will appreciate knowing exactly what their child knows or needs to know. Check it out! Our class code is: HYSMRJZK if you need to set up your account at home. |
REMIND 101
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Elementary Books Read Aloud Online
Here are a few links for online books that are available to various reading levels that John Wolf from Indiana Literacy Liaisons shared.
Children's Storybooks Online Many wonderful free childrens books are available to read at Children's Storybooks Online. Stories span age ranges from preschool to young adults.
SillyBooks Animated children's books, music, puzzles and children's games that teach young children to read and write.
Storynory Storynory has published a new audio story every week since November 2005. Our lead storyteller is Natasha whose lovely voice will charm and beguile you. We draw on fairy tales by theBrothers Grimm or Han Christian Anderson. We seek out unusual stories from around the world.
Storyline Online Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books aloud.
Signed Stories Hi! This is your website. It’s got lots of great books to see in sign language and subtitles. Hearing family and friends can listen to the stories too. You can all watch together! We’ll add more books. So keep coming back to see what’s new. Tell your friends … click on the windows… explore…and have FUN!
Just Books Read Aloud This site was specifically compiled to be ad free, clutter free, let children follow links to unintended locations free. The site is also JAWS compatible for visually impaired parents and students.
Here are a few links for online books that are available to various reading levels that John Wolf from Indiana Literacy Liaisons shared.
Children's Storybooks Online Many wonderful free childrens books are available to read at Children's Storybooks Online. Stories span age ranges from preschool to young adults.
SillyBooks Animated children's books, music, puzzles and children's games that teach young children to read and write.
Storynory Storynory has published a new audio story every week since November 2005. Our lead storyteller is Natasha whose lovely voice will charm and beguile you. We draw on fairy tales by theBrothers Grimm or Han Christian Anderson. We seek out unusual stories from around the world.
Storyline Online Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children's books aloud.
Signed Stories Hi! This is your website. It’s got lots of great books to see in sign language and subtitles. Hearing family and friends can listen to the stories too. You can all watch together! We’ll add more books. So keep coming back to see what’s new. Tell your friends … click on the windows… explore…and have FUN!
Just Books Read Aloud This site was specifically compiled to be ad free, clutter free, let children follow links to unintended locations free. The site is also JAWS compatible for visually impaired parents and students.