Freeze Time

Today we started our first freeze time writing piece.  We use freeze time in the middle of stories to make them more interesting.  We have been working on the steps and how to remember them.  Here is the poster we came up with to help us.

Building Challenge

This has been a great start to the school year.   I can tell they are going to be a great class already.  When the whole class all follows the rules they get a class cub paw.  They already have 13  and it is only the third day of school.  Today we did a building challenge to learn about teamwork.  Each group was given 20 pieces of spaghetti, 3 feet of masking tape and a large marshmallow.  They had to build a free standing structure with the marshmallow on top. The tallest building won the challenge.   I was so proud of each group and how hard they worked and no one ever gave up.  Here is a picture of  the winning structure.
                                              

I' m so excited about the new school year.  Our class will be a digital classroom this year.  We will get to do many great projects using technology.  Our school will be using project based learning as a tool to learn our curriculum.  In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. Rigorous projects help students learn key academic content and practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration, communication & critical thinking).