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[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

@BerkeleyEverett If you had to pick one, what would you recommend as the best manipulative for building conceptual understanding of fractions with elementary students?

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Wonderful Gr4 Celebration at the Calgary Corn Maze! A little chilly, but the lack of sunshine did not stop students from having a ton of fun! @mckenzie_lake #CalgaryCornMaze #TakeMeOutdoors #WeAreCBE

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

It’s not just about robots, it’s about collaboration, problem solving, perseverance & creative thinking. And my Gr4 Ss would say it’s about “having fun”! Huge thanks to Phoebe from FIRST Western Canada for a great workshop! @mckenzie_lake #Robotics #STEM #FIRSTweets #WeAreCBE

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Grade 4 Botanists...There is such joy in getting your hands into some soil and planting seeds! Students will observe, analyze, measure and record the growth of their bean plants over time. @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #getoutside

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Indigenous ways of knowing, talking circles, oral stories, sit spots, mindfulness. Our staff spent Friday afternoon in the aspen forest, adjacent to our school, exploring possibilities for learning from the land. Time well spent! @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #PD

[edutopia @edutopia]

Want students to remember something? Ask them to draw it! Research shows that drawing boosts learning by forcing us to process information in multiple ways: visually, kinesthetically, and linguistically.

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

My students still refer back to this “Mart” experience, within new learning contexts, even after a few months have now passed! @mckenzie_lake #MathArt #WeAreCBE

[Kenzie Rushton @KenzieRushton]

More "MArt" with Gr4 Ss @mckenzie_lake. Ss were asked to create a work of art using a 100's grid with tiles. Then they analyzed their work mathematically being introduced to the notion of mathematizing, working like mathematicians. #WeAreCBE

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Gr4 students became live mannequins as they learned French vocabulary related to the body. Students’ confidence and understandings grew quickly through lots of laughter! @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #JoyfulFrench

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

“Herb Tasting” was a big hit with Gr4 students! Chives, dill, mint & cilantro were among their favourites. Students explored their culinary uses and health benefits, and then each created a personalized dip to enjoy with veggies and pitas. @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #KidsCanCook

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

@MindsEyeMath @MarkChubb3 @Simon_Gregg @TAnnalet @BerkeleyEverett @class4hm Taking this approach allows students to drive the learning, be creative, and discover math within art! While also making connections between pattern, fractions, decimals, and place value. Some will create simple patterns and some more complex, and each S’s data will different.

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

@MindsEyeMath @MarkChubb3 @Simon_Gregg @TAnnalet @BerkeleyEverett @class4hm Build through discussion the video sparks. Base ten blocks & money work well as manipulatives. If you are there only 1 day, having Ss colour a creative pattern onto a hundred grid & then find & record the tenths & hundredths data in fractions & equivalent decimals would be fun!

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Calgary in the spring! Almost May, and yet here we are, still surrounded by winter! @YYC #Calgary #YYCWeather #SnowInSpring #abstorm

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Gr4’s were so excited to visit our local middle school this morning! So many questions & so much to take in! Favourite parts? Making origami frogs with Gr8’s, and exploring combination locks with Gr5’s! Thanks to Mountain Park Ss’s & Staff for hosting us! @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

After exploring and experimenting with gear trains, Gr4 students created labeled diagrams to demonstrate their learning. @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #CBEScience #CBESTEM

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Gr4 Students show creativity in designing and building gear trains to demonstrate their understandings. @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #CBEScience #CBESTEM

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Gr4 Students collaborate to explain their gear train. @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #CBEScience #CBESTEM

[CBC British Columbia @cbcnewsbc]

Watch this pod of killer whales swim in Vancouver's harbour 🐳

More: https://t.co/Bo6h6pGVAD

[VBrewis @V_Brewis]

Gr4 Students and Teachers are so grateful for School Council’s support to purchase tools and materials for our science investigations related to simple machines. @mckenzie_lake #WeAreCBE #SimpleMachines #CBEScience