Kaitlin Smith

🍎4th Grade Teacher 💛Heartland Elementary

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We love reading with our first grade buddies!

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We had so much fun testing out whole numbers using the hailstone sequence, testing out the Collatz conjecture! #4thHRT

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My favorite quote from yesterday’s math activity: “I know a strategy to win the game! It’s going to allow my partner to win but I want to share it anyway!” #4thHRT

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We loved the Bowl a Fact and Game of Totals math games! #4thHRT

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@misslacy_6 @MillCreek512 This was my elementary school, and as a teacher now I absolutely love seeing these awesome things in my childhood classrooms!

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My 4th graders LOVED the folding challenge to turn a rectangular piece of paper into other shapes! The conversations they were having were full of engagement and excitement to share! #4thHRT

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4th graders got off to a strong start with the challenges given to them in Unit 0! Loved hearing the collaborative conversations and the perseverance through the challenges! #4thHRT

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Yesterday was a beautiful day for a class kickball game!

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How did it ever become normal to provide teachers with only a 24 minute lunch time?!

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Fifth graders loved spending our morning working through @joboaler Big Idea 6 about multiplying fractions. Looking at numbers and fractions visually led to a lot of engaging work and discussions! @bvmathematics

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Last week 5th graders participated in “Which One Doesn’t Belong” activities. Today they created their own original WODB posters and had to create a list of possible answers with reasons.

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We are so happy that reading buddies are back!

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Fifth graders put their knowledge of matter to use during Wonder Wednesday. They made predictions and mixed substances to see what dissolves. In a few days we will come back to see which liquid cleaned the pennies! #wwhrt @hrtlibrary

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After a long week of testing, we spent the morning doing some Which One Doesn’t Belong plus some @SteveWyborney activities like Estimation Clipboard, Esti-Mysteries, and Splat! 5th graders had so much fun and loved discussing their strategies!

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This might look like a big mess, but this is the result of a deep, engaging discussion about nearly a year’s worth of phonics and grammar skills. 😍

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Fifth graders LOVED learning about coordinate planes by playing Ship Shape Game! @joboaler #mindsetmathematics

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So impressed with these students creating iMotion videos about parts of a plant! We love Wonder Wednesday! #wwhrt

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HRT 5th graders love @PatrickMahomes and @tkelce! ❤️💛

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Our first @GetKahoot of the year! It’s always our favorite game when reviewing for a test! #BV229Tech