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Problems big and small arise in just about every area of our lives. In fifth grade, as part of our effort to support and foster problem-solving across the curriculum, we incorporate the design cycle and the beginnings of the scientific method into our work. These systems are critical to internalize if we are going to solve problems that have not been solved before, whether by us or ever, at all. The post Bridges and Boats: Problem Solving in Fifth Grade appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

Here is our final poet who responded to their original work: Cats Cats pounce about, So nice and keen, But when they see a single bug, There eyes get a vicious gleam. They wiggle their… Read More The post Poetic Metacognition, Vol. 3 appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

Here is the second of our three poets who responded to and analyzed their own work: (Reese added line numbers so she could cite her lines, they were not part of the original poem. My… Read More The post Poetic Metacognition Vol. 2 appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

Each student ended the poetry unit by choosing a poem and responding to it in the form of a reader response. Three authors chose to respond to their own work. We are posting those three,… Read More The post Poetic Metacognition appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

We could tell by discussions during recent math warm-ups that it was a good time to work on problem-solving in a slightly more focused way. Table discussion has become longer, more focused, and the tables… Read More The post Just-Right, Revolting Problems Build Persistence appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

The fifth grade is currently studying poetry, and we are learning about and using some literary devices. Here are some intriguing examples that class citizens have agreed to share with you: Drip Drop By Skylar… Read More The post Fifth Grade Poetry appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

By now, everyone has turned in their job application, survived their interview, and worked at their job for  a few weeks. We have fifth grade jobs for a number of reasons. First, we do the… Read More The post Jobs, Problem Solving, Learning to Make the World a Better Place appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.

This week we kept working on group building and setting up activities, but we have introduced more than half of the academic subjects as well, so it was a very busy week.  We completed our… Read More The post Fifth Grade Friday Five- 9/7/2018 appeared first on Sabot at Stony Point.