by Teacher | Dec 11, 2013 | Grade 4
Following the screening of the movie, we had a very interesting discussion the next morning. One of the questions I raised with the class was if they preferred the movie or the book. A majority felt they preferred the book. The reason, in their own words was, ”...
by Teacher | Dec 8, 2013 | Grade 4
We have just begun adding and subtracting decimals to thousandths (for example one rial three hundred and ten baisa is written as 1(whole number). 3 (tenths) 1 (hundredths) 0 (thousandths). To refresh our memories of place values we began with a decimals dice game. In...
by Teacher | Dec 5, 2013 | Grade 4
Our next unit Who We Are examines the human brain as an organ in our body and also at the ways it helps us process information. As an introduction to the unit, we began what is called a Stroop test. The challenge is for you to say the name of the color and not the...
by Teacher | Dec 2, 2013 | Grade 4
Our introduction to Exposition writing (also referred to as argument or persuasive writing) kicked off with a fiery debate. The topic being debated was ‘Children should be allowed to eat whatever they want, whenever they want’. A majority of the class were...
by Teacher | Nov 26, 2013 | Grade 4
It is both gratifying and refreshing to see the level of enthusiasm the children have for conducting science experiments. Our final assessment for this unit proved to be smelly, loud, explosive, colorful, yucky and yes educational.
