Picture Review of our Year (PART 1)

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11 months later.

Y'ALL. WHAT. A. YEAR. I can't even put into words all of the amazingness we experienced, so I'm just going to upload five kagillion photos and hopefully find the time to explain them throughout the first few weeks of summer (WHAT?!) break.

For your viewing pleasure...

READING OLYMPICS:

We enjoyed Reading Olympics, where students chose projects to create after each novel study. We then presented their projects and turned the room into a museum of student work, where the students could walk around and interact with each other's projects. 

GRAMMAR PROJECTS:

Students in 4th grade created projects to practice prepositions. This was called The ABC's of Prepositions. Each group had to create a prepositional phrase containing different prepositions and then provide an image, either on a poster board or on a power point. They created one prepositional phrase for every letter of the alphabet. It had to start with a noun and the object of the preposition had to start with the same letter. They had a BLAST! 

CINCO DE MAYO:

Fourth and fifth graders joined together to learn more about the history and culture of Mexico through a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Stations included: 

- expository power point and quiz

- library book scavenger hunt

- Mexican flower making

- Mexican vocabulary crosswords and word searches

- pinata

- chips, salsa, and queso

- authentic Mexican music

- an informational video

RUNNING CLUB:

In preparation for our 10k/5k/1k I led our first ever running club! The kids learned a lot about pacing, correct form, the importance of a running buddy, and just how to have fun while running and taking care of our bodies! 

MORE READING OLYMPIC PRESENTATIONS:

Check out my TpT store to access the pamphlets for each level of projects! 

TITANIC PROJECT:

We did a research project in teams about the wreck of the Titanic. Students broke up into groups to identify different issues that could have been changed to help prevent this terrible disaster. Each team was in charge of a different category: Passengers, Technology, Ship Building, and Passage. This group chose to display the answers to their questions in the form of an iPad, because they were the Technology group. SO COOL!!! You flip up every flap to see the typed answers underneath. They developed each "app" to represent the main idea of the answer or question. 

USA PROJECT:

Students completed a 4 part project on a state of their choice. The parts included:

- drawing of state map and flag

-alliteration booklet 

- research paper

- presentation day complete with a speech, costume, and food from their state

Head to my TpT store for this awesome project packet! 

FIELD TRIP TO CHARLESTON:

Yep! A two day, one night trip to wonderful Charleston! It was incredible! We study the Civil War, so this was the perfect place to check out Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the USS Yorktown, Magnolia Plantation, downtown Charleston, the Slave Mart, the Charleston Museum, Blackbeard's Cove, and soooo much more!