Author Archives: Ms. Fischer
Kindness
“I am kind to others, can work or play cooperatively, and can build relationships with people of my choosing.” Positive Personal & Cultural Identity Mrs. Lynka told me about a new website called The Character Tree. It has short videos with an emphasis on character traits. Some of these videos link directly to … Continue reading
Growing Project
This week’s challenge for Games & Choices invites us to use our green thumbs and grow something either inside or outside our homes. (I like the idea that we can grow our own food.) Once again we are able to combine science, math, writing, and maybe even some art. I know that some of you … Continue reading
Build Your Room
Yesterday for Math you were asked to build a model of your bedroom using the floor plans you had made (or by looking in your room!!). 😉 You could use Lego,or another building medium like Duplo, Keva, wooden blocks, tinker toys… or choose to build a room inside a shoe … Continue reading
Epic!
Welcome back to another week of online learning. I know we are all wishing we could be back together at school, but unfortunately that is not possible yet. 😢 I know you have all been doing your best work at home–I’m amazed by all the wonderful work you have been sending me–I could not be … Continue reading
Finding Shapes
I hope you had a good time looking for more shapes after our Zoom call yesterday. I’m sure if you tried you could find so many. I was thinking about what to write about for today, and I thought it might be fun to have a math read aloud. So I went to Math Tumble … Continue reading
Poetry Writing
What is a Poem? “Poetry is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that attempts to stir a reader’s imagination or emotions. The poet does this by carefully choosing and arranging language for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.” (Kids Britannica) As we begin our poetry exploration we are not expected to have words that rhyme … Continue reading
We Gather Information…
I know you have been hard at work on your animal research project, and as you work through it, you are gathering information from a variety of sources: Internet (Canadian Geographic or other reliable sources) Non-Fiction Resource Books Live Video Cams You are organizing your information into your own Non–Fiction Report. But there are many … Continue reading
Story Telling Basket
Yesterday for DRAMA we created our own Story Telling Basket using a variety of toys and items from around our house. Then we set about creating our own stories using some of those items. We begin this process by choosing characters and a setting for our story. After those decisions are made, we decide on a story problem. … Continue reading
Structures
A Building Project As we near the end of our measurement unit in math, I looked for a project that would incorporate what we have learned and make some connections to work we have completed. This project includes opportunities to practice: Drawing a bird’s eye view of your structure like we did for our room … Continue reading
So Much Work…
You have all been very busy these past few weeks!! I’m always pleased to see what you are working on at home. Here are some samples of your work. Keep doing your best…and send it along to me.💗💗💗