LightintheWoods

I guess I am embarrassed at the lack of technology integration within my classroom. I have been saying that we are going to start blogging for about 4 weeks, hasn’t happened. Last week my students finally email addresses but we haven’t had time to introduce them. Planning, time constraint and my status as an intern have made me hesitant to rush the blogging. It will come, it will grow.

Here is a quick reflection of some of things that we have been doing:

Math PODS - We are supplementing 25 year old Houghton-Mifflin Texts with time where we break into groups and visit a variety of stations. These include computer activities, manipulative tasks and problem solving.

Social Studies - Canada: A World Player Task Card Unit - For this task card unit students are learning about Canada’s global role and our relationship with the world. Students complete tasks by conducting research of a variety of resources, but on paper and through cyber text.

Wakamow Valley Field Study - In order to enhance our study of eco-systems we visited to one in our own backyard. We focused the introduction of our classroom study on the importance of Water to the world. With a focus on how it sustains all life. While examining the eco-system we kept track of animal signs - manure, tracks, feathers, shells. We examined the lack of life in the Moose Jaw River. We returned to the classroom to learn about Food Webs and the interdependent balance of all things. It was a great learning experience for all of us.