Learning Intentions: I can develop, construct, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving.
On Friday, we had our very first "Math Mashup" with Division 1. We plan to get together every week and collaborate to solve fun and challenging mathematical puzzles, riddles, and games. For our first week we split up into two groups, boys in one class and girls in another, to solve a bridge riddle involving zombies! I was so happy to see all of the groups working together to solve this challenging riddle, we have such great team work skills already! I look forward to next week's Math Mashup!! Learning Intentions: I can develop, construct, and apply mathematical understanding through play, inquiry, and problem solving.
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During Dot Day last week, we decided to tweet a few of our questions to Peter Reynolds, the author of The Dot, hoping that if by any chance he saw it, we might get a response... and sure enough, we did!
I've had the pleasure of getting to know you all last week and look forward to the many more weeks we will be learning together! I'm really excited for this year. Last week we had a lot of fun with International Dot Day! International Dot Day encourages people of all ages to harness their creativity. The inspiration behind the event is the children's book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Here's a video of the book that we watched in class. Learning Intentions: Create artistic works collaboratively and as an individual using ideas inspired by imagination, inquiry, experimentation, and purposeful play. I really LOVE the beautiful zentagle dots you all created. I especially love when we all collaborated on one BIG dot together. They are all unique and all look fantastic! You may find that you'll want to use zentagle in future art projects or the next time you are doodling, it can be very relaxing! I was very proud of the leadership skills you all demonstrated with our first buddy activity, which also revolved around Dot Day. Those little grade 1s and 2s will be looking up to you all year, so make sure you are showing them the best version of you and continue to be the great leaders I know you are. Learning Intentions: I can identify when others need support and provide it. We also had A LOT of fun doing our first Mystery Skype for Global Collaboration Day. Global Collaboration Day raises greater awareness of the need for connecting classrooms and education organizations around the world. Empowering student and teachers to create authentic, meaningful experiences will deepen learning and improve educational outcomes for all children. We ended up skyping with a 5th grade class from Rancho Rosal Elementary School located in Camarillo, California. We asked some great geography questions and reflected on how to be more efficient with our questions for next time.
Learning Intention: I can connect and engage with others. |
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