Grade 4 Category
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 4 – The One to Beat (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 27, 2019—Hello SAVY parents! Students were able to create a foldable that would allow them to remember the various types of graphs we have been using to record data. Today, our vocabulary terms to study include: linear relationships, average, slope, intersecting line, horizontal line, and vertical line. I am very pleased with how the students have...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 4 – Stories Galore! (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 27, 2019—Dear families, Day 4 of Stories Galore was devoted to mystery and plot! We began the day by practicing our own detective skills with some riddles and logic puzzles. Next, we studied a few published mysteries to see what we could learn. We discovered that mysteries tend to have a very clear plot structure: almost...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 4 – Psychology and Experimental Design (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 27, 2019—Dear Parents, Today was one of my favorites! We hit the ground running first thing by practicing our data collection procedures (splitting into groups) for our class experiments. Students practiced consenting participants, explaining their experiments, and collecting observations just like real researchers! Once our teams had a strong grasp on their experimental procedures, another SAVY...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 3 – The One to Beat (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 26, 2019—Hello SAVY parents! Today, we added two new vocabulary terms to our word wall: scatterplot and slope. The emphasis today was on analyzing change. We were able to study how change in one variable is related to change in another. Tables and coordinate graphs were used to assist students in the data analysis process as they...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 3 – Stories Galore! (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 26, 2019—Hi families! Day 3 of Stories Galore was by far our most challenging day yet, and let me begin by saying: I was hugely impressed by everyone’s work. Not only did we write for our longest stretch of time so far (more than an hour!), we also received a record number of thank-you’s (ten!) from...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 3 – Psychology and Experimental Design (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 26, 2019—Dear Parents, Day three was full of challenge and fun! Our theme for the day was the scientific method. We began the day reviewing yesterday’s lessons; focusing on the difference between behavioral versus verbal strategies for measuring the mind. After our review, our researchers were FINALLY introduced to their projects – creating their own experiments!...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 2 – The One to Beat (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 25, 2019—Hello SAVY parents! Day 2 was a whirlwind but full of lots of great learning! Today, students were able to create a foldable that would allow them to remember vocabulary terms that we have discussed. Today we added two new vocabulary terms to our word wall: rate of change and y-intercept. The class started with...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 2 – Stories Galore! (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 25, 2019—Hi families, Day 2 of Stories Galore was all about fantasy and worldbuilding—the process of creating rich, complex fictional worlds. At the beginning of the day, we defined the fantasy genre, and learned that the magic in fantasy stories nearly always has limits. In Cinderella, the magic is limited by time (her carriage turns back into...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 2 – Psychology and Experimental Design (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 25, 2019—Dear Parents, Day two showcased some great ideas! Our day was full of insightful and intriguing questions that really pushed the students to think critically about how to study and understand the mind. After a brief demonstration involving psychological measures that did not actually measure what they were supposed to measure (i.e., were not valid),...
Summer SAVY 2019: Session 3, Day 1 – The One to Beat (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jun. 24, 2019—It is with great enthusiasm that I tell you how excited I was for our first day together! In this class, we are using world records to learn about Algebra with an emphasis on relationships. We are focusing on analyzing change by using graphs, tables, and verbal situations. We will continue to learn about Algebra...