Week 10- Partial Quotient Method

Check it out! Mrs. Lawrence made me a pumpkin and it is Hello Kitty! I think it is so cute and I have it on display in my classroom.



This week we learned about action verbs and linking verbs. The kids each got a coloring page of an Angry Bird and then wrote a paragraph about it. After writing they had to reread their paragraph and highlight action and linking verbs. I think they were excited about this activity.





We have also been learning about long division. This week we played Multiply, Divide, and Conquer. The kids divided into two teams. Here is a picture of the winning team this round.



We also learned how to divide using the partial quotient method. Do you know this method? If not check out this video I made to explain it.



We wrapped up the week with an activity to explore mechanical weathering.



The kids used fine and coarse sand paper to weather their rocks (sugar cubes). Then they recorded their observations in the flipbook we made.



STUDENTS: What did you think about the partial quotient method for long division? At first several of you didn't like it at all. Now that you've had a little while to practice that method I'd love to hear what you think!

Week 9- Layers of the Earth

This week we learned about the layers of the Earth! Check out the flipbook we made Monday. The kids did a great job and learned a lot about the layers of the Earth.



I had a few volunteers clean out the habitat for our Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. Some of the boys didn't want to touch the pets but Jon had no problem picking them up!



It was time for a brain break and the kids love getting up and moving!





When learning about the layers of the Earth there were two songs we kept going back to. Take a look at our songs. The songs are a great way to help the kids learn!



STUDENTS: Today we started talking about Roanoke Island, The Lost Colony. Take a look at this website and see what is being done to try to figure out what happened to the colonists: America's Lost Colony. What do you think happened to the colonists who disappeared? Mare sure your ideas are realistic.

Week 8- Explorer Day

This week we logged in to www.sumdog.com for the first time in the computer lab. The kids had a great time practicing math facts and playing Junk Pile!



We also had Newton's Race! The students built ramps to use to race their cars.





Then they added washers to the cars to see if it made a difference in the speed of the cars.



Friday was Explorer Day. Students dressed up like explorers and brought items to trade.



All of the 5th grade classes went to the library and traded items. Everyone had a great time!



We also started making our flipbook to learn about the layers of the atmosphere. Check out this song to help you remember the layers!



STUDENTS: What was your favorite part of Explorer Day? What were you able to trade for? How does what we did compare to what the explorers actually did?

Week 7

This was a very busy week for us! We started off by learning the properties of multiplication. You can see Dalton & Ryan playing a game where they had to match the properties to problems on their game board.



Our reading coach, Mrs. James, came in this week to help us with Daily Data. One of the things we learned to do was to make inferences about the data. Then we practiced finding unrelated inferences! Check out the list we generated to explain why someone sold more lemonade from week to week.



We also participated in the OREO project from Projects by Jen.



The kids stacked OREOs and tried to make the tallest stack. There were able to make 2 attempts.



Look at the concentration taking place!







After everyone finished we recorded the data in our Daily Data notebook and used the clickers to create a graph to show their averages.



After we finished stacking the kids were able to use the cookies to create a sculpture. Some worked alone and others synergized!









This week in science we were learning about Newton's First Law. The kids tried to keep the object at rest (penny) while sliding a paper circle out from under it. It took a lot of practice and concentration but some were able to make it work. We started by cutting circles out of cardstock. Then we balanced the penny on top of the paper and put all that on our thumbs. If the students had it balanced correctly they could hit the side of the paper circle. The paper circle would fly out and the penny would stay on their thumb! If they flipped it wrong the force of the paper moving made the penny move.



STUDENTS: Give me an example of Newton's 1st or 2nd law. We talked about the penny (1st law) and riding in a car (2nd law). Give me an example that you can think of that has not already been mentioned in the comments!

QR Code Math Review- Add/Sub Decimals

I wanted to share this with all my teacher followers. I made this QR code sheet the kids used to review our math skill this week, adding and subtracting decimals. I even made the video for the first QR code. This is my first video but I'll be doing more!

Week 6

This week we went outside to learn about heat transfer! We found real world examples of conduction, convection, and radiation.



Check out the girls helping each other! Way to be proactive!





This week the students started presenting their Native American projects. They had to create a doll dressed in the correct attire and it had to be in a container with facts about the tribe. These are just 2 of our wonderful projects!



We started our Newton's Laws unit. We talked about speed and velocity. Check out this song.




Then we pulled out the toy cars and calculated their speed!



I'm super excited because next week we will be participating in the OREO project! We will be competing to see how many OREOs we can stack. So...

STUDENTS: I want you to make a prediction. How many OREOs do you think you'll be able to stack? Do you have a strategy planned?

Week 5

This week we learned about the properties of addition. My students used dice to create addition problems that displayed the addition properties. I found the idea at Ginger Snaps if you want to see what we did.



We also started our math groups this week and the kids had a great time learning how to use our Versatiles.



Do you know about Coin Clues? I ordered this book from Mind Ware (which I love) and we started them this week in math to earn tickets for the good job jar. The students are given clues to determine the order of the coins. It is great for critical thinking and the kids were begging to do more!

As you can see, I LOVE Dr. Pepper! Thank you Ryan L for filling my fridge! I'm not sure how the water got in there. lol I think it must be left over from field day last year.



On day on the way back from lunch a few of my boys found these boxes. They jumped inside and said they were "thinking inside the box."



This week in science we have been learning about conduction, convection, and radiation. We spend a lot of time with our heat transfer pictures. I made a Voice Thread with a few of the pictures. Check it out and add some comments if you'd like. We are going to play around with Voice Thread because I'd love to see my students start to use it. I told them they can figure it out and then teach me!

I was also excited to find our that popplet featured our class mission statement on their blog! See it here.

STUDENTS: Share one example of conduction, convection, OR radiation. Make sure you don't repeat what your classmates say. Go back and read the comments before you post to get credit this week. I'll have your tickets ready Monday morning.