And far sadder for the teachers than we really realize. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:54 AM, EDWARD JACKSON <lori_jack...@q.com> wrote:
> > My class once made full sized gingerbread houses. Used the pattern from my > old Joy of Cooking. We read lots of gingery books, calculated area and > perimeter for the pattern pieces, looked for online tips, etc. Kids brought > in nearly all of the ingredients and mixed and baked in groups. Talk about > learning about the importance of precision in measurement (one group > produced a dough that was way too soft--we saved it by glueing to > cardboard). Parents were GREAT about donating candy--and there was another > opportunity to discuss patterning. There was so much happy learning going > on. Then came the big discussion--how does a group of 6 divide a single > house? The kids decided to raffle them off. We put them in the school > display case and they sold $140 worth of tickets in just two days. Okay, > lots more math. After the holidays, they voted to use the money on a trip > to go bowling and eat at Pizza Huts. Had grand notions of lots of trips, but > reality sunk in through the planning when they ended up with about $15 > leftover. Economics anyone? This was soooo much fun, one of those times > that kids remember fondly and, yet, there was more math in that week than in > more typical week. A fellow teacher said to me, "They sure are having fun, > but I just can't afford to take time away from learning." These damned > scripted programs are saying the same thing. Sad for the kids. > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > > Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:43:35 -0600 > > From: readingwritingliter...@gmail.com > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Subject: [MOSAIC] (no subject) > > > > Does anyone have any good lessons/activities to use the week before > winter > > break? We're finishing up a unit soon and it'd be nice to have something > > light and timely for the few days before break begins. > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
