Our mini-lesson of the day was about writing introductions that both capture reader attention and clearly state a thesis. We talked about “starting in the action,” and the use of questions and quotes. We also discussed making a thesis statement
Cardboard
This week we created door hangers with our name from card board and tissue papers. Some kids created cardboard projects.
Data
Today the sociology class looked at research methods, starting with the idea that we take in, assess and draw conclusions from social data all the time (show of hands; whether a restaurant has good reviews; number of texts received; which
Fall
This week we created beaded pipe cleaner – inidian corn and other fall themed creations. We will continue to work on beaded pipe cleaner projects next week. We were sad to miss our electrons friends that were sick and we
Lab Report: An Apple vs Rubber Bands
First Name: CJ Age: 8 Experiment Title: An Apple vs Rubber Bands What was your hypothesis?: That rubber bands will break an apple. What materials did you use in your experiment? List them all.: An apple and 70 rubber bands.
Lab Report: Pennies vs a Paper Plate
First Name: CJ Age: 8 Experiment Title: Pennies vs a Paper Plate What was your hypothesis?: That 54 pennies will sink a paper plate. What materials did you use in your experiment? List them all.: A paper plate and some
Lab Report: Slime
First Name: Hili Age: 9 Experiment Title: Slime What was your hypothesis?: I thought it would turn into butter slime(a type of slime) if I add a type of clay I found. What materials did you use in your
Book Report: Dragons Love Tacos 2, The Sequel by Adam Rubin
First Name: jacob Age: 5 Book Title: Dragons love tacos 2, The sequel Author: Adam Rubin Fiction Genres: Humor Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: In the taco party, the time machine,
Book Report: Those Darn Squirrels Fly South, by Adam Rubin
First Name: Jacob Age: 5 Book Title: Those darn squirrels fly south Author: Adam Rubin Fiction Genres: Humor Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: Old Man Fookwire’s house, and the beach List
Apples
We began the class with a reading of 10 Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss. Then we set up red, green, and brown paint and invited the children to use apples cut in half as stamps and create apples