Our Olympics project is off to a strong start! Yesterday morning, I had planned a “normal” morning of mini-lessons, Daily 5 English Language Arts, guided reading groups and student conferencing. As we gathered at the carpet for our first mini-lesson, one of my students announced that he “had to get something” and quickly returned with […]
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Nations participating- 88 Athletes participating – 2500 estimated Opening ceremony – February 7, 2014 Closing ceremony – February 23, 2014 Stadium – Fisht Olympic Stadium CVR
After our skype call on Tuesday, all of us had jobs to do. Our job in kindergarten was to find the answers to three questions. We thought that we could look on the internet, visit the library, and ask people. We did all three things. To make it easier to ask people, we made a
Is there a summer Olympics? Yes. There are summer and winter Olympics. Other information: The winter Olympics happen every 4 years. The winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, British Columbia 4 years ago. This year’s winter Olympics are held in Sochi, Russia. Medals are given to the top 3 finalists of each sport. The medals
My hardworking and curious group of Grade 1s has jumped on board for our Olympics learning project. After our Skype call launch with the OLCS Kindergartens on Tuesday, our class did some research together to answer two of their inquiry questions. This allowed me to model some basic research. Students suggested we use the internet
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This is a post written with my Grade 1 class after we worked together to research two of their inquiry questions: We had lots of questions about the Olympics. Here are some of our questions and answers. What are the circles on fire that we saw in the video? They are the Olympic rings on
As Mrs. Caldwell just posted, we are going to be working on a collaborative Olympics project with her Kindergarten class! This morning, we had a Skype call with the Kindergartens. I explained to the boys and girls that a big event is happening in the world this winter, but did not tell them what special
We just skyped Mrs. Obach’s Grade 1 class to talk about a very exciting event that is happening in the world. We watched this video together to get us thinking about the Olympics. Then we brainstormed a list of questions, ideas, and places to get information. We divided up the questions to make it easier.
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Despite the arctic temperatures of -25 degrees Celsius (plus a windchill too), the kindergarten students and I were eager to bundle up in our warmest clothes and visit our senior citizens at Oakwood Place (the local seniors residence). We had handmade ornaments and cards (created with Microsoft Auto Collage) in tow and a repertoire of
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When my students and I attended Farmer Appreciation Day in Hamiota with Mrs. Obach’s Grade 1 class, we had some extra time. So we decided to visit my 89 year-old grandma at the seniors’ residence for a few minutes. Well her face just lit up and she laughed and smiled more than I had seen
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