In math, we had a very interesting activity based on numbers. The students first made a mind map on what their questions on the word "Numbers". They were all given a situation (based on the famous book "The king's commissioners") where they had to imagine that they all worked for a king and the king's army had a problem with counting the number of soldiers, horses etc. The students were asked to assume that current day numbers were not yet been invented. In groups, the students came up with their own number system!!!
Few groups made groups of 26 (and called them after the 26 English alphabets), other made groups of five, eleven, etc.
The students were then introduced to the various number systems: Binary, octal, hexa - decimal and the base 10 number systems. For assignment the students have been asked to write the hexa decimal numbers till 100.
In Language, we had a discussion on "Conjunction". The students have been given some practice with conjunctions for HW. The students will also begin their reading log from today. They will tabulate their "Reading data": Name of the book and Author, minutes read, etc. The students have been asked to write any new words that they find in their Spelling and Grammar book. They will also write a short reflection on the read text in their journals.
Our first unit kicked off today with a "Carousel activity". The central idea (the BIG understanding) of the unit i.e. 'Through the arts people use different forms of expression to convey their uniqueness as human beings' was broken into four parts. In groups, the students brain stormed each part of the central idea in turns. This activity gave an opportunity to the students to scaffold the central idea.
Here are some pictures and videos from the day....
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