Kiker's Strength-Based Learning Cohort

Go to the Time for Kids link on the right (under Academic Extensions ). In the search bar of that site, type in health  or  fitness .  When the new page comes up, choose an article to read. In your project notebook, write a summary of the article. Include the title of the article and the date it was written! If you finish before Project Block ends, you may explore any of the sites listed on the blog.

Get your project notebook ready by putting today's date and the title (Good Nutrition Begins with Knowledge) at the top. Healthy eating begins with knowing about the kinds of food we are choosing. Click on the link below and follow the directions to play the "Mission Nutrition" game. Enjoy! http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/games/game_nutrition.html?tracking=80050_A Write down 2 new things you learned about the foods you saw in the "kitchen" in your project notebook. If you finish before Project Block ends, you may explore any of the sites listed on the blog.

Let's practice good digital citizenship! First , write down our Rules for Visiting Places Online in your Project Notebook. As always, you can paraphrase, or put these in your own words. Rules for Visiting Places Online 1. Always ask your parent or teacher first. 2. Only talk to people you know. 3. Stick to places that are just right for you. Next , explore the links below to practice our cybersafety rules. www.moma.org/interactives/destination http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/ Finally , write down two facts that you learned from these sites. Be safe and have fun!

Please use the links below to begin your scavenger hunt. Before you begin: *Read ALL directions and information within each link...that's what good readers do! :) *Work with your partner to complete your scavenger hunt in your social studies notebook. Answer in complete sentences, please. Question 1: Who is the governor of Texas and what did he do before he became governor? http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Question 2: What is the date the Texas flag was adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Texas? What do the three colors represent? Glue in your Texas Flag and Texas Pledge side-by-side below your answers. http://www.lsjunction.com/flag.htm Question 3: What is the name of the Texas state flower and what other names is it called? Include a drawing of the flower. http://www.lsjunction.com/flower.htm Question 4: Find the blurb about the Old Fort McIntosh Historic District. What is it used for now? http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Past/Book/P...

It's hard to believe we're wrapping up our fifth week...autumn is here and we're fall-ing into our routines! We completed two directed inquiries in science to continue developing our questioning, data-gathering, measurement, and teamwork skills. The first inquiry allowed us to collect information about how far a ball would roll down a ramp. With the second inquiry, we introduced the concept of a variable and tested to see if the size of the ball affected the distance it would roll. After three trials for each ball, we even calculated the average distance! We're amongst some serious scientists and mathematicians! ;) This week in reading, Second Grade finished up our study of fluency by becoming teachers ourselves! Ms. Toman's First Grade class came and we taught them all we knew about reading smoothly, with expression by buddying up with them and reading a  Piggie and Gerald  book. It was a fun way to authentically practice what we have le...

We had another fun & full week of learning! This week in reading, we focused on fluency; reading smoothly, with expression (like when we're talking). We have begun an author study in Second with Mo Willems and his Piggie and Gerald series. We know that good readers pay attention to punctuation, characters' actions and expressions, and the authors' use of fonts to help us read  Third and Fourth Grade have begun a journey into narrative poetry with Sharon Creech's  Love That Dog  and  Hate That Cat.   We are delving into character analysis (ask them what they know about Jack), setting, inference, and narrative poem structure. With the same text, we are able to also practice our phrasing and fluency! In writing, we've been working on topic selection - choosing things we are passionate about, and truly allow a story to come to life. We've also been working on digging deeper...finding the seed ideas, not choosing a watermelon sized idea. ...

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