Types of Clouds

In Science, we are learning about weather.  We have discussed four types of clouds:  Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus and Cumulonimbus.  Today, we used a cloud viewer to identify other types of clouds, too!  Soon we will be creating our very own weather instruments!

First Week of School

We are having a great year in fourth grade!  The first week we began our Place Value unit in math.  We built a model of 1,000,000!  Yes, a million!!!

Also, we got to use place value charts and number disks to show one place is 10 times what it represents in the place to its right.  For example, 3 tens is 10 times more than 3 ones.

In Science we created parachutes and tested which lengths of string worked best.

We are rocking in Fourth Grade!  :)

Welcome Back to School!

I am looking forward to starting another great year in Fourth Grade!  Below are pictures of my classroom as I am getting ready for tomorrow's "Meet and Greet" with my new students and parents.  I am excited to meet them!

This is something new I am incorporating with the Engage New York Math Story of Units.  Students will place their exit ticket according to the rubric.  

This is our meeting area for Number Talks, reviewing math homework and math workshop.

This is my classroom.  Our theme in fourth grade is an 80's theme, "Our Future's So Bright, We Have to Wear Shades!"

Math Word Wall for Unit 1:  Place Value

This is another view of my classroom!

Here is our front door!  

Our front hall bulletin board

Who you gonna call?  Ghostbusters!!!

Tomorrow is "Meet and Greet"!  I am ready to meet my sweet kiddos!

Welcome back to School!

Welcome back to school!  Our first week was wonderful!  In our math class we went over rituals and routines of math workshop.  We began our first lesson in Operations and Algebraic Thinking.  I read the story, Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong.  We discussed the number patterns in the story and began creating t-charts for inputs and outputs of number patterns followed by a given rule.  I hope to show some of my student's work soon.  Below are some pictures of our classroom.

I can't wait for our 2nd week of school!  :)

 

 

We built one million! 

 

In the first month of school, we have really focused on whole number place value up to the millions place.  After reading, How Much is a Million, by David M. Schwartz, we built a million!  The task came from http://bridges1.mathlearningcenter.org/media/Bridges_Gr4_OnlineSupplement/B4SUP-A3_NumPlVal_0409.pdf.  This was activity 2.  First, the students had to find 1 square.  Then, count a row, which was 10 squares.  The red square represents 10,000 squares.  Our large array is 100,000 by 100,000. 

Fifties Theme Decor

I really enjoyed my classroom theme last year.  I never got to post the final pictures of the inside of my classroom so here are some pictures below. 

This is on the back of my class door.  I found this idea on Pinterest.  I thought it would be really cute to add the "Back to the Future" sign since the theme is in the 50's era.  My classes LOVE to tweet! 

Below is the picture I pinned from pinterest from Mrs. White's 5th grade class blog.

I added a few fifties pictures in the corners and added the words, "Johnny B. Goode" to go along with our class rules.

I absolutely LOVE Grease and had to do this board!  I ended up taking a few things down when I posted student work with commentary. 

These boards were used to show more student work.

 

This was a very fun theme to do!  Now to start planning this year's theme...

 

 

Goodness Gracious Fourth Grade is on Fire!

Today, I had so much fun working on my 50's theme!  I got the hallway bulletin board finished and the classroom door.  Here are the results!

I got the black paper, large piano topper, and keyboard border at The School Box.  I used 5 sheets of red, orange, and yellow construction paper for the flames.  I hand drew them and cut them out.  I tucked them into the bottom border until I liked it.  Finally, I stapled it down.  Also, I put one red flame and one orange flame in the top corners.  I found a font to type out, "Goodness Gracious Fourth Grade Is On Fire."  I used a free font called Flame.  I enlarged it to 350 pt in MicroSoft Word.  Then, I cut each one out, which took awhile, but was soooooo worth it!  Here are some closer up shots of the board.

Here is a picture of my classroom door.  It is simple, yet so cute! 

I used blue letters and the Fabulous 50's Bulletin Board set.  I still need to get my giant records hung over each table.  I hope to get that done over the weekend.  Next, I'll be working on my inside bulletin board!  I am really lovin' this theme!  :)