Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Snow Day
Well, it worked boys and girls! You have your first snow day tomorrow!!!! Hope you enjoy your day off, and you get to play in the snow!!! See you Friday!
Geometry - Ch. 19
After learning about lines, angles, and types of lines, we created Flipbooks to help us learn the words and study them.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Reading Focus - KWL
Ms. Jokerst's mini lesson this week is on KWL charts.
K = What you think you KNOW
W = What you WANT to know
L = What you LEARNED
K = What you think you KNOW
W = What you WANT to know
L = What you LEARNED
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Mrs. Thomas - Ways We Connect With Eachother
Mrs. Thomas came today and talked with the kiddos about communication, thoughts and feelings, and tools we can use to help our minds.
We learned about these Tools of the Mind:
1. Self Respect - how do I see myself and treat myself
2. Undivided Attention - putting all of our senses on one object/person
3. Concentration - putting all of our attention on one thing & holding it there
4. Imagination - being able to see something not in your reality. "If you can imagine it, you can make it!"
5. Visualization - creating a picture in your mind, and you can feel it. "Practicing in your mind!"
6. Memory - remembering what already happened - staying in the moment so you can remember later on.
7. Listening - connecting with others (outer communication) and connecting to self (inner communication)
*Focusing/Paying Attention*
Today we used the tool of LISTENING, outer communication, with several activities. Check out the pictures!
Activity # 1:
Color Activity
Mrs. Thomas was thinking of a color while looking at it, and the kiddos had to connect with her to write down the color she was thinking of. This is to see how you connect with one another mind to mind.
Activity # 2:
Candy Activity
The kids had to sit back to back. One student created an object and gave directions while they did. The other student had to build the same creation using the step by step directions. There was NO looking!!! Then, they traded who was giving instructions and who was receiving and listening. Mrs. Thomas talked to them about being a clear communicator.
Clear Communication = Less Misunderstanding
Thanks, Mrs. Thomas!!!! What a very exciting and fun activity!
We learned about these Tools of the Mind:
1. Self Respect - how do I see myself and treat myself
2. Undivided Attention - putting all of our senses on one object/person
3. Concentration - putting all of our attention on one thing & holding it there
4. Imagination - being able to see something not in your reality. "If you can imagine it, you can make it!"
5. Visualization - creating a picture in your mind, and you can feel it. "Practicing in your mind!"
6. Memory - remembering what already happened - staying in the moment so you can remember later on.
7. Listening - connecting with others (outer communication) and connecting to self (inner communication)
*Focusing/Paying Attention*
Today we used the tool of LISTENING, outer communication, with several activities. Check out the pictures!
Activity # 1:
Color Activity
Mrs. Thomas was thinking of a color while looking at it, and the kiddos had to connect with her to write down the color she was thinking of. This is to see how you connect with one another mind to mind.
Activity # 2:
Candy Activity
The kids had to sit back to back. One student created an object and gave directions while they did. The other student had to build the same creation using the step by step directions. There was NO looking!!! Then, they traded who was giving instructions and who was receiving and listening. Mrs. Thomas talked to them about being a clear communicator.
Clear Communication = Less Misunderstanding
Thanks, Mrs. Thomas!!!! What a very exciting and fun activity!
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