The students voted based on specific criteria, and he won the class Respect Award for the month of September. 😊

Students got to choose from a variety of books. As they read, they were focusing on character traits/feelings and supporting textual evidence. They searched the room for papers that matched their books. They also created word art using traits/feelings.

Race: Answer the question, then roll the die and move your stuffed animal forward.

We were working on calculating sums. However, instead of just working in the book, the students had to solve riddles that led them to their next question somewhere around the school. They were moving, computing, and collaborating.

Play, Collaboration, Imagination, and Perseverance

We had a talk today about being a community- motivating each other, pushing one another, and holding each other accountable. After school, a scholar decided to take time and write everyone a message. 💙. #buildingcommunity #fourthgrade #striveforgreatness

This was an amazing game- so simple, yet so fun. The kids want to play again and can’t wait to see who has the most bad bugs. #fourthgrade #studentengagement #elementaryteacher #iteachfourth

I think games and movement make learning fun. Today, students were analyzing longer passages and identifying character traits and evidence. After each question, there was a game for a point. This was the balloon pop. Each ballon had a paper inside with a way to earn points.

Hawaiian Day- We understood the assignment

First the students sorted story problems. They then solved and searched the classroom and hallway for the matching sums/differences. For each one, they got a puzzle piece and had to put the mystery puzzle together.

Bright Color Day

Students deal 5 random cards, and the 6th card becomes the Target Number. Using any operations, they work to reach that number. It’s amazing to see their math fluency, creativity, and problem-solving skills grow with every round!

Using the short Hey Deer! to practice making predictions

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Two brains are better than one! Students are collaborating as they work to complete our partial products scavenger hunt.

Working on reasoning and computing with the Smallest Product game

Some student created 2 Truths and a Lie- Math Version

Working in partners to complete inference challenges

I had the opportunity to share some of the games I play in my classroom that the students really enjoy. I’m thankful my awesome colleagues jumped right in and played. 🙂

Today was a matching/sorting day. We matched short paragraphs with their main ideas. We also sorted division word problems while interpreting remainders.