Morning Meeting Activity

We tried a fun morning meeting activity yesterday called “Say what you mean” In this activity, one student gives directions on how to draw something. Students aren’t supposed to ask questions, but the idea is that you have to give very specific and clear directions. The kids loved this activity and it made us laugh A LOT. Here is one example of what was supposed to be a chicken. We learned quickly that this is much harder than it appears. This activity is often used in beginning coding classes as a way to show how important it is to have clear and precise steps. This morning we also took a virtual field trip to the Smithsonian. We were going to play “I Spy” there, but instead most of us just wanted to explore. The Cafe was a popular place, as students discussed which foods they would buy. Too funny! I showed students how to bookmark the site, but in case they need/want the link again:

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

Happy Halloween

I’m a little behind with posting fun things that we are doing in class. Here are some fun Halloween pictures. For the first time since I’ve been at our school we were allowed to dress up! It was Fall Fun Day! That means students could wear Halloween Costumes, fall colors, or other fun fall things. If we do this again next year, I am going to go all out. This year I didn’t get myself together enough to have a costume 🙂 We also attempted to do a Pumpkin Match Up. Only then did we discover that some of us have mirrored cameras and some don’t. We made it work! 😀