Each year, the fifth-grade team does an Invention March Madness Event where each class submits their two top invention videos. The idea is to persuade the viewer to think that their invention is the most important invention since Colonial times. Here are a few of the selections from this year's competition!
A fifth grade blog! Interested in my blog when I taught Kindergarten? Here it is: https://kindersthelen.blogspot.com/
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Finding Volume in Real World Settings
Students were challenged to find the volume of the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois. Students were estimating the volume of the 9 towers to find an approximate volume for the actual skyscraper! Such a great, thought-provoking lesson for fifth graders!
This is a lesson from our district's math materials Everyday Math. Love the series!
Exploring the WWI trunk
Students loved exploring the WWI trunk from the Missouri State Historical Museum in Jefferson City!
What a difference 50 years can make in how we fought in the Great War!
What a difference 50 years can make in how we fought in the Great War!
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Enjoying our Kindergarten Buddies!
Getting ready for the Valentine's Day party by spending some time with our Kindergarten buddies!
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