Shayne Keith

Mr. Keith's 5th Grade Class

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Exploring the order of operations by playing “Name that Number”! I increased my @DerbyDragons ‘ engagement by adding a bonus-point system for using more numbers and for using tougher operations like multiplication and division. #CPSBest

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Day 2 of exploring volume. After discovering yesterday that we can count the cubes on the bottom layer (base) and multiply that by the number of layers (height), my @DerbyDragons started organizing their layers by color! We believe math should be simple and pretty! #CPSbest

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

My Dragons created several different formulas for finding volume all on their own! They never saw V = b x h, beforehand, they discovered it entirely by themselves. After this activity, learning the notation and finishing journal pages were a piece of cake! #cpsbest

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

I couldn’t help turning this team-building activity into an engineering lesson. The first round, not a single tower stood, after the lesson, we wound up with 3 standing towers, the tallest being 42cm! #cpsscience101

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Here are the results of our Derby Dragons’ experiment on the difference between how long it takes to complete a group task (random 24 piece puzzle) silently vs. talking! Verbal communication wins! #cpsscience101

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Specials thanks to @Szydlowskim for providing lab safety gear for our @DerbyDragons scientists! I know, we look cool!

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

@PStieple Haha! I had @Szydlowskim send those to me especially for that demo! You missed the grand finale when we went backward from a gas to a solid

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Today we learned about:

Volume in math
Narrative writing
Early American history

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Today we added some stretching to our daily mediations! Our class is loving our #mindfulness exercises! @DerbyDragons

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Everyday Math lesson 1-5: Volume! Exploring and comparing volumes of two different cylinders! @DerbyDragons

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

@MsTaylorMorales @DerbyDragons I'll send you some links! Now that we're into it, I just play peaceful music while guiding them and modeling from the front of the class!

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

11 days in and the kids are LOVING our daily #Mindfulness exercises. We are developing so many important skills early on! @DerbyDragons

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

@RyanSerhant I'm teaching my 5th graders about a "growth mindset" using quotes from highly successful people. Here's today's

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

@DerbyDragons Aww I told all the 6th Grade teachers that they're very lucky to have her! I'll have to come embarrass her at middle school sometime!

[Carlei Wies @MrsWies]

Derby 5th grade is ready to ROCK this school year! @DerbyDragons #CPSbest @mrhiggins7 @MrKeithDRE #yesthatismyownpersonalgoldmic

[Derby Ridge School @DerbyDragons]

#NoKidHungry https://t.co/aqUnrW2UZX

[Mike Szydlowski @Szydlowskim]

Very sad when the U.S joins Syria and Nicaragua as the only 3 countries to ignore every science fact on climate. More people should care.

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

Last day of school! I'm going to miss these kids more than you'd know. Thank you @DerbyDragons for an amazing year!

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

@DerbyDragons @MrsWies @Mrsbattle5 @mrhiggins7 another number for the #DREeamteam to perform. #ilikelifeatDRE 🎶

[Shayne Keith @MrKeithDRE]

@Szydlowskim STEM Engineering activity! Who can make the strongest bridge using only newspaper and glue?!