Over the next two weeks, we will be working in Library and Technology to try a variety of Edward Tulane inspired activities. Take a look at the board with the tasks below. Choose tasks that you think are interesting and appropriate for you!
Gingerbread House Day is observed annually on December 12. Gingerbread was a favorite food of an Armenian monk, Gregory of Nicopolis. Gregory brought gingerbread to Europe around 992 AD and taught French Christians to bake it. Gingerbread was often used in religious ceremonies and was baked to be sturdy as it was often molded into… Read More Gingerbread House Day: Books & Coding & Challenge, Oh my!
Before we start our coding session there are a few things you should know. At the root of all computer science is something called an algorithm. The word “algorithm” may sound like something complicated, but really it’s just a list of instructions that someone can follow to achieve a result. A program is an algorithm… Read More Hour of Code December 3-9, 2018
Libraries have many hundreds and thousands of great books covering a wide range of topics. Books all about the world! To keep them all organized, books about similar topics are grouped together. Nonfiction books are grouped together by subject to make it easier to find a book related to a specific topic. The system… Read More How Nonfiction is Organized
A balance scale is a device for weighing. It has a balanced beam and two pans. When the pans contain exactly the same mass the beam is in balance. Let’s watch the short video below to get a better understanding of balance. Now that the concept of balance is understood, we can look at… Read More Balance Benders
Everyone is on a growth journey and we should celebrate the growth potential of all students. You CAN learn ANYTHING!
Rules for KenKen The only numbers you may write are 1, 2, 3, or 4. (A 6×6 puzzle requires 1 through 6.) No numbers may appear more than once in any row or column. … Each “cage” (region bounded by a heavy border) contains a “target number.” … In a one-cell cage, just write the… Read More Can you KenKen?
Check out this heart-warming award-winning 3D animated short created by the talented Alyce Tzue. “Soar” about a young girl who must help a tiny boy pilot, Lucas, fly home before it’s too late! This month, 2nd grade students are challenged to design and build a new flying machine for the character Lucas. Make a labelled… Read More Flying Machine Challenge