November 4, 2014

Today was a very productive day in grade 3/4. The students listened very well today and came eager to learn :) Here's what we did today:

1. Opening Exercises: The students wrote a journal entry about the scientist that came to visit them yesterday.
2. Bible: I started a new thing with the students today. It's a prayer journal. This is something that the students can use to write down their own prayer requests, things they are thankful for, and write down things that other people need prayer for.
3. Writing Workshop: Now that the class is more familiar with different poetry terms (simile, metaphor, alliteration, etc.), we started writing some poetry! We made silly poems today using alliteration. The students had to work their way through the alphabet and think of sentences that used alliteration. In each sentence, they had to use an adjective, noun, and verb. The sentences were hilarious! The class was laughing lots as we shared some of our favorite sentences we made.
4. Math: We worked through 3D shapes today as we determined how many faces, edges, and vertices each shape had. The students then did a little assessment piece for me to see how much they knew.
5. Health & Careers: We made germ monsters today--no, not actual germs! We used blobs of paint and straws to create splatted looking germ monsters. Next time, we will add some googly eyes to finish off our germs. Better on paper than on our hands, right? :)
6. P.E.: We played another round of Dungeon Ball.
7. Science: Today we learned about posts and beams and what materials make the strongest posts and beams. We did a hands-on experiment where the students tested which material was stronger: straws or popsicle sticks. They had to see which material held up the most marbles in a yogurt container. There were only a few times where students were losing their marbles--literally.