Turkeys and geometric shapes

Miss Franz has been teaching the class about angles and straight edges the past two weeks. They have learned to draw and identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, and octagons. The kids have identified square angles and understand polygons. Today they used math to make art! 

Greenhouse planting!

After we shared our findings for favorite lunch foods we moved on to the next phase of our inquiry project: How do we get healthy foods?

The students brainstormed several options:

- go to a store

-order from a restaurant 

-go to a farm

-plant a garden

We discussed the pros and cons of each option until they agreed that planting a garden would be the easiest and most efficient way to get healthy food. Lucky for us we have a greenhouse, as one of the kiddos pointed out! We took a tour to see what we had to work with for our project. 

The kids were fascinated with what they found! We saw hoses, electrical blinds, tables set up for growing, and tools to plant. They also commented on how warm it was inside and how this would help the plants grow in the winter. 

Our next step was to write a persuasive letter to Mrs. Denny asking her to use the greenhouse. We included reasons and details why the greenhouse was necessary for our project. Mrs. Denny wrote back saying she wants to come talk to us!!

Presenting Data

The kids worked very hard analyzing their data that was collected from the students around the school. They created graphs to share the top food choices for lunch! We hung them in the cafeteria for the lunch team to view!

Time Word Problems

Surveying the Students

The kids have been so excited about persuading the school to eat healthy! Our next step was to survey the students about their favorite healthy foods. We split into groups and created a list of foods for each food group that we already have as well as would like to have served in lunch. They surveyed grades 2-5 and the secretaries! They gathered their data and then created graphs. 

Advertising Healthy Eating Habits

The children have taken all of their research and created posters for our own cafeteria in hopes that our student body will choose healthy foods for lunch! They sure are enjoying their artwork as they eat lunch everyday! 

Learning about Time

The class has been practicing time to the 5 minutes, elapsed time, and word problems including time.