One weekly highlight is Friday morning's spelling spinner game, following the test. A random student's name is chosen from "the sticks." Next, they tap the board and then the virtual needle spins and falls on "describe" (the least favorite), "sculpt," "act," or "draw." Strangely, this week it landed on "describe" most often.
While the class determines which word is being communicated, they're encouraged to use open-ended instructional conversation stems such as, "How can you explain why the word is…?" Click here to see more examples.
In the video above, Sasha's illustration isn't even close to completion, when Penny's hand shoots into the air. Using the process of elimination, and her knowledge of Sasha's interests and personality, she narrows the choices down to ones that can include an illustration of a person doing something, and which ones Sasha prefers.
With almost a month behind us, the year's off to a wonderful start. Congratulations to everyone who went to lunch bunch every Friday in August for completing all homework assignments! They will get to choose a Cubbeecraft, or Desktop Gremlin to create on Tuesday.
Desktop Gremlins offers free paper sculptures built without glue, tape, or knives. Each character has a unique story, and there is even one for Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet graphic novel.
Print them on 8.5 x 11 photo paper, cut out the pieces, then put it together. Click the images above, or right here to get started.
Cubeecraft offers foldable figurines from popular movies, games, and TV shows. The cuts are more challenging than Desktop Gremlins, and require parents' help. Click the figures below, or right here to see more free, downloadable characters.
Thanks to everyone who brought box tops in last week. The money buys supplies for the school gardens, so keep them coming!
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