Teepee Talk
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Learn some of the background and customs of the Native Americans
• Make a replica of a teepee
• Understand that hand-drawn pictures are a form of storytelling and communication
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Helper Hunt
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• What community help means
• To recognize examples of community helpers and how they help us with their services
• To enjoy learning while playing through matching words/ names with career clothing
Simple Machines
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Learn the names and functions of the six simple machines
• Understand the functions well enough to make small models to illustrate
• Be able to give examples of real-life machines that use the simple machines principles
What’s the Matter?
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• That matter has three forms: Solid, liquid and gas
• That evaporation and melting are changes that occur when objects are heated
• To identify in which stage matter is, at the time
Line Graph Math
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Either conduct research by comparing information or find studies that provide comparative information
• Interpret information and determine how to report
• Chart information in a dimensional line graph
Plethora of Polygons
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• What polygons are and the names for the first six
• How a protractor works to measure degrees based on a 360-degree circle
• Optional: How to use a protractor
Design Mobile
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Recognize movement and balance in both still works of art as well as moving works of art
• See objects as they relate to one another and create positive and negative shapes in space
• Work with others to create a unified mobile (sculpture) comprised of individual parts they created
Speak to Me!
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• How to define, recognize and use: Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs
• Combine the parts of speech into sentences
• Apply the guidelines to their own writing
Punctuation Demonstration
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• Recognize the forms of punctuation
• Listen to sentences to know which punctuation to use
• Practice the use of punctuation through a fun activity
Serpentine Values
OBJECTIVES Students learn to:
• To see light and dark values in black and white photos
• How to physically mix paint to create new values
• To distinguish and create an even transition among five values