We started the first day off by coloring seperate sheets of paper that had drawing all ready on it. I let the students decide where they wanted to sit and then they could start coloring their picture. I told them they had to color the whole thing, there should not be any white space left. They all did this without question. Once we were done I explained that we all entered this room on our own, but we would leave this room part of a bigger picture. They then had to figure out where their picture went in the bigger picture. It took some time and communication, but they did it!
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| Our Class Mural |
We then played the dice rules game. I gave each table some dice and told them to start playing. Some were confused and some started just making up their own game. I then walked around and watched them play. I would remind them they are to add/sub/multi and this caused serious confusion. I then brought them back to whole group and asked them if they understood what I was asking them to do- they all said no. We talked about what that felt like, to be confuse and frustrated. I asked that they remember that feeling and understand why it is important that we have procedures and rules, so we know exactly what to do. I then had them work in groups and come up with our classroom prodecures for walking in class in the morning, brain breaks outside, cafeteria and recess, and ending our day.
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| Brain Break Outside Procedures |
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| End of the Day Procedures |
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| Cafeteria Procedures |
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| Morning Procedures |
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| Hallway Procedures |
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| Recess Procedures |
This week we also decorated our locker with a cool name design, acted out a day at school with drama cards, learned about our new chromebooks, a fun fourth day in fourth grade activity, and did some learning style tests. It was a great week back to school and I am excited for this year!!
