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Design Challenge – The SNOOP Family Home

The Brief: Your task is to PLAN and then use any type of Lego or any other building material to CREATE a home for the SNOOP family. They have made a list of requirements. Think of how you might design and create a strong, safe and beautiful home for them. The home: should be 2 […]

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Written by Teacher Lingo

Jan 02, 2023

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Double and Half

What is double, what is half? We began by brainstorming what we already know about double and half. Then, the students looked for examples of double and half in their environment. Big Ideas: fractions are ways of representing whole-part relationships number operations can be modeled in a variety of ways Thinking Skills, Communication Skills: share strategies and […]

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Jan 02, 2023

Teaching Ideas

Doubles and Halves

What is double, what is half? The students went on a number exploration to create examples of doubles and halves. TASK Find examples of double and half in the classroom. Take a picture of your example. Post 10 examples of double and half on Seesaw. 1 example on each page. Use pictures (draw), numbers and words to justify your […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Equivalent Fractions

We continue to use a range of material to make sense of fractions. We wonder how we might:  compare and order 1/2, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/10  of shapes and sets using concrete materials model equivalent proper fractions 1/2, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/10 We watched the BrainPop video on Equivalent Fractions. Then, we used manipulatives to model […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Exploring with Paper

Ms. Tina introduced the children to ‘Haha’. Teacher “What is an art gallery? The children wondered… Teacher “It is a place with a lot of art.” Sebastian “Toys?” Teacher “It could be.” The children talked about what people might do while they look at the different displays. Teacher “Can we be loud in the art gallery?” Children “No we have to […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Taking ACTION!

The students have been reflecting on their ‘powerful word‘ to explore how they can use it in meaningful ways.  They decided to take action by planning and creating movies, posters and models that share important messages about our ‘powerful words’ and ‘actions’. PROTECT Action by Grace “My powerful word is protect. I made a poster about protect. This […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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The 5 Whys Strategy

Over the last few days, the students have been discussing the concept of ‘WASTE’. What do we waste? How does the waste affect or impact other things? What can we do about waste? The students shared what they thought humans waste. The list included: Oil Food Paper Plastic Time Wood Electricity Cardboard Playdoh etc. Next, […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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The Design

We started by looking closely at different structures. As the students shared their observations, ideas and connections, we wrote these down on chart paper. The students helped create questions to help them think deeply about the concepts: Purpose – Why do we NEED this structure? (Sky/Hannah) Connection – What connection does the structure have to our (someone’s) […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Conducting Research

We went on a field visit to observe nature, document what we noticed and ask questions that can be researched. We were curious, thoughtful and responsible inquirers. We collected different samples of interesting living things to bring back with us. We teamed up to talk about what we saw, and created a large mural together! […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Change

What are these objects? What are they used for? What do we already know about these items? The students worked in two groups to observe the items, and document their thinking and questions using the thinking routine ‘Chalk Talk’. During this activity they had to write without speaking to each other. Making Thinking Visible through […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Rounding

We began by guessing how many dice were in the glass jar. First, everyone estimated how may were in the jar. Then, we counted to check how many dice were actually in the jar. There were 55 dice in the jar! Next, we discussed how we might round that number to complete the sentence ‘There are […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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Props… continued…

We continue to work on our project for our performance ‘The Little School of Horror‘. The children add leaves on the ‘Eating People Flower’. The children cut out different shapes of leaves and put them inside and outside of the plant. Then, they decided to add blood on the plant because “The plant has eaten many people”. They […]

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Jan 02, 2023

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  • Conducting Research

    We went on a field visit to observe nature, document what we noticed and ask questions that can be researched. We were curious, thoughtful and responsible inquirers. We collected different samples of interesting living things to bring back with us. We teamed up to talk about what we saw, and created a large mural together! […]

    Written by Teacher Lingo

    Jan 02, 2023

  • 8 Ideas to Consider for Remote Learning (Part 1)

    In my newly released, self-paced course, “Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning,” I have been sharing ideas and strategies that you can use in a remote, blended, or face-to-face setting. As a preview of some of the ideas I have shared, I shared insights on the following In the previous three […]

    Written by Teacher Lingo

    Dec 30, 2022

  • Favorite Features of Google Keep

    What: Google Keep is a tool that often goes unnoticed in the suite of Google for Education products. Google Keep is available on mobile devices, web browsers, and even as a chrome extension meaning you can access it anywhere anytime and all versions sync together. There are many ways you can use Google Keep for […]

    Written by Teacher Lingo

    Dec 30, 2022

  • Coaching your colleagues

    As most readers know, I’m moving back to the UK.  I’ve decided that during the month of July I will write a book called “Coaching your Colleagues”.  I’ve learned so much about coaching these past 4 years and I really want to share this with other teachers and schools.  When I met George Couros in […]

    Written by Teacher Lingo

    Dec 30, 2022

  • Authentic Problem-Solving

    What: Problem-solving is a current trend taking place in education but it is more than simply solving a problem. Authentic problem-solving allows students to take ownership of a real-world problem and through critical thinking experiences create an applicable solution. Dee Lanier, creator of Solve in Time, offers the following suggestions for creating authentic problem-solving opportunities in the classroom […]

    Written by Teacher Lingo

    Dec 30, 2022

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