October 7, 2014

Today was a busy, but fun day in grade 3/4. Here's how our day went:

1. Opening Exercise: We did a O.W.I. with a picture of an ice cave in Russia.
2. Bible/Writing Workshop: We combined the 2 subjects today as we talked about Thankfulness since Thanksgiving is approaching. We discussed things we are thankful for and recorded these on a chart paper. We then looked up different verses in the Bible that talk about being thankful. Afterwards, we wrote acrostic poems using the word THANKFUL. The students came up with some great ideas.
3. Math: Since we have been working on polygons, we built our own geometry monster glyphs (you can have your child explain this to you!). Basically, the students had to build their monster based on different factors (the length of their name, vowels in their name, how many siblings they have, how many pets they have, and so on). I can't wait to see the finished product!
4. P.E.: I introduced the students to one of my favorite gym games growing up: Belly Ball! This game is a mix between Dodgeball and California Kickball. Make sure you ask your child to explain this game to you - they absolutely loved it! We made teams in class and will continue to use these teams this month as we play different team games. We have the Green Gladiators vs. the Red Thunder Bolts. So far, the Red Thunder Bolts are winning by 1 point!
5. Science: We put our construction hats on and became engineers. We watched a quick little clip of a building collapsing and tried to determine why that building wasn't stable. Using what we had previously learned, we took an unstable structure (an empty toilet paper roll) and had to make it so it wouldn't tip over so easily using only a bag of beans, 2 elastic bands, and 2 pieces of toilet paper. They were much better engineers than the builders who built the collapsing buildings.