Laura Better

4th Grade Teacher - Belmont, CA

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We’ve been busy filling buckets in 4th grade. Each dot in a bucket represents one compassionate action.

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We have been loving ⁦@breakoutEDU⁩ in 4th grade. Collaboration, critical thinking, and perseverance at its finest. ⁦@Central_brssd⁩

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Check out how many minutes we read for Reading Power. Way to go Rm 15 4th graders! Congrats to those who made the 1,000 minute club! ⁦@Central_brssd⁩

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Our first Art in Action lesson of the year involved oil pastel, water color, and fantasy chimeras.

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Students had their first introduction to our class maker space on Friday! 5 minute rapid prototyping challenge: make a seat for “LEGO Duck”

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Scientists are referring to evidence during small group discussions to create a model explaining what might be keeping the lights on in a haunted house with #twig science.

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We’ve been practicing new and math concepts through partner games each morning. Who says “practice” can’t be fun?!

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First we book shopped, then we read. We took all of the books off our class library shelves to see what types of books we have in our classroom.

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At 17.5 inches tall, this spaghetti and marshmallow structure towered over the rest...and with a sturdy, free-standing base to boot! Great engineering, team!

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My new batch of 4th graders = a creative bunch! We had a blast “toon”-ing ourselves and envisioning what our cartoon alter egos would look like. Colorful hair, exaggerated smiles, and animal characteristics.

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After creating their own unique tangram puzzles, Ss swapped to solve each other’s designs.

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4th graders learned how to make digital art using https://t.co/SHXb5Ao3jS during Art on Action. Thank you, parents, for introducing us to this great site! ⁦@Central_brssd⁩

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Welcome to Geometrocity! Where 2D and 3D worlds collide. All roads connect separate districts to create a realistic, collaborative class city. So cool! ⁦@Central_brssd⁩

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We’ve been using “one pager” templates to visually represent and categorize our thinking about the different books we’ve read during our Kate DiCamillo author study. Color, words, & images are key.

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@JHultberg1 @Central_brssd Also check out “Gold Dust or Bust” https://t.co/nHRN8mOsA7 4th graders alternate between social studies/science musical each year.

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It’s almost time for...Geology Rocks! Join us for our 4th grade play performance day ⁦@Central_brssd⁩

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@JHultberg1 @Central_brssd @Central_brssd has been using the script & music from https://t.co/XkpZKB9JxF for years now. Lots of fun! Would be a great addition to @lasdk8 arts and cross curricular learning.

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Today marks our 177th book read as a class. By the end of the year we will have exceeded our goal of 180 books. We have successfully read at least one book a day together all year long! So many different stories, genres, authors shared TOGETHER. #bookaday ⁦@Central_brssd⁩

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Combining geometry and storytelling by creating characters with tangrams. A fun challenge for everyone.

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We LOVE the new Little Bits kits ⁦@Central_brssd⁩! After tinkering and exploring, we built self-driving cars: