What a week it has been! Ever have that feeling like you probably are sick, but are in denial? That's me... the past 3 days a stomach bug has been making me feel gross but the week was so busy there wasn't time to make sub plans.
Anywho!!
Anywho!!
Linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to once again share 5 random moments of my week.
1. Simplified Fractions - Nacho Style
I found this freebie and decided to print it out for groups to cut, sort, and glue. It took about 30 minutes. Then I corrected it and called the groups over. The kids had to explain why the chip wasn't in the right spot (simplified vs needs to be simplified.) Great review!
2. District Writing Test
3 days this week we were writing basically all day to complete our test. It was a response to literature. The kids did a great job with identifying the lessons the author wanted them to learn. I am officially done with writing lessons - not that we will stop writing - but now it's onto the test prep crunch!
3. Congruent, Slides, Flips, and Turns
My students have finally reached the end of chapter 21. Usually by this time of the year we are done with the book and already in full review mode. Not this year though. I did an art project with the lessons. (Yes, I squished them together.) They folded a piece of paper, traced their hand, cut it out, and then glued it to another paper. That side of the paper they wrote that their hands were congruent, and decided how many degrees to turn it before gluing. The other side of the paper they did it again and decided whether to slide or flip. They got it and today we moved onto symmetry. They chose what side they wanted the class to see on our bulletin board.
4. Whales vs. Elephants
This week we began our Communication unit in OCR. The story talks about infrasonic communication - specifically with elephants and whales. I went to an old favorite website - LearningPage.com and printed off fact sheets about 2 different types of whales and an elephant, and in groups they created a triple venn diagram. My little kids felt like even bigger kids with having to compare 3 animals at the same time. We sat/laid outside in the sunshine to create these diagrams.
This week we began our Communication unit in OCR. The story talks about infrasonic communication - specifically with elephants and whales. I went to an old favorite website - LearningPage.com and printed off fact sheets about 2 different types of whales and an elephant, and in groups they created a triple venn diagram. My little kids felt like even bigger kids with having to compare 3 animals at the same time. We sat/laid outside in the sunshine to create these diagrams.
5. Easter Egg Symmetry
Today was Symmetry DAY! I know I probably could have just glossed over this lesson since they totally already knew how to do it, but I really wanted to do something fun since it is Friday... so I found these whole page Easter Eggs and let the kids color for a change. My only requirement was that the completed egg had to show symmetry. I didn't want something with a lot of graphics on it to start since they are in 4th grade and these kids especially love to draw. I love spring art!
Other news... my mom is out of the hospital! Yay her!! They figured it out to be a reaction to one of the medications that she was prescribed due to her pinched nerve. Thanks for praying!!
Other other news... I am finding it way too easy lately to spend money on TPT. In the past I have limited myself to sales, but now with state testing so close and all the review that needs to happen and the need to try to make it fun, I have been filling and emptying my cart way too often. Just last night I had 2 separate shopping sprees... Look what I bought!
Hope you had a great week! Tomorrow is our anniversary - 11 years!
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