Addition: A Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Tactile Approach

A fun approach to addition utilizing multiple learning styles.  Students drew their own playgrounds on dry erase boards to start.  Next they listened to number stories that I verbally recited.  As they listened they wrote down the number sentence and placed manipulatives to represent the addends.  The sum was found by either using mental math or physically counting the number of "friends" on the playground.  After we got the hang of it students made up their own number stories.

Example:  There were eight friends on the playground to start.  Two new friends  joined the fun. How many friends were on the playground in all?

Bravo!

Sixth Age Spirit!

6-B showed their spirit during our special dress down day. We wore the colors of our Calvert Banner, enjoyed a special snack, and did our Sixth Age Cheer!

Dental Health Continued: Exploring Food and Oral Health

6-B has learned all about the types of food that are good for teeth.  We know that sticky, sugary foods don't make our teeth strong and healthy- but can actually cause decay and even cavities. It doesn't mean that we can't enjoy these foods, but we know that we should have them sparingly and be sure to brush our teeth!  We completed a portfolio page documenting which types of food make our teeth happy and sad.

Many friends included the following:

Sad: candy, cupcakes, lollipops, cookies,  raisins, cough drops, doughnuts, jelly beans, and soda

Happy: cheese, nuts, chicken, meat, apples, milk, water, carrots, celery, green beans, pears 

Let's Go O's!

6-B enjoyed celebrating Monday's season opener with a spirited Orioles dress down day!

A Sign of Spring Buddy Activity

6-B and Ms. McCormick's Fifth Grade girls met to collaborate on a sign of spring project.  We discussed the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in neighboring DC, as we projected images of the trees on the smart board.  We then worked with our buddies to create our very own cherry blossom branch.

The older girls created the branch structure while the Sixth Age friends created blossoms by dipping the bottom of soda bottles into pink paint. They then strategically placed their bloom prints.

Thank you buddies! We can't wait to meet again!

March Reading Madness

Bravo 6-B for participating in March Reading Madness! 

We turned in 24 passports each holding six books.

I am so proud of you!

Ms. Clark