This week we wrapped up our animal research unit and started exploring our next focus... polar bears!
We started off the week with a special math task with Mrs. Belkind surrounding the book Cookie Fiasco by Mo Willems. We presented the students with the problem, "There are 5 people and 4 cookies. How do you share them evenly?" They had to work in a group to figure out a way to split them up evenly. There were a lot of great math conversations happening!
We started off the week with a special math task with Mrs. Belkind surrounding the book Cookie Fiasco by Mo Willems. We presented the students with the problem, "There are 5 people and 4 cookies. How do you share them evenly?" They had to work in a group to figure out a way to split them up evenly. There were a lot of great math conversations happening!
We did our last animal research project this week which was studying, planning, and creating a habitat for either an elephant, chimpanzee, or platypus. The students used Pebble GO, Youtube videos, and books to research what was needed in their animal's habitat. They then made a blueprint and created it either out of building materials, or painting and drawing. They worked so hard and were so creative!
We did another math task this week to introduce polar bears and also standard vs. non-standard measurement. After reading Actual Size by Steve Jenkins. I presented the students with this problem:
They then worked with a partner to measure either a polar bear or grizzly bear paw using their choice of measurement tools: ruler, unifix cubes, pattern blocks, dominoes, and Legos. The students recorded their results and after meeting as a whole group, we quickly realized everyone's answers were different! Next week, we will dive into why everyone got different answers when measuring the same footprints, and how standard and non-standard measurement works.
We also have a lot of celebrating to do next week with 100's Day and Valentine's Day... it will be a fun one!
We also have a lot of celebrating to do next week with 100's Day and Valentine's Day... it will be a fun one!