Enrichment with Ms. K - Week Two

Please note: Monday was a day off from school because of the Labor Day holiday, so Writing enrichment was presented on Wednesday (Day Three).

Day Two

This was the first day back to school after a 3 day weekend. It was also the second week of school, so the students needed to focus the entire period on doing homework. 

Day Three

The writing prompt was to tell about a time when you or someone you know was bullied. There was a focus on great beginnings and titles today. The technique for the beginning of the writing piece was to use the "lights, camera, action" method.  A discussion about the difference between people being mean, rude, or downright bullies was discussed. Next we brainstormed ideas about potential topics.  Each student was then given about 15-20 minutes to do a "quick write" about their topic. Afterwards, we shared our writing, and brainstormed ideas about adding a snappy title. My title was, Cruella de Rude.  Other titles were, The Unfair Foursquare, Basketball Bullies, and The Terrible Tormenter. 

Day Four

The assignment for Engineering and Design was to create a 3D object prototype. The final goal was to create a poster we can hang on the wall that tells how the prototype was created. Parameters were that we may only use materials that were here in the classroom.  We brainstormed what to create, and researched possible outcomes. Here is a photo of one of the completed objects.