One Teacher's Adventures

My Grade 7s  are finishing up their poetry unit this week.  As I was going through their poems, a few stood out for me.  Of course, I was the subject in each of them! Haiku Limerick - First Draft Limerick Limericks just are so much fun! I like to think these have nothing to do with report card season (which is upon us all), but there might be some flattery for a purpose going on.  Regardless of their motives, they are a sweet group and I'll miss them next year.

Part of the BC Career Ed Curriculum for Grade 7 is project management skills - defined as "taking an idea, creating a plan (including timeline and resources), putting the plan into action, and reflecting on the process." To satisfy this curriculum outcome, my students have been working together on Project Management Team Challenges! Taking an Idea This week's challenge was to make the longest paper chain possible using only one piece of printer paper. Creating a Plan I gave the class a 30 minute timeline and the limit of one pair of scissors and one glue stick per team. Before I handed out supplies, each team of 3 or 4 students had to decide and agree on a plan of action. Some teams decided on a strategy quite quickly, while others spent half their time trying to coordinate with each other. One team decided to split apart when 3 of the students agreed on the plan, and the other one refused.  I let the single student manage the project alone. Putting the Plan In