Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Very Thankful

Check out our Kidblog posts to go along with Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for! I am thankful for this wonderful bunch of kiddos that are in my homeroom this year. What a great group! 

Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

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Monday, November 16, 2015

Kakooma and Inside Recess

Has your 4th grader been talking about Kakooma? This math puzzle is a great way for students to practice their fact fluency. It's even fun for adults, too! Kakooma was developed by Greg Tang and can be done on paper, a website or as an app. Have your favorite 4th grader explain it to you. :)

Kakooma on paper...
Kakooma on gregtangmath.com
The Kakooma app for iPad, iPod or iPhone

Today we were stuck inside for recess because of the rainy weather. I tried to snap a few photos of my homeroom kiddos while they were busy during inside recess...
Constructing things with magnets

Playing "Headbanz"

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