Why do leaves change color in autumn/fall?
Remember to put your answer in the wonder box by Thursday afternoon! The winner will be announced on Friday, November 7.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Wonder of the Week: November 3-7
Remember to put your answer in the wonder box by Thursday afternoon! The winner will be announced on Friday, November 7.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Wonder of the Week October 20-23
Why do bats sleep upside down?
Math Talk
At our October professional development, the teachers rotated through stations learning about inquiry, math talk, and formative assessment. Prior to the professional development, the teachers watched "good" and "bad" math talk videos on a blendspace. During the PD, the teachers had to create their own math talk videos. The math talk videos mirror what math talk should and should not look like for their specific grade level. Below are some AWESOME math talk videos from kindergarten and 1st grade teachers.
GOOD Math Talk Video for Grades K-1
BAD Math Talk Video for Grades K-1
GOOD Math Talk Video for Grades K-1
Math in Mrs. Marlowe's Room!
Mrs. Marlowe's students are learning all about math through math workstations and small groups. Check out the pictures below!
All of Mrs. Marlowe's students have a math tool kit. In their math tool kits you will find counters, connecting cubs, a number line, and a ten frame. Every time Mrs. Marlowe introduces a tool and the students have a chance to use the tool, it is added to their tool kit. During one of the math stations, the students chose to use a number line to figure out an addition number sentence. You could definitely tell that Mrs. Marlowe taught the students how to use the number line because they did not have any trouble using the tool. Check out the picture below of one of the math tool kits.
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| The students are learning all about doubles! |
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| The students are practicing subtraction and addition fast facts using flashcards. |
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Week of the Week: October 13-17
Do pumpkins float or sink? Explain your answer.
Don't forget to put your answer in the wonder box by Thursday afternoon! The winner will be announced on Friday morning!
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Wonder of the Week Winner!
There were so many people that got the wonder of the week "Can you grow candy corn?" correct, so I had to draw one name out of a box. The winner is.... Kennedy in Mrs. McDowell's kindergarten class! Congratulations, Kennedy!
Kennedy's answer: "You can't grow candy corn because you can't grow candy. Candy corn is a candy."
Click on the link below to find out exactly how candy corn is made.
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-you-grow-candy-corn/
Kennedy's answer: "You can't grow candy corn because you can't grow candy. Candy corn is a candy."
Click on the link below to find out exactly how candy corn is made.
http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-you-grow-candy-corn/
Wonder of the Week Winner
Congratulations to Albina in Mrs. McDowell's kindergarten class! She was the winner of the wonder of the week "Why do oceans have waves?" Albina shared her answer with the school over the loud speaker this past Friday. Check out the answer below.
Answer: Most waves are caused by the wind blowing on the water's surface. Also, the gravity of the moon and sun act like magnets that push and pull the water. When this happens, it's called a tide.
Don't forget about the wonder of the week this week "Can you grow candy corn?" You will need to explain your answer. The winner will be announced on Friday! Happy Wondering!
Why do oceans have waves?
Answer: Most waves are caused by the wind blowing on the water's surface. Also, the gravity of the moon and sun act like magnets that push and pull the water. When this happens, it's called a tide.
Don't forget about the wonder of the week this week "Can you grow candy corn?" You will need to explain your answer. The winner will be announced on Friday! Happy Wondering!
Wonder of the Week October 6- 10
Can you grown candy corn?
Please explain your answer.
The answer and winner will be announced on Friday! Happy Wondering!!!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Mathematicians in Mrs. McDowell and Mrs. Murph's 5k
Mrs. McDowell and Mrs. Murph have TONS of MATHEMATICIANS in their classroom. In the pictures below the students are using Rekenreks.
A little tidbit about Rekenreks...
"Rekenreks originated in the Netherlands and have been widely used in other countries to help students reason about numbers, subitize, build fluency, and compute using number relationships (Fosnot and Dolk 2001). The rekenrek is composed of two rows of stringed beads with five beads of one color and five beads of another color on each row. They are colored in groups of five to help students "see" or subitize the quantity of five. The teacher has the option of using only one row of beads at a time to build fluency up to ten or using both rows to work on fluency with numbers up to twenty" (Parrish 2010).
Picture of a rekenrek:
A little tidbit about Rekenreks...
"Rekenreks originated in the Netherlands and have been widely used in other countries to help students reason about numbers, subitize, build fluency, and compute using number relationships (Fosnot and Dolk 2001). The rekenrek is composed of two rows of stringed beads with five beads of one color and five beads of another color on each row. They are colored in groups of five to help students "see" or subitize the quantity of five. The teacher has the option of using only one row of beads at a time to build fluency up to ten or using both rows to work on fluency with numbers up to twenty" (Parrish 2010).
Picture of a rekenrek:
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