Lucky Charms Project

 

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Our third on line project was once again hosted by Jennifer Wagner. As a GROUP -- we will be trying to prove that there are more GREEN CLOVERS (you might call them hats) than any other shape in a box of Lucky Charms. Students were each given a baggie of Lucky Charms. Their job was to sort the marshmallow charm shapes into the following categories: Pots of Gold, Clovers (hats), Horseshoes, Stars, Moons, Rainbows, Hearts, and balloons. Once sorted, students were asked to count their shapes using tallies. This data was then displayed in two different types of graphs. Students created a bar graph using paper and pencil crayons, then using this same data, they created  a bar graph electronically on the website "Create a Graph". We also tabulated all of the students data into a classroom data bank. The classroom totals were submitted to Jennifer. Wow, not only did the students have fun, but we sure did a lot of math too. Check out our slide show and videos of all our learning . I apologize in advance for the poor video, it's hard to shoot video and guide students at the same time. lol !




Sorting Lucky Charms from Rob McDonald on Vimeo.
Grade Two's using their sorting mats to classify their Lucky Charms.


Sorting Lucky Charms 2 from Rob McDonald on Vimeo.
Students continue working with their sorting mats.


Lucky Charms Tallying from Rob McDonald on Vimeo.

Olympic Torch visits Taylor School...

Olympic Torch from Rob McDonald on Vimeo.
Students were treated to view and touch the Olympic torch. Former student and "Taylor Top Dog ", Kaili Gilroy, who carried the torch on a run in Southern Manitoba, brought the torch to her Alma matter, allowing  everyone an up close and personal session with it. Dressed in full "Official Torch Relay Track Suit" attire , Kaili toured each classroom answering questions and posing for pictures. Thank you Kaili, it was really nice of you to share this special experience with us.

Reading, Reading, and more Reading !!!

February was "I Love to Read " month at Taylor School. As part of our month long celebration, we participated in many events that encouraged and promoted the love of reading. From teacher round robin reading, to the Reading Olympics, students not only were encouraged to read more, but had a whole bunch of fun doing it. The month concluded with a school wide Buddy Reading activity. Congratulations to our Gold Medal winners !