Day 6

Today was our third day of metric conversions.  We began class by finishing worksheet 1-3.  Students entered their answers to each of the 10 questions using the hand-held responders.  I used the Promethean board to show how each answer was derived.  After completing page 1-3, I took about five minutes to talk to the kids about bullying and being the "new kid in school".  I stressed how hard it is adjusting to a new school even if the other students are friendly.  However, if the students are mean, unaccepting and exhibiting bullying behavior, it makes the transition to a new school so much harder.  I asked of them to set aside differences in speech, appearance and whatever to just be a friend.  Finally, we began page 1-5 with about 5-10 minutes left in class, and students completed as much as they could with their partner before the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Metric Conversion quiz will be Friday, September 9th.