https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz After our world was turned upside down from a nationwide pandemic, students are finally returning to the classroom once again. For potentially the first time in over a year, our students are facing situations where they are interacting with other students on a daily basis. This is a difficult situation to be in, especially when mask mandates are not going away any time soon. Students are using this unit to determine the best ways to interact with peers and build friendships that will last for the duration of the school year, if not longer. en-us 2021-09-02 02:04:08 UTC 2025-12-02 22:24:47 UTC hello@padlet.com ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1711498247 Students will receive a worksheet that requires them to find a partner for each of the math problems on the page. The math problems will look something like "You and a partner do 10 + 5 jumping jacks." Each partner will introduce themselves, work together to determine and write down the answer to the given problem, and then perform the exercise based on their answers. Once they complete a problem with its corresponding exercise, the students will sign each others papers, signifying who they worked with. Each problem will require a different partner until every problem is complete.]]> 2021-09-02 02:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1711498247 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1711531063 The second grade students will be given a fourth grade student pen-pal by random. The second grade students will start by writing the fourth grade students a letter that introduces themselves, their hobbies, favorites, interests, family, etc. and any questions that they might have for their pen-pal. The fourth grade students will respond the following week with an autobiographical letter and any answers they have to questions that were asked. Eventually, the letters will become less formal as students get to know their pen-pals through their writing each week. The topics of the letters will shift based on the students' responses since they will not be required to write about certain topics each week. Meetings between the two classes will be planned throughout the year so that the second grade students can get to know an older student who they can look up to in their school. ]]> 2021-09-02 02:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1711531063 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1712813441 I will read the story, "The Crayon Box that Talked" by Shane Derolf aloud to the class. The book focuses on each color of the crayon box and how each one has its purpose. The crayons realize that everyone is unique in their own ways, but when they come together, they see the great things they can accomplish with their colors. Students will learn that despite their differences, they can come together to bring out the best in one another. With this book, students will create a flower petal that will make up a giant flower on one of our classroom bulletin boards. Their flower petals can contain anything they want, as long as it represents themselves. They can use markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc. to complete this activity. Students will see that each of their petals is needed to make the flower complete.

Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/487514728412533146/ ]]> 2021-09-02 14:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1712813441 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1712819214 Students will be assigned a group at random. Each group will participate in mock Olympics Games such as basketball, soccer, relay races, and a team building obstacle course. Students will compete against other groups for each activity and they will learn how to become a team and practice good sportsmanship. They will have to work together to see how they can succeed in each activity, and the groups are randomized so students can build new friendships from their teammates. ]]> 2021-09-02 14:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1712819214 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713610481 -Students use speaking and listening to communicate with their peers while figuring out the math problem and then completing the corresponding exercise together
-Students read the problems on the paper to determine answers to the math problems and to determine what exercise they are doing
-Students write their answers to the math problems, as well as their signatures on their partners' papers to signify who completed which problems together ]]> 2021-09-02 19:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713610481 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713614809 -Students write their letters to send their 4th grade pen pals
-Students read the letters from their pen pals so they can respond to them each week 
-Students will use speaking and listening when they are given the opportunity to meet, planned by the teachers ]]> 2021-09-02 20:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713614809 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713619286 -Students read (teacher read aloud) the story and use the illustrations to help them understand the story better
-Students draw/decorate on their personal flower petal that will be a part of a giant flower that represents the people who make up our class]]> 2021-09-02 20:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713619286 ashleysartorelli https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713622936 -Students use speaking and listening to build a team that works well together. They will need to communicate to determine roles on their teams and practice good sportsmanship]]> 2021-09-02 20:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleysartorelli/tsf5gyqqft446eyz/wish/1713622936