Measuring the Bubble Print

Materials: Gallon container filled with H2O
1 Tbsp Glycerin
2/3 cup of dawn or joy

How are your bubble making skills?
Students will find the diameter of a bubble print.
1. First predict the size of bubble you will make.
2. Do four trials and record each diameter.
3. Answer, What do you think helps to make a BIG bubble?
 (List three variables)

First grader measuring

Now, that is a large bubble!

Measuring can be fun!

Sorry Wrong Number

What can we see while listening?

Intermediate students listened to Sorry Wrong Number is  a suspenseful play. A woman accidentally overheard a conversation of a murder plot. She frantically tries to prevent the murder.

Students were surprised that it wasn't a movie. (When seeing it on my computer)

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Used the following Discussion Guide.

  Sorry-Wrong-Number-Guided-Questions-518579

Summer School Reflections

Where is your favorite place in our classroom (or school)? Why?

Last Day 

My favorite place is math choices. I love math choices. (Shake Those Beans)  ~ Kayleigh

My favorite place is the fact area. I do it with people and its fun. ~ Baileigh

My favorite place is the workplace because I work at my desk. ~ Kaycie

My favorite place, at the Science table because I like learning about science like the rocks. ~ Athena

My favorite place book area, Magic School Bus ~ Davina

My favorite place is math place, I like math. ~ Karen

My favorite place is the learning meeting area, because I like learning new things and I also like reading over there. ~ Maleah

My favorite place in our classroom is the library. I like the library because I like Poetry. ~ Lacey

I like books and I like to do the mental math. ~ Vance

What is something that was hard for you at the start of the summer school but is easy now? 

Something hard for me was mental math and now is easy.  ~ Kayleigh

Something hard for me was mental math, hard math problems and now is easy. ~ Baileigh

Something that was hard was water cycle. ~ Kaycie

Something hard for me was mental math and now it's easy. ~ Athena

Something was hard for me was mental math ~ Davina

Something that was hard was mental math. ~ Maleah

At the start of summer school, I wasn't very good at writing stories, but I'm better now. ~ Lacey

Something that was hard was spelling, reading, and math. ~ Vance

Reading because you can read in your head. ~ Tobias

What is something you accomplished in summer school that you are proud of?  I am most proud of Mental Math. ~ Kayleigh

I am proud of mental math. ~ Baileigh

I am most proud in writing. ~ Kaycie

I'm most proud of mental math. ~ Athena

I am most proud of mental math. ~ Davina

I am proud of math. ~ Karen

Writing is what I'm proud of. ~ Maleah

Something I accomplished is, that I read three poetry books with over 100 pages. ~ Lacey

Summer school was math. ~ Vance

Reading because you can read all the books. ~ Tobias

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Finding Your Way with a Compass

Turn your body until the red end of the needle is in the shed; hence, "Put the Red in the Shed." You are now facing magnetic north. 
North at 0/360
South at 180
West at 270
East at 90 
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Compass Points

Try these quick trips to see if you can make it back to your original spot.

Boy's Life Map

Go 300 degrees for eight steps, then 60 degrees for eight steps and 180 degrees for eight strips EHow

Locate the big dipper to find the north star.

Compass-Rose

Multiplication Arrays

Hmm, I wonder what 2 X 9 looks like.

Using Arrays to Show Multiplication Concepts: 

The different models help students

better understand multiplication.

Use grid paper to show each rectangular array.

Draw the following array 
4 X 5 = ___ and 5 X 9 = 
Think what 9 X 9 = would look like.

Students will  build an array using math  M & M's (Manipulatives) to make an array show your math thinking. Write an equation to express the sum. Notice that each array is equal.
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What is a Museum?

What is a Museum?

"Museum is a place for old stuff." ~ Athena

"Stuff from a long time ago." Baileigh

"Something that has artifacts." Lacey

"Maybe bones." Tobias

"Museums have old boats." Vincent

Mentor Text: Student's listened to Frank's adventure.  The book takes a trip through history. They encounter dinosaur and human skeletons, woolly mammoths (Yes, they had mammoths in Alaska!) primitive man, and mummies. 

• Museum
• Airplanes
• Rocks and crystals
• Dinosaurs

Then take a trip to a museum via the iPad. 

Multiplication Arrays

Students can develop an understanding of multiplication by seeing a visual representations of the computation process.

Draw the following array 
4 X 5 = ___ and 5 X 9 =

Then use M & M's to make your array showing your math thinking. Notice that each array is equal.