Instructional Texts and...Designing and Making Cubeses

This morning students learnt about instructional texts. They prepared a text for a science lesson they will be doing next Wednesday which will put the heat on yeast. They will be looking at the idea of a fair test. Tomorrow, they will design their own data collection and observation layout in their science books. I would really appreciate if students could bring measuring cups and funnels to school on Wednesday 14th. The gear they bring  would go straight back home again that night.

We then had a fifteen minute meeting in the hall about use of the playground.

Music followed recess and then students were given the challenge to design and make their own cube using a piece of cardboard. I wanted to see where their skill level was at in this area. There were many different approaches taken by students and varying degrees of success. Student were asked to evaluate their finished products. Tomorrow I will model a way of making a cube focusing on placement of the net on the card, accurate measuring, scoring, folding, cutting and the use of tabs.  Students will have a second opportunity at this activity.

Some of the finished cubes

After lunch we had silent reading and I focused on proof-reading with the grade 5 students and gave them a sample of a Naplan  spelling test to familiarize them with the format. Naplan is not too far away.
Students then could choose to work on:
their cube evaluation
The Pinballs assignment
Flat Cubes  or...
jigsaw puzzles.
A couple of students worked on their Softies.

Tomorrow morning after the test on the ei words, students will experience their first Maths Relay!