Since we had a snow day on the real Valentine's Day, we celebrated on Monday. We gave cards to show how much we enjoy our friends, gave each other tons of sugar with a sprinkle of healthy foods, and went on a scavenger hunt for Valentine Math problems. The children enjoyed searching for the facts and then working together to solve the problems. Ball Park estimates can be fun when they are hidden around the room. Our Olympic event today was cup stacking. We completed this in gym with our PE teacher. I thought about using the red solo cups but the actual cup stackers work so much better. I still need to upload a picture of the winning teams. With early dismissal today I still haven't gotten everyone in the picture. Hoping for this storm to pass through quickly tonight so that we have a full day of school tomorrow.
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Valentine Fun |
Math Challenge
Yesterday we also had our math challenge. Just as I used the white boards with the spelling bee I did the same for the math challenge. I began with simple facts and then worked up to adding three digits by three digits with carrying a ten. They had fun trying to win a medal. I enjoyed watching them solve several math problems with zero complaints about doing another problem.
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| Medal winners for the Math Bee on Monday |
Russian Fact Challenge
Do you know the capital, the money used, the major language spoken, the two mountain ranges, the largest lake, countries that border Russia, or which side of the road Russians drive on? Well the gold medal winner knows these facts. The children came into the room this morning and with indoor recess wanted to quiz each other and look up more facts about Russia (just in case I asked a few questions not on the study guide). Well it turned out I did need to ask additional questions. The final question was what side of the road do they drive on in Russia. The answer was the right side just like we do in the United States. I was so impressed with how much information these little heads have. Given the tools they will rise to all occasions. Great job Team Husky!!!
