The family of one my students decided to try an even grander structure at home and the boy was looking for inspiration online when he came across a website that listed the first direction as "Send all the kids to grandma's." Boy, we had a good laugh about that one.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 08:06:12 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] (no subject) > > And far sadder for the teachers than we really realize. > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:54 AM, EDWARD JACKSON <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> My class once made full sized gingerbread houses. Used the pattern from my >> old Joy of Cooking. We read lots of gingery books, calculated area and >> perimeter for the pattern pieces, looked for online tips, etc. Kids brought >> in nearly all of the ingredients and mixed and baked in groups. Talk about >> learning about the importance of precision in measurement (one group >> produced a dough that was way too soft--we saved it by glueing to >> cardboard). Parents were GREAT about donating candy--and there was another >> opportunity to discuss patterning. There was so much happy learning going >> on. Then came the big discussion--how does a group of 6 divide a single >> house? The kids decided to raffle them off. We put them in the school >> display case and they sold $140 worth of tickets in just two days. Okay, >> lots more math. After the holidays, they voted to use the money on a trip >> to go bowling and eat at Pizza Huts. Had grand notions of lots of trips, but >> reality sunk in through the planning when they ended up with about $15 >> leftover. Economics anyone? This was soooo much fun, one of those times >> that kids remember fondly and, yet, there was more math in that week than in >> more typical week. A fellow teacher said to me, "They sure are having fun, >> but I just can't afford to take time away from learning." These damned >> scripted programs are saying the same thing. Sad for the kids. >> >> >> Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist >> Broken Bow, NE >> >> >> >> >> >> >> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD >> Join me >> >>> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:43:35 -0600 >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [MOSAIC] (no subject) >>> >>> Does anyone have any good lessons/activities to use the week before >> winter >>> break? We're finishing up a unit soon and it'd be nice to have something >>> light and timely for the few days before break begins. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> > > > -- > "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief > Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
