What a week. The first round of 5th grade tests left us battered and broken, but we survived.
Monday- I brought the kids to the computer lab (for the first time this year). They had to select and research an animal of their choosing. I linked them to Animal Diversity Web, which allowed them to browse a plethora of organisms.
They had a research sheet that they had to fill out.
Animal Name_________________________
Environment___________________________
3 Inherited Traits (often found under Description or Physical Description)
3 Learned Traits or Behaviors
3 Adaptations (could be physical or behavioral)
They had to locate and print 2 pictures as well. One to go on their research sheet, and one for their poster (2 independent grades)
The goal of the project is to create a poster using this information.
Tuesday + Wednesday STAAR
We were very lucky to be considered Elementary even though we're on the junior high campus. The moment all 5th graders were finished testing (sometime after noon on each day) we took the kids outside and let them have recess/free time for the rest of the day.
Thursday- We continued researching in the lab. This was plenty of time for 99% of my students to finish. I had a few who just sat there wasting time, so they forfeited those two grades.
Friday- We spent the day in the classroom working on posters. Two of my classes did so poorly behavior-wise in the lab that they did bookwork instead (we never use the books except in the event of craziness that warrants a day of equally silent time).
8 weeks of school left.
We're going to need every inch of sanity we can get.
~Ms. Kat
Monday- I brought the kids to the computer lab (for the first time this year). They had to select and research an animal of their choosing. I linked them to Animal Diversity Web, which allowed them to browse a plethora of organisms.
They had a research sheet that they had to fill out.
Animal Name_________________________
Environment___________________________
3 Inherited Traits (often found under Description or Physical Description)
3 Learned Traits or Behaviors
3 Adaptations (could be physical or behavioral)
They had to locate and print 2 pictures as well. One to go on their research sheet, and one for their poster (2 independent grades)
The goal of the project is to create a poster using this information.
Tuesday + Wednesday STAAR
We were very lucky to be considered Elementary even though we're on the junior high campus. The moment all 5th graders were finished testing (sometime after noon on each day) we took the kids outside and let them have recess/free time for the rest of the day.
Thursday- We continued researching in the lab. This was plenty of time for 99% of my students to finish. I had a few who just sat there wasting time, so they forfeited those two grades.
Friday- We spent the day in the classroom working on posters. Two of my classes did so poorly behavior-wise in the lab that they did bookwork instead (we never use the books except in the event of craziness that warrants a day of equally silent time).
8 weeks of school left.
We're going to need every inch of sanity we can get.
~Ms. Kat
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