This week we had a great event for 4th grade students. When I was in the classroom a few years ago, I did several Skype sessions with different people. Back then I found that we could do a virtual field trip with Boston Tea Party Museum for a minimal fee. Now that I collaborate with teachers I brought up the Skype event since 4th grade covers that for their social studies standards. The teachers were on board and we scheduled it. Science and social studies test scores are usually lower than they should be so finding things like this to excite the curriculum are helpful. The students were able to take on the roles of our founding fathers and attend a town meeting about what to do with the king's new taxes. Then they were given a tour of the ship and "helped" throw the tea overboard.
I also worked on putting my checklist item #2, Activities Report, together and posting it here.
I also worked on putting my checklist item #2, Activities Report, together and posting it here.
Weekly Hours: 8
Total Hours: 183
Total Hours: 183