Capacity and Curling

We started a look at capacity in math. To start, we looked at capacity using non-standard units of measure. For one activity, I had them guess how many of the smaller cups would fit into the large pail.

Today, we looked at standard units of measure for capacity. The small centicube is a mL while 1000 of the small cubes makes 1L. We also talked about other points of reference like a 2L pop bottle.

In Social Studies, we played a game showing the connections between countries involving trade. It showed us visually that all countries are related and what can happen when connections are too tense or even break.

For this lesson in writing, students worked in pairs to find more vibrant words than some of the tired ones we get used to using.

The curling activity was great! Our teacher Lynn was very helpful and explained things so well. A couple of our students already sound like curling experts.

Pig's Lungs

Hello
A nurse named Andrea from the City of Ottawa came today with two sets of pig lungs to demonstrate the dangers smoking and to learn more about the respiratory system. It was a great presentation and the students proved that they already knew a lot about the dangers of cigarettes. We were able to see both sets of lungs in action and the differences in how they work.

This is a cross section of a pig's lung. Many students were surprised to find out that lungs are not hollow. Here, you can see the bronchioles.

This is an anchor chart I created to show how deeply I'd like them to be reflecting in their letter writing.

Tomorrow, I have challenged the students to try and have 100% participation in our agenda routine. I have also said that they can have a pyjama day. Please remember that Friday is a PD Day. Thanks!

New Year

This is the "Big Idea" from an exciting unit we are doing for Social Studies based on the "Canada and our Connections" unit. Tonight, our Social Activists have homework. It is a worksheet that asks them to go on a treasure hunt for objects around your home that come from other parts of our world.

This was a chart where I checked in with the students about what they already know about angles.

We are starting our Letter Writing again. These are the individual due dates for the students.

These are just a few examples from a math activity that we did last week. I gave each student a set of power polygons. Using only these shapes and no other tools, I asked them to identify the angles within each shape. The focus was on identifying angles and on communication in math. They did an excellent job. At this point, all students know and can identify acute angles, a right angle, obtuse angles, a straight angle, and reflex angles. They also know how to measure them using a protractor.