Sometimes kids say magical things. While discussing the difference between 'surviving' and 'thriving' today, for example, one of the students noted that the primary difference between the two is that:
Surviving isn't living, it's just not dying.
This type of connection shows serious deep thinking, and incredible connections to the Science and Social Studies curriculum. For example, while examining Quality of Life, students can begin to make the connection that in order to thrive, we all need certain things. While thinking about Animal Life Cycles, the students can begin thinking about ways that animals have adapted to survive or thrive in their environments.
The students are also very excited about their readers' theatre scripts (which have been updated as of today, feel free to check them out in the Language Arts section of our blog). The students are all encouraged to read their scripts at home and to practice their lines. Although they will have time during class to practice and to perform to other grades.
Tomorrow will be another excellent day where we finish our second iterations of our Social Studies paragraphs, build mosaics with the artist in residence, explore fractions further, and continue building our interactive Trout Journal page... I'm tried just thinking about it!
Have an excellent evening, I look forward to getting back at it tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Mr. MacKenzie
Surviving isn't living, it's just not dying.
This type of connection shows serious deep thinking, and incredible connections to the Science and Social Studies curriculum. For example, while examining Quality of Life, students can begin to make the connection that in order to thrive, we all need certain things. While thinking about Animal Life Cycles, the students can begin thinking about ways that animals have adapted to survive or thrive in their environments.
The students are also very excited about their readers' theatre scripts (which have been updated as of today, feel free to check them out in the Language Arts section of our blog). The students are all encouraged to read their scripts at home and to practice their lines. Although they will have time during class to practice and to perform to other grades.
Tomorrow will be another excellent day where we finish our second iterations of our Social Studies paragraphs, build mosaics with the artist in residence, explore fractions further, and continue building our interactive Trout Journal page... I'm tried just thinking about it!
Have an excellent evening, I look forward to getting back at it tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Mr. MacKenzie