It's hard to believe that we have been in school for 100 days. Our class decided to celebrate. First we brought in collections of 100 objects from home. CJ's bag was the heaviest, we used a balance to figure out the lightest to the heaviest collections.
Then we had a great time doing 100 seconds of yoga. First we did the frog jump, and everyone was exhausted after 100 seconds. Then we did a mouse pose for a hundred seconds and that was easier. We finished with a log pose, which calmed everybody down.
After all that yoga it was time for a snack. The kids first used base ten blocks to understand what 100 was. Then we used a cheese stick, a Breton cracker, and a molasses cookie to represent the hundred, ten and one's place. We looked at the nutritional information on each package of food. The kids discovered cheese sticks have protein to help us build muscle, crackers have carbohydrates for energy, and the cookies, though a once in a while treat, actually had 2 grams of protein for muscle.
As we used the balance to determine which collection was the heaviest, the kids each took a turn comparing the weights of two collections (a common core standard). They tested their body predictions against the balance.
We determined that CJ's collection was the heaviest, and Mason's collection of stickers was the lightest.
After a surprise FIRE DRILL interrupted our festivities we came back for an impromptu indoor recess. I was delighted to see the kids take up comparing the collections. They recorded their observations spontaneously to remember the lightest to heaviest collection.
We also made a bulletin board in the hallway of 100 things we love about school.
This class is most definitely 100 days smarter. I'm so proud to be their teacher.
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