The Circuit Lab went Great!

Writing

• I found a personal narrative anchor chart online that I really liked, so I decided to use most of the text for this anchor chart. I wanted to add the words that show that it is your story. The students came up with some ideas that weren't on the original chart, so I added them. I am really glad that my teacher had me rewrite this anchor chart because it looks much better now. We decided that I will create anchor charts the night before because they will look better and it will allow me to connect better with my students. 

Math Groups

• We spent the entire time cutting out our fraction strips, but they will be ready to use for tomorrow. I am slightly concerned because one of the students who usually struggles educationally told me that he is stupid today. He added that he thinks that everyone else in class thinks he is stupid too. I told him about multiple intelligences theory, but he still did not think that he was good at anything. This is going to be a work in progress. 

Circuit Lab (Part 1)

• For the most part, this lab went phenomenally. The students were very excited. As I walked around, they were all calling my name because they wanted to show me that their light bulb lit up. I am really glad that I spent last night checking their circuits to make sure that they would work. The first thing that I did once the lab portion began was walk around to make sure that the students could get their circuits to work and that they understood how to test the items. I am a little concerned that table 2's circuit stopped working during the lab. When I asked one of the girls, she admitted that they had added tape. I loved how creative the students were with this lab. I had an extra battery in the kit and some groups were surprised when they discovered that a battery is a conductor. The boy who I mentioned during the math groups section was in a group that did something really cool with their circuit. He came up with the idea of taking the circuit wire (aluminum foil) off of the cardboard to test something. It looked really cool and the light lit up. This was probably my happiest moment of the day, I am really proud of him. 
• The students and I are very excited for fun day tomorrow. Some of the students brought in their items today. 
• Many of the students are nervous about the presentation. I hope that plenty of students decide to do the presentation in front of the class. 

• I am so excited to introduce my students to Plickers next Monday! We will use it for our circuit review game and it will give me instant feedback on how the students answered. I listed the group as each child's last name so that I can see if some groups did better than other groups. One group was filled with the students who needed more personalized attention, but the other groups should be evenly matched.