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We Survived the Unit!

12/19/2018

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We were pretty busy catching up on missing classwork this last two classes for the semester!

Stations:
We stretched our convergent thinking skills with a Logic Puzzle-Ugly Holiday Sweaters.  We also stretched our divergent thinking skills with a December F2OE.  The kids are becoming SO creative in their solutions for each part of this task!

Novel Study:
We finally finished our Survivor Novels, and celebrated our Unit with a Survivor Video-"Trouble River".  The kids enjoyed this throw-back children's movie, and were able to analyze the character traits the character used to survive the extreme danger!

Algebraic Thinking:
We enjoyed a festive math mystery,  a Mystery Picture, revealed as the kids graphed ordered pairs.  

Unit Study:
Over the last few weeks, the kids have been working hard to create projects sharing their knowledge from their survivor research.  We enjoyed sharing these projects in class, and reflecting on what we learned from this project experience.

We will start Target Classes again on January 9th, with a half day.  This will help us make our new classmates welcome and kick off our new semester.

Have a Peaceful and Joyous Holiday Break!
​Dr. Kraeger
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Busy Target Day!

12/6/2018

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We started our day with math and convergent thinking to solve our Versatiles Challenge.

Algebraic Thinking:
We learned about Ordered Pairs and then applied that skill with our creativity to reveal Mystery Pictures.  The pictures aren't all finished, but they are turning out beautifully!

Novel Study:
Each group continued in their Survivor Novels.  The kids really enjoyed sharing what their character has learned in the latest chapter and why it was important!

Unit Study:
We finished up work on our Survivor Research.  Projects will be shared at our next class on December 19th.  You can check out the Target Glog-4th Grade, for more information about the project.

Affective Skills:
We continued our Mindfulness Practice with 2 Minutes of Mindful Breathing.  
We also watched a Teamwork Video called the "Bridge Story".  It's a classic fable of helpers and nonhelpers.  The kids did a good job on their reflections after the video and our discussion.  For our kiddos who need to move to learn, we tried a Team Challenge--The Human Knot.  It was pretty easy in small groups, but got VERY difficult in larger groups of 9-10.  The kids did a pretty good job trying.  

Divergent thinking:
We challenged our creativity with a December F2OE.  The kids had some extremely original responses!  Their fluency is growing each time!

No class on December 12th because Target teachers will be out of the building to score Motivation Portfolios.

HW:  Edmodo-Reflect on a time when a classmate was like the Turtle from our fable.

Until next time,
​Dr. Kraeger
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