Super Hero Cape Day

Another fun activity during Red Ribbon Week was creating a Super Hero Cape. Scholars were showing they could make healthy choices by being: Exercise Girl, Protein Guy and Veggie Boy to name a few.

Crazy Sock Day

As part of Red Ribbon week, scholars wore crazy socks to school.

Candy Bag Challenge

The scholars were given the challenge of designing and creating a trick-or-treat bag using either: foil, wax paper or brown paper toweling. They could use tape or staples to put their bag together. Their bags had to meet the following criteria: 3 closed sides, have a handle and be able to hold 3 scoops of candy corn. We began by looking at various types of bags noting what they all had in common as-well-as what made one bag more durable than another. The scholars also put to use their previous learned knowledge about foil and wax paper to use. The scholars discovered that having a strong/durable handle was very important to the success of their bag. 

Sunny Sandbox

Our engineering challenge was to design a sandbox structure that would protect from the sun and rain. We began by testing the materials to determine those that met both criteria for sun and rain. We discovered that foil and yellow plastic passed both tests. Next we worked with our partner to determine the shape of our structure and the material we would use. Once we made our decisions, we made our sandbox covering. Finally we tested our coverings.

Cardboard Challenge!

Check out these AWESOME cardboard creations that some of my incredibly creative scholars designed!

Math Work Stations

After our warm up and mini lesson, the scholars complete various math work stations applying what they have learned.

Dot Day with Frisco ISD and Grapevine Elementary via Skype!

Mrs. Berumen helped our class connect with two other schools via Skype. We had a blast seeing how these two schools celebrated Dot Day AND showing them our creations!