I used this idea from the amazing website – http://greatsolutions.blogspot.com/2008/12/chain-link.html Today during TA my 7th graders were asked to perform the following task Chain LinkMaterials: strips of paper, roughly 1/2″ wide…Read more
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Coffeechug’s Lego Imagination Contest #1 – Halloween UPDATE
I just wanted to check in to see how everyone is coming along in their Lego Halloween creations? My son and his two buddies have begun building their creation. They…Read more
5th Grade ELP Interest Inventory
Last week I shared the results from the interest inventory of my 4th grade class. Today I wanted to share the results from my 5th grade class. Much like I…Read more
Lego Building Challenge Creation #7: My Son Aiden
So my son was complaining about being bored Sunday afternoon so after I snapped a picture of the Pac Man piece by Mr. Uhde I gave him the bag and…Read more
Coffeechug’s Lego Imagination Contest #1 – Halloween
The Lego Building Challenge has been an awesome success with many students and teachers begging for their turn to build something with the 20 pieces. We all must be patient…Read more
Book Review: The Multiplayer Classroom by Lee Sheldon
One of my current education interests has been gamification in the education setting. I know that there are many beliefs about this topic, but I really believe that if done…Read more
Why I Love Teaching – 4th Grade Interest Inventory
This week in ELP we began to investigate what our students are interested in studying for the year. We follow a model in which we try to match our projects,…Read more
Lego Building Challenge #5: An Educator Steps Onto The Scene
A change of pace. We have teachers involved in the building challenge. What do you think of the first attempt by someone over the age of 14 to take on…Read more
Monarch Butterfly Update – Day 17
I have not updated our monarch caterpillar in quite some time. I have been posting pictures daily to the my Flickr set, but I just have not had to time…Read more
Thoughts From Coffeechug: Too Much Testing
I have been reading, studying, and crafting many new ideas when it comes to education. I have a ton of massive projects that I am working on as we speak…Read more