Looking back on the week, I feel really good about how it went. Things were feeling more natural than the week before. I feel like the students and I are through the transition period and were able to get into a consistent routine this week.
Math is going really well. We played some neat fraction games on Friday instead of completing the book work I had planned, because I felt like students needed more time to focus on the basic ideas of fractions before we moved on to some of the more complicated aspects. It made for a really fun, learning day. During one of the games, I could really see the light bulbs going on in the students' heads about the relationship between tenths and hundredths.
Science has been a little more of a struggle, because the students are more wound up in the afternoons, but I am still pleased with the learning that occurring. On Friday, we starting reviewing the circulatory system and the digestive system and I'm really happy with the how much they are remembering about them.
My goal for this weekend is to develop an authentic and engaging assessment to see the students' learning about body systems. When I planned my unit, I had planned to end it with a test. But, the more thought I have given it, the more I am leaning towards a more active, authentic kind of assessment. I'm thinking about some kind of drawing activity, such a flip book, but I can't quite settle on an idea. Any suggestions?
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