Ms. Dina's Class Blog

Monday, October 29, 2012

Animals & Their Habitats

My third graders are currently in a unit about animals and their habitat in Science. They are working on a diorama as a group project for their assessment. They made the diorama using a cardboard box. The materials they use vary depending on their creativity. Some use origami papers to cover the box, some paint it. Some use cut-outs pictures for the animals and plants models, some use clays, and some use dummies. They are all very excited to work on this project.

Here are some pictures of them on their first session doing the project. Some groups' diorama has taken shape. They still have 4 more sessions (@ 35 mins) to finish their project.

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

BINUS Radio #1

This is my very first BINUS Radio programme, a recorded school radio programme involving students as radio announcers, reporters, and music directors. Of course, there are still a lot of improvements to be made. I'm a newbie also in all this recording technicality. But this is a brand new programme in our school. All of the students were excited to hear their friends' voices aired through the school internal speakers over their break time.

Listen to it and leave your feedback!

Monday, October 15, 2012

Inviting and Replying

Everybody loves parties! Now it's time for the students to create their own party invitation card and reply the invitation, both orally and written.

Students' instructions:

1. Create an invitation card.
2. Pick a magic stick to decide a classmate you are going to invite. Give your invitation card to him/her.
3. Write a reply letter for the person who invite you.
4. Take turns to give the reply letter while politely say your response.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Skip Counting Strings

Students write the skip counting numbers on the paper, one number each. Decorate.
Students string up the numbers in order.
Memorize and create a skip counting song using an existing song melody. Change the lyrics with the numbers.
Sing it and have fun!

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Safety Rules: You Don't Want That to Happen to You!

This is a pre-activity of Safety Rules unit.
1. Reflect on your past experience. Have you ever got an accident? Explain and draw how it happened.
2. What safety rules you want to share to prevent the accident from happening?

Dollars and Cents Piggy Banks

Money is very important in our lives!
1. Create Singapore Dollars notes and coins using origami paper. Decide the amount on your own.
2. Draw and cut your piggy bank.
3. Count and write the amount of money you have on the piggy bank's body.
4. Choose the item you want to buy.
5. How much money is left?

Help Him Survive!

This organ helps him to pump blood and is a part of Circulatory System

This organs help him breathe and are parts of Respiratory System

What organ systems does he have?

Without the organ systems, your friend won't be able to live. Help him by putting the organs in the right place!

Resources:
- Attachable Apron
- Detachable Human Body Organ Systems Chart

Human Numbers

We studied Numbers within 10,000 and learned how to compare numbers.
Activity:
1. Students wrote any one digit number on a card.
2. Students grouped themselves into a group of 4.
3. They arranged the sequence of their position to form a bigger number than their group's opponent.

*) note: Next time, ask students to write with marker so the number written will be thick and visible to the audience.