Spider-Man Earth Hour 2014 Superhero Ambassador

On a dark and stormy Thursday...

...2L worked on their money skills!  

Lights off, total concentration.  

It was intense!

Going on an Egg Hunt

During math class, kids each hunted for their class number 

on an egg. Inside each egg was a small treat.  

In order to enjoy the treat, students had to prove 

their money-counting skills by purchasing the egg.

New Rocks & Their Properties

Obsidian-Gneiss-Basalt

New rocks were introduced today!  Kids work independently, then as teams to list all the properties to describe their new rocks.  We used our sticky notes to keep track of our thinking.  Tuesday we are using our new rocks to write a fictional story about the rock, including all the properties!  Fun stuff!

A Noun is a Person Place or Thing Schoolhouse Rock

Progressive Muscle Relaxation- for kids and adults!

Thursday's Money Games!

http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/money.html

http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm

http://www.primarygames.com/math/peterpigsmoneycounter/

Think Like A Geologist

Cooperative groups used 7 different kinds of rocks today to run 4 tests.  They tested their rocks on sandpaper, in water, with vinegar and looked closely with hand lenses.  We have studied properties of rocks...and hearing their language today was fantastic.  They shared, took turns and were asking each other questions about the findings.  

Little Geologists #1

Geologists #2

Geologists #3

Storm Water Education

Today we learned that our bad habits, make for bad habitats in our lake for wildlife.  We talked about the things that we can do to create good habits in our lives that will help keep our lake environment healthy!

Justin demonstrated that Mr. Blue fish needs clean, healthy water to survive.  He added "chemicals, oil, dog mess, grass clippings, salt" to the pretend habitat.  We were sad to see such a messy habitat! We all hope to keep our lake and city beautiful!

Wisconsin Caves

http://bcove.me/ps37tq4m

ABCs of Safety

Stranger Awareness for Kids - Billy to the Bus (shortened safety video)

Thursday-Area

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/AreaShapesShoot.htm


http://www.mathplayground.com/area_perimeter.html


http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/AreaExplorer/


http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/math-games/airlines-builder/

Deposition & Erosion

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Bill Nye The Science Guy - Erosion (+playlist)

Budding Scientists

Today we used our 5 senses to observe and name a rock.
Do rocks smell?

Math happenings...

For the last 2 weeks we have studied fractions and shapes.  These 2 subjects go well together!  To culminate the unit, we used the shapes to demonstrate our knowledge of fractions.  

2 trapezoids = a hexagon!  

6 small triangles = a hexagon.  

The students' favorite day is pictured above.  They used the pattern blocks to fill in different shapes and find multiple solutions.  Pattern blocks are a blast!

Shapes on Thursday!

Do the first two, then it is your choice!

http://www.maths-games.org/shape-games.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/shapes_shoot.htm

http://www.mathplayground.com/patternblocks.html

http://gingerbooth.com/flash/patblocks/patblocks.php#.UxcrLj9dUrU