Odd & Even lesson

In Math we are exploring odd and even numbers. Before we got into the mathematical definition of odd and even numbers, I had the students explore this concept with colored tiles. Each student selected a handful of tiles and they tried to build partners. I followed a lesson from the Virginia Department of Education and it was really helpful. Afterwards we listed which numbers gave us "partners" and which ones gave us tiles that were "left over". The students enjoyed sharing and exploring with the tiles.

After that discussion, we came up with some common "rules" for odds and evens.

Today we got to go play some review games for odds and evens in the Computer Lab.

This game is a monkey driving game, where the students drive a monkey in a car either marked ODD or EVEN. They have to collect the bananas by driving into the ones that are correctly marked depending on the label on the car. The students enjoyed playing this game.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/monkeydrive/numbers/MDOddEven.htm

The Math Nook has a whole list of odd/even games that the students can play to practice. My students played many of these games and they were very interested in them. This site is awesome!

http://www.mathnook.com/search/search.php?q=evo

I hope you are able to take some of these ideas back to your classroom.

Cell Lab!

We started our unit on cells in Science this week. I found this cute project on TPT. I will share the link later. Basically, I had all the students bring in a cereal box to build a plant and animal cell.
That's the picture of my back table right before we started our lab. I gathered the following materials:
Glue bottles
Light green construction paper
Dark green construction paper
Orange construction paper
Yellow construction paper
foam stickers
sequins
Confetti

I asked for donations of craft supplies like: small pompoms, buttons, sequins, etc.

So after going over the parts of the cell, the differences between a plant and animal cell, watching Brain Pop movies on the cell parts, the students were ready to build their plant and animal cells. Here is a look at one of the animal cells that we started today:

I will post more pictures later! Any other ideas for this Cell unit (websites, links, crafts)? Please share in the comments.

Currently September 2014

Hello, I am linking up with Farley from Oh Boy Fourth Grade to bring you the Currently linky party!

 

I'm currently listening to the T.V. while I'm working on school stuff in my bed! I kind of would like to watch t.v., but I know I'll pay for it later! So, I'll have to pass for now.

 

I'm loving being able to take my girl's to their after school activities. Today was the first day of soccer practice for one of my girls and I enjoyed being able to take her, watch her play, and cheering her on from the sidelines. I was also able to spend some QT time with my other little one who is switching sports on me this year! I love this precious time with my kids.

I'm thinking of my birthday plans! My birthday is next Monday! I have class until 7:30 p.m. that night :(, so I am trying to make some last minute plans for this weekend! I have a long list of things I want, but I'm going to need to narrow that down to ONE!

I'm wanting my bathroom back! My husband had to demo our main bathroom due to a pipe failure and he's almost done with it! I really want my space back! I'm hoping it will get done before Christmas!

Speaking of Christmas and winter, I need another winter jacket to survive the cold days! I've been looking at Lands End, but having found something that I LOVE yet. Any suggestions?

3 trips! I have lots of places I'd like to visit, but for now, I'd like to go to the West Coast-----California. The girls would enjoy Disneyland and I would just like to see the Pacific Ocean and the beaches over there.

I also want to visit NY! I think this may happen before California. Not sure what I would do there yet, but definitely visit the Statue of Liberty!

Finally, I really want to go back to Mexico and visit the mountain where the monarch butterflies live! Only problem is that this is during January/February (not exactly my vacation time).

That's all for now! Now, head on over to the next blog and check out what everyone else is currently into!