Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Edible Landforms

Have I mentioned lately how much I love my job? Today we did a culminating activity as an assessment for the students' landform unit, and it was so cool!

Students were given an assignment to create a "cookie island" including every landform we have studied this unit. Once they split up into groups, their first task was to plan out their island (where each landform would be located, what they would use for each item, etc.). Each group was given a cookie cake, mini donuts, chocolate chips, cookies, and three different colors of icing (green, brown, and blue). 

Once students came up with their plan, they began the creation of their cookie island. It was amazing to see how creative they could get with the materials they were given! 

After they created each part of the island, they placed a vocabulary flag on each landform.

Next, each student created a hand drawn map of the island, including every landform, a key, and compass rose. Once they drew their map, they colored it in. I am so impressed with how they turned out!!

Finally, once maps were drawn and messes were cleaned up, they presented their islands and then ate them! 













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Friday, May 16, 2014

Reading Buddy Celebration

Oh, how I love my job! 

Throughout the year, we've been reading stories with our second grade buddies. This has been an amazing opportunity for the fifth graders to model fluency, expressive reading, and a love for reading. The second graders have love, love, loved reading with their fifth grade buddies and I've noticed incredible improvements in their attitude toward reading as well as their ability. 

To culminate the year, we had a Reading Buddy Celebration. During our celebration, the students made a little memory poster of their year together. The second graders filled out a sheet telling what they enjoyed about reading with their reading buddy and what they learned. The fifth graders' sheet was similar, but they discussed how they noticed their buddies grew as readers. As they created their posters, they enjoyed some yummy popcorn! 

They turned out really well! 








Happy teaching! 

Lia







Thursday, May 8, 2014

Weather Forecasting

Happy Thursday!

What a crazy couple of weeks it's been! We have been working through a unit on weather forecasting and the kids are loving it! Recently, we studied weather symbols and reading a weather map. As a culminating activity, the students each got a different weather map, and they had to write out a full-page forecast for their map, using lingo and tone of a meteorologist. Then, they delivered their forecasts with their map behind them on the SmartBoard.

They did an amazing job! I wish I could upload the videos of their presentations, because they ROCKED them!

Enjoy!





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Mrs.Bush