The kids were so excited!! It was so rewarding to have the opportunity to do something fun and out of the ordinary with them. Here are some pictures of their cell creations!
Moral of the story -- Fifth grade is not as scary as I thought. :)
-B
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Fun in Fifth Grade
Today, my good friend (and cousin-in-law) and I had the privilege of teaching a science lesson to a local fifth grade class. They have been studying plant and animal cells, so we decided to do a fun activity with them. This activity involved cupcakes and candy... I will admit that I was skeptical about 11-year-olds and sugar, but the kids were so great and well-behaved! Now before you start to freak out about how unhealthy this is, let me just tell you that the kids got fruit at lunch and a veggie snack later in the day. AND the activity consisted of a cupcake, 2 gummy bears, 1 M&M, 2 sour candies, and 1 sliver of a Twizzler. So, all in all, I think it is an okay activity to do once a year.
The kids were so excited!! It was so rewarding to have the opportunity to do something fun and out of the ordinary with them. Here are some pictures of their cell creations!
Moral of the story -- Fifth grade is not as scary as I thought. :)
-B
The kids were so excited!! It was so rewarding to have the opportunity to do something fun and out of the ordinary with them. Here are some pictures of their cell creations!
Moral of the story -- Fifth grade is not as scary as I thought. :)
-B
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Your dad says his science class was never that much fun!
ReplyDelete5th grade isn't too bad. My least favorite to teach is probably 1/2 and my favorite is probably K, 3,4,5. Glad you had fun! And PS I gave away candy in some form or fashion pretty much every day so I have no issues with using candy/cake especially in learning :)
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