Five for Friday {2-21-14}
It's been a while since I linked up with
Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday. This week I have lots of randomness to share with you, so the timing is perfect!
This week we read
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons. CCSS tasks students with explaining how a diagram (and other text features) help to clarify a text. So, I grouped my kiddos and gave each group a question to discuss and answer. Each of the questions essentially asked them to tell how a diagram contributes to a text, but each question was worded differently. The groups worked together to come up with an answer and the designated scribe recorded their answer. They did great!
We started our geometry unit. I always kick this unit off by using a mini book I created a few years back. The students love making their own
shape book!
Each page of the book lists the attributes of different shapes (and the category known as quadrilaterals). Once we read through the book, the students use the provided shape page to correctly match each shape to the list of attributes.
I finally got my binders of writing units, close reads, and organizers all prettied up. Don't they look great! I wish the green binder was pink or turquoise, but Target didn't have any of the big ones in those colors. Oh well, the shelf still looks spiffy!
I found the binder "decor" on TpT. It was a
freebie from
Angeline Stewart!
This week we are learning about teeth. On Tuesday, we set up an experiment to find out what happens to teeth over time as they are exposed to sugary and acidic substances. Simply place one egg in a cup of soda and another egg into a cup of vinegar, sit back and watch what happens! OK, we aren't just watching, we are recording our observations in a journal. ;)
When we kicked off our dental health unit, I asked my students if they flossed their teeth. Only about 5 of them said they did! Yikes! So, I decided to share a demonstration with them as to why they might want to consider picking up this important habit. Of course, I have
Pinterest to thank for this wonderful idea.
Simply gather up a few materials: play-doh, a Duplo block, and some yarn.
{Click
HERE to see the original pin on Pinterest}
Put some play-doh between the knobby things on the block. Explain to your students that this is food. Food that is just sitting there-ewww. Use your finger, or a toothbrush, to show them that when you brush the outsides of your teeth, the spaces between your teeth aren't touched at all.
Then, bring out the yarn.
Show them how the yarn (aka, floss) can remove the gunk between their teeth.
Most of my non-flossers said they were going to tell their parents that they wanted to start flossing their teeth. I hope so!
That's about all, folks! I hope you all had a great week!
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