I like to review circuits with the class each year by making Squishy Circuits. In order to do this, the class needs a lot of Conductive Dough and Insulator Dough. I am sending home half the class with a recipe for Conductive Dough and half the class gets a recipe for Insulating Dough. It would be great if you could find time to make a batch of the dough over the weekend and send it to school on Monday. It's pretty easy to make and uses ingredients you probably already have on hand! Stay tuned to the class blog for pictures of our inventions!
Here is a link to a website where I learned about Squishy Circuits!
http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/index.htm
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Math Test!
I know students have a half day today, but that doesn't mean they can't take a math test! We have just finished a unit culminating with the double digit multiplication algorithm. Not only can they use the algorithm, but they can check their work another way, and explain why it works!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Keurig!
My nice husband bought a Keurig Coffee Maker for my classroom. If the kids bring in insulated mugs and hot chocolate or cider, they are welcome to use it. I think a nice hot drink helps warm us up in these cold months!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Character Development- Homework 11-20
In class we are working on developing characters in a realistic fiction story. Tonight for homework, I've asked kids to start developing their secondary characters....
"We want to know our characters so well, that we know how much change is in their pockets!"
"We want to know our characters so well, that we know how much change is in their pockets!"
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