Multiplication Jenga

Students were so excited to practice their multiplication skills by playing Multiplication Jenga. Students pulled a Jenga piece, looked at the question sheet to see what problem their color piece corresponded to, and then each player solved the problem. Once all students solved, they checked their work. Students solved one-digit, two-digit, distributive property, and estimation problems.

2016 Candy Election: Crunch vs. Skittles

It was an epic Election Day battle in fourth grade. Today, the students got to vote for their favorite candydate (a.k.a. candidate See what we did there?!).  Their choice? Crunch or Skittles

 

 

The students have been learning a month-long unit about the three branches of government and the election process.

 

Yesterday, Ms. Fiet assigned students a state. With each state, the student got the actual number of electoral votes that the state gets for the general election. Each student represented their state in the candy election.

 

 

 

 

This morning, the students made their official choice by filling out their ballot.

 

 

They then filled out the electoral map and the digital map. They colored the electoral map to reflect their choice. Red was for Skittles and blue was for Crunch.

After each ballot had been cast, the announcement was made that Crunch won 328 to 210.

 

The election unit was concluded with a Dr. Seuss story called One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote. This was truly a “sweet” lesson in American politics.

 

 

To view all of the pictures from the day, please click the following link.

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All About the Animals

Today, the students were introduced to their 4^th grade community service project. This year the students will be collecting donations for the animals at the Humane Society of Broward County.

 

 

 

For our kickoff, Ms. Dawn and Murdock came to talk to the children about why animals come to live at the Humane Society, ways to help avoid animals going to the Humane Society, and what the Humane Society does to help animals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The students will begin collecting items to take to the Humane Society. They will have an opportunity to deliver the items and tour the Humane Society of Broward County next month. We hope it will be a doggone good time.