Radiant

Today seemed not quite as exotic as yesterday – no teacher appeared mysteriously with a fabulous, unexpected lesson – but it was every bit as productive.

We a good portion of the morning working on updating out Open Court folders. Many students were missing papers, and we found or printed out replacements and they worked on them. After recess, we read a chapter of By the Great Horn Spoon! and we discussed our history homework. After lunch, we corrected and discussed our math homework. We will have a test on chapter 27 tomorrow.

We also did some math-related art today. We discussed again the distinction between line symmetry and rotational symmetry. The art text calls the latter “radial balance” and gave the students some examples of this such as a Chinese lacquer plate and an American ceramic plate. The assignment for the students was to create a similar kind of design. Here a  few examples from the students who finished first. There are some other excellent ones I will add to tomorrow’s entry.

The  students ended the day on the yard while I attended a meeting on testing procedures.

Homework:  (1) Do the spelling jumble. (2) Do the worksheets on “Vocabulary Development” and “A Tale of a Whale.” Also do the Thematic Connections. (3) Do the By the Great Horn Spoon! sheet for chapters 14 and 15. (4) Do the “Review/Test” and “Cumulative Review,” Math, pages 526-527.