Melissa Cole

Fourth-Grade Teacher

[Right to Read Project @right2readproj]

Does it really matter how kids are taught, if they eventually learn how to read?

Spoiler Alert: Yes, and not just for spelling

New blog about why:
https://t.co/t17nhMIuno

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Math Who?

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Thank you @BellwoodBulldog @bellwoodpta for recognizing us in such a cool way this week! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to my educator friends near and far!

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@SHutchinsonCCPS @CanvaEdu @BellwoodBulldog So cute! Really made my day!

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Moments like this make a difficult year worth it. Love these littles. “Children don’t hate math. What they hate is being confused, intimidated and embarrassed by math. With understanding comes passion, and with passion comes growth-a treasure is unlocked.”-Larry Martinek

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Learning about the relationship between the Sun and Earth in Science this week. The kids are loving it!

[DonorsChoose @DonorsChoose]

We’re still thinking about the message from @TheAmandaGorman’s stirring inaugural poem this morning. Teachers, we loved this lesson plan from @NewsHourExtra @KateTeaching as a way to bring Amanda's poem alive in your classroom in this historic moment. https://t.co/6lEYQW7Tpw

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Fourth graders exploring addition with a focus on place value!

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Thank you to @GR_Fit4Kids for these awesome Winter Brain Boosters! We used them along side word problems and the kids were so motivated to problem solve to find out their next winter move ❄️ ! So much fun! @BellwoodBulldog

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Spaghetti Tower Challenge! @BellwoodBulldog

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These fourth graders are Decimal Rock Stars! @BellwoodBulldog

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Happy 50th day of school!@BellwoodBulldog #oneccps

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Catapult fun!@BellwoodBulldog #oneccps

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Great mathematicians rocking comparing fractions by finding a common denominator!@BellwoodBulldog

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These sweet faces are loving revisiting equivalent fractions this morning! They love intersession! @BellwoodBulldog #oneccps

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4th graders enjoying math stations! They are math rockstars! @BellwoodBulldog #oneccps

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https://t.co/WyrVjHrLGr

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Yesterday, 4th graders used wholes, halves, fourths and eighths to build animals/scenes. Today they expressed their art pieces as fractions and mixed numbers. I was SO impressed by their creativity!@BellwoodBulldog

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Happy Friday! @BellwoodBulldog

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We identified and extended geometric and numeric patterns today in room 204. The kids loved trying a stand up, hand up, pair up.