Wonderful Wednesday - Grandparent's Day

This morning the children worked on a Flocabulary lesson about Thanksgiving.  Then, after the announcements, we began our first STEM activity of the year.

With the help of our grandparents, the students worked collaboratively, in groups of 3, to build a boat (the Mayflower) that could hold the most cargo (pennies) using just 1 straw, a piece of paper, and one piece of foil.  The students were very excited and engaged, and the y learned a lot!

Next the students ate lunch, and many went out with their grandparents.

After lunch we cleaned up the mess from our STEM activity and worked on completing the research for the country we will write up in our expository piece.

We ended the day playing Kahoot.  We played a few games related to the history of Thanksgiving.  Then, we played a few Thanksgiving related math games, too.

Wishing each and every one of you, and your loved ones, a very happy Thanksgiving!!