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Blackout Poetry

2/28/2019

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Our first venture into blackout poetry was pretty fun.  I introduced the concept by showing a completed product, then demonstrating the process before turning the class loose on their own pages.

​I took pages from book that was falling apart and passed one to each student.  Students read through the page to find words that stood out to them.  Once a word was found, I had them try to find other words on the page to make a sentence or sentences that made sense.  Blacking out the rest of the page, the poetry was all that was left.

The class found this activity somewhat relaxing and challenging at the same time.  The activity was all related to George Washington's spies, and one particular method of passing messages by means of a "mask".
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George Washington Micrography

2/27/2019

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Pupils enjoyed creating their own Washington portraits using a process called micrography, in which they used words to decorate the background and clothing of our first president.  Amber Mintert, our "artist-in-residence" for the week, led them through the process.  She will be back this Friday to conclude her time with us, and she will accompany us when we take our field trip to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, this spring.
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Hoggatt Cave:  Now Open

2/26/2019

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The first tours of Hoggatt Cave 2019 were yesterday.  Hoggatteer tour guides were very excited to spend a large portion of our day in the dark..

​Students got a taste for public speaking, and nerves were popping, but they made it through.  Every group that comes through is different, so students may have felt like they needed to adjust as each new group came through.
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Good Stuff Planned for this Week

2/25/2019

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I plan to schedule some tours of Hoggatt Cave, this week, after which Hoggatt Cave will be put to rest for the remainder of the school year.  At the same time, I am leading students into the world of spying, starting with George Washington as the nation's first spymaster, and then working on some fun activities to support the theme of spying through the ages.

On Thursday, we have an important awards assembly, where our monthly citizenship and SOAR awards will be presented.  At this month's event, the principals will also present award certificates for meeting or exceeding their projected growth on the NWEA tests a few weeks ago.  For this, they may receive Bronze for succeeding in one subject, Silver for two subjects, or Gold for all three.

We're looking forward to Friday, when we will enjoy our celebration for positive behavior throughout the month of February (for students with no major office referrals).  This month's celebration is a movie and popcorn.  Later in the day, Amber Mintert, our artist-in-residence, will return for one last activity, where she will lead classes in a collaborative project that will be displayed in our hallway in anticipation of our field trip to Crystal Bridges this spring.
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The Invisible Man

2/24/2019

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James Armistead

James Armistead served the Patriot army and was so committed that risked his life over and over.  Yet, when it was all over, James was not granted his freedom.  He went back to work for his owner/master, but he also took the name of his mentor and inspiration, Lafayette.  From that time, he was known as James Armistead Lafayette.  Eventually, the Marquis de Lafayette wrote a testimonial for James (pictured, right), and finally freedom was granted to this unsung hero of the Revolution.

During those years of spying, he was the invisible man.  A black servant would never be suspected of being a spy for the Patriots.  The invisible man:  that's one way of saying he would go without anyone noticing his covert activity.  He probably wished he really was invisible.

What if you were invisible for an hour?  Where would you go?  What would you do?  Keeping it appropriate, write a page to describe your hour of invisibility.  Be prepared to revise your work and publish a final copy.
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Music Appreciation

Gold
Run
Stars
This Is Me
When Can I See You Again?
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"Teaching, Simplified" Episode 7:  Reading Fluency and Music

2/23/2019

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This episode provides a new way to use music in the classroom.  We've been doing something we call Music Appreciation to help students with their reading fluency.

It's quite simple, actually, and it's about the only fluency practice my students have needed in the past few years.  We watch online music lyric videos and sing along.  That's all there is to it.  I've collected a number of these videos for this purpose, and kids love it.  I can quickly see if students are participating and keeping up.

Now it's your turn:  listen to the Teaching, Simplified podcast, subscribe and like the episode, and share it if you get the notion.
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Inky Johnson

2/22/2019

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How do we get kids to understand this message?
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Artist-in-Residence

2/21/2019

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Amber Mintert, art professor at Missouri Southern State University and our liaison with Crystal Bridges, has been in our classroom, this week, sharing art and history with students.  We have thoroughly enjoyed her visits and the projects she has led.  These pictures are from Tuesday.
Yesterday, Mrs. Mintert returned for "George Washington Day", and shared two of Crystal Bridges prized possessions - the portraits of George Washington, depicted at Yorktown and near the end of his presidency.  The kids loved playing the expert to her questions about our favorite first commander-in-chief and president, and they learn a lot in the process as she challenged them to find more and more details in the portraits.

We're looking forward to just two more days with our "artist-in-residence" and for an upcoming field trip to see these and other artworks for ourselves in the spring - all of which are made possible by a grant program our fourth grade teachers participated in last summer involving a week-long residency at the Bentonville, Arkansas, museum.
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George Washington and Hippopotamuses

2/20/2019

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Everybody laughed when I used a plastic hippopotamus to represent George Washington as he crossed the Delaware River, last week, but a little internet search reveals that there may be an actual connection between Mount Vernon and hippopotamuses.  To honor the Class of 2000 at George Washington University, the president of the university installed a statue of a hippo on campus with the text below written on its plaque.  What do you think of this legend?  Is it real or not?  How do you know?
Legend has it that the Potomac was once home to these wondrous beasts.
George & Martha Washington are even said to have watched them cavort in
the river shallows from the porch of their beloved Mount Vernon on summer evenings.
Credited with enhancing the fertility of the plantation, the Washingtons believed
the hippopatamus brought them good luck & children on the estate often attempted
to lure the creatures close enough to the shore to touch a nose for good luck.
So, too, may generations of students of the George Washington University.
Art for wisdom,
Science for joy,
Politics for beauty,
And a Hippo for hope.
The George Washington University Class of 2000
August 28, 1996
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Video:  "Crossing the Delaware" Boat Design Challenge

2/19/2019

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I have some bonus video footage of our boat design challenge.  These are short video segments, but long enough to capture the excitement students have for this type of activity.

A Moment of Collaboration

Boarding the Boats

Counting the Troops

Keep Quiet So They Won't Know We're Coming

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"Love" Is in the Air

2/18/2019

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I didn't catch very many shots of our annual valentines exchange, last week.  The class seemed to enjoy itself.
A few of students planned their wardrobes appropriately for the day.
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AKA Deborah Sampson

2/17/2019

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Like Mulan?

Before we learn about Deborah Sampson's part in the Revolution, look at this scene from Mulan.
What do you think of this scene?  Be ready to discuss the implications with the class.

Music Appreciation

I'll Make a Man Out of You

Don't Call Her "Little Debbie"

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Positive Behavior Conversation

You Are Good Enough
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Timeline

​Study this timeline.  Can you put everything together in chronological order after it's cut apart?

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"Teaching Simplified" Episode 6: a Counterintuitive Use of Music

2/16/2019

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Episode Six is a little different from the last ones.  In this episode I attempt to convince teachers to use music in a way that is counterintuitive to conventional thinking.  Many of us have played music in our classroom for years.  For me, it began with cassette tapes, playing those Mozart Makes You Smarter recordings that were supposed to sync with human heart rates and help students focus during tests.

But here, I want you to consider using music in just the opposite fashion.  What if your students need help in focusing on a task? Would you gain anything by playing music with lyrics and a heavy beat to distract your class on purpose?  What if I challenged you to try it out anyway?  In this episode, I'll lay out a possibility that might just work if placed in the right hands - yours.
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Why Did George Washopatomus Cross the Delaware?

2/15/2019

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The icy waters of the Delaware River await boats transporting the great General George Washopatomus and his ragtag squads of Dino-Patriots.
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Yesterday, it was our turn to cross the Delaware in hopes of surprising Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey.  First, we had to know how many soldiers a boat would hold.
Students designed their own crafts for the test, made prototypes, and finally constructed their own team boats. Pretty soon, on the dark Christmas night of 1776, we were loading the boats.  They should be able to hold between 100 and 200 of the little plastic figures in the pictures here, but we were quite a bit less efficient, this year with thirty to seventy. 

This may have been a History lesson, reinforced with Science and Engineering, but more than anything, this was a test of teamwork.
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My Dearest

2/14/2019

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(Liberty) Bell Work

How many candles would be
on Martha's cake, ​this year?

Birthd
ay:  June 2, 1731
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How many words can you make
from the letters in her name?

M A R T H A   W A S H I N G T O N
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Art Appreciation

Analyze the painting shown here.  Check out the details.
  • What do you notice?
  • What do you think is happening?
  • What caused the scene in the painting?
  • What might happen after the scene shown?
  • What does this piece make you wonder?
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George and Martha Sittin' in a Tree

After George Washington's death, his wife, Martha, burned almost all of their correspondence with each other.  According to a Martha Washington website:
Within months of meeting,
both parties began to plan a future together.
Washington began renovating
​and improving his home at Mount Vernon.
Martha placed an order for wedding finery from London.

Find the only five exchanges between George and Martha here (below and right).  Click on each letter to find any explanation and manuscript available.  Study these as primary documents using the evaluation tool provided by the teacher.
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Postscript, Martha Washington to George Washington, March 30, 1767
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Letter, George Washington to Martha Washington, June 18, 1775
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Letter, George Washington to Martha Washington, June 23, 1775
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Note, Martha Washington to George Washington, September 11, 1777
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Letter, George Washington to Martha Washington, October 1, 1782
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FLOTUS

There is a list of all of the first ladies on the White House website.  Click on one of the names, read about your chosen first lady, and write down three questions that can be answered from the text.

Music Appreciation

The Call
Count on Me
Home
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Missing Piece
Somewhere Out There
Shooting Star

Superheroes
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