Our day got off to a good start with some fun learning games!

Algebraic Thinking:
We stretched our math skills by combining them with art to create Math Multiple Art Projects.  The kids were so creative with  their design patterns!

Convergent thinking:
We had a choice of puzzles today with a Perplexor and a Grid-Style Logic puzzles.  Hmm...the kids finished pretty quickly.  Looks like it's time to move the next harder book in this series! 

Affective:
We continued our Dreams lessons by finishing our Dream poems and creating original artwork to accompany the poem.  The results are AMAZING!  Check those out by our classroom after the Break.

Novel Study:
We read a few chapters in our books and matched wits against last year's 5th Grade class.  We weren't quick enough to beat the winners from last year, but we did a good job in answering correctly!  We also created a "Cheating Investigation Interview" modeled on the one from our book.  Very creative, humorous, and clever!

Unit Study:
We continued our study of games with a closer look at Board Games.  The kids researched this topic for use in our project.  Next class, the kids will bring favorite board or card games to play and analyze.

No HW!  Enjoy your Spring Break!
Until next time,
Dr. Kraeger

We had an amazing day of learning! The kids came in so excited and kept that pace up all day! It was so wonderful to be back with them! :)

Algebraic Thinking:
We picked right up with our Hands On Equations lessons to review concepts from our last session. It was exciting to hear the kids saying things like, "Hey, this is SO easy now!" and "I'm finally getting this!"

Affective Skills:
We continued our work on dreaming big with a sweet and touching book called, Dream. As the story progresses, there are poems along the way accompanied by illustrations from different artists to go with the feeling of each piece. The kids started creating poems from their own dreams and will finish those, complete with an illustration next week.

Novel Study:
We read another chapter of our book and uncovered a mystery. The kids used text evidence to help them inference who helped Donovan cheat on the Gifted Test. The kids also used their divergent thinking to complete an F2OE based on the novel. The ideas were SO creative!!!

Unit Study:
We began our Game Unit with a short video about what a game is. The kids will have some research homework using the Target Glog to find out more about Ancient Games and the History of Games.

HW: Edmodo-Games Question

Until next time,
​Dr. Kraeger

The kids were very glad to see me back and I was glad to be back!  We had a wonderful day of learning together!

Unit Study:
Our Genius Hour Projects are coming to a close!  The kids did a final Peer Coaching session and made necessary revisions to their projects.  They used their time well, and we can see that most are nearly complete.  You are welcome to join us next Wednesday, March 14th, to see their presentations in our Genius Hour Project Gallery Walk from 8:05-9:15.  You can stop by during that time period and visit the many interesting projects on display.

Algebraic Thinking Skills:
We dove back into Hands On Equations.  Some of the kids were a little rusty, but it all came back quickly.  That's great news!  They worked hard with their algebra today!

Novel Study:
We read a couple more chapters in our book and tested our critical thinking skills with a game of Ghost Kahoot.  A superstar team from this class took top place over 3 teams from last year.  Way to go, Anna & Bumnobi!

Convergent thinking:
We learned a new type of puzzle, called a "Drop Quote" or a "Quote Fall".  The kids really enjoyed using their convergent thinking and communication skills to figure out  the quote from Ungifted.  We'll be doing another one soon.

Remember that Target will be on Wednesday, March 14th next week because of a 5th grade program on Thursday.  

HW:  Edmodo-Genius Hour Final Stretch
Until next time,
​Dr. Kraeger