Westward Expansion, Adding Fractions, and BMX Anti-Bullying Assembly!
Share Something Great is a weekly opportunity for students to share talents, items from home, things that they are doing outside of school, and more!
It is a great opportunity for students to make connections and learn from one another.
Matt Wilhelm came to Kipling to talk about the importance of standing up for others when they need a voice and working hard and not giving up.
We have been working on team building activities that require us to work together to reach a common goal. Earlier in the week, we attempted to count to 12 randomly without two students saying the same number. After some time, we finally did it!
We realized that when we do that, we have to take turns and refrain from the impulse to say more than one number in the set. It was hard for us!
In this activity, we passed marbles on a plate around the circle. We made up different challenges with flimsy and sturdy plates and using your non-dominant hand.
We realized that we have to be patient and work together to make sure that the next person was ready and had everything under control before letting go.
Our collaborative discussion in reading had us learning about different types of dances around the world.
In Social Studies, we made discoveries on the Westward Expansion with this interactive website.
We took turns writing our discoveries on a notecard with our partner.
We shared our discoveries with other groups when we were done.
In Math, we are learning how to add fractions with like denominators.
We worked with a partner to explain our thinking and to coach if needed.
I'm impressed with what we were able to do on Friday!
I love when the lightbulb turns on.
We used our knowledge about equivalent fractions to find common denominators
when two fractions do not have common denominators.
Once we have common denominators, we can add it up!
Matt Wilhelm came to Kipling!
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