Week Sixteen – Jan 8-11, 2013
I had such a blast this week!
The kids came back on Tuesday and I could not have been more excited. You see, one of my New Years Resolutions was to dress more professionally at school. BUT I still needed to have some of my personality in it. How was I dressing before? Well I was wearing different school shirts and jeans (which we’re allowed to do).
But I visited the Ron Clark Academy in November and they all were dressed so professional and when I came back to my school and noticed all the teachers wearing jeans and t-shirts it was definitely a look that I wasn’t proud of. So I decided to do what I’ve always been told, “Be the change you wish to see in others”.
So I dressed up all week. I got two sports coats for Christmas and went out and bought some new pants, shirts, and ties. I mentioned me having to have my own personality mixed in….well…that personality came out in my new pants. I got a pair of lime green, orange, blue, red, and black pants. I figured why not have a little “fun” and still look professional! I even noticed a change in the way the kids interacted with me, in a good way! So I will definitely be continuing it.
Anyway, we spent the week learning Geometry. We covered different angles, transformations, and attributes of 3D Shapes. I knew that this week’s lessons would be pretty much a review of what they should have learned in 4th grade so I wanted to find a way to make it more fun. I was perusing on Pinterest one night and found this awesome lesson using Angry Birds to help teach Geometric Figures (http://littleplasticman.blogspot.com/2011/03/dont-mess-with-these-birds.html)
So I had my students create their Angry Birds and Pigs. Then I put them in groups of Four and they had to create their own Angry Bird “levels” using building blocks I provided them with. Then they got to throw their paper Angry Birds at their Levels and try to “beat the piggies”. They had SUCH a blast!! It will definitely be a lesson I use again next year!
I’m really excited about this next week as we move into Coordinate Grids/Points and Median, Mode, and Range. I have some fun stuff planned! Follow me on Twitter to keep up throughout the week! (@TechNinjaTodd)
