Middle School

Middle School: Week of Sept 25

Math: Da Sprouts worked Monday through Wednesday on dividing fractions and applications of dividing fractions. On Thursday they started their first performance task. A performance task is a scenario they must tackle on their own without any notes and only slight assistance from me. This particular performance task was to adjust a given recipe to low fat, low carb, high protein, and smaller versions. EverShrooms worked all week on two-step equations. They solved some involving integers, they completed application problems, and wrote equations based on scenarios. Polar Bears started the week with a game of BINGO to practice solving equations. […]

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Boy working on his extinction project (a 3d dinosaur).

Middle School: Week of Sept 18

Math: Da Sprouts had a lesson over dividing by a decimal on Monday. Tuesday, they split into two groups. One group had a direct teach over adding and subtracting fractions while the other group worked in pairs to complete 8 different stations with adding and subtracting fraction problems. Wednesday everyone had a lesson over multiplying fractions and how to implement the “hash-slinging slasher”. The hash-slinging slasher is a inside Spongebob joke and is what Ms. Lorrie calls reducing the fractions first before multiplying. EverShrooms had lessons over simplifying expressions, solving one-step equations, and solving two-step equations. Polar Bears had a

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6th graders looking at sugar cube erosion

Middle School: Week of Sept 11

Math: Da Sprouts had a review exercise on Monday where they had to find the errors in imaginary student’s mistakes. On Tuesday they had their first middle school check in! In middle school, all answers must be justified with math work, a picture, or words. It took a few tries for some students to make that adjustment, but they all turned in beautiful justifications! Wednesday we moved on to review lessons of multiplying and dividing decimals. EverShrooms first had a scavenger hunt to practice rational operations. Next, they completed an error analysis, like Da Sprouts. Wednesday was their check in.

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Student uses hands on project to learn about science at progressive micro school in Austin.

Middle School: Week of Sept 5

Math: Da Sprouts completed their last lesson for the Numerical Representation unit on Tuesday which was over absolute value and opposites. On Wednesday they completed a review over the entire unit. EverShrooms worked on multiplying and dividing integers and rational numbers. Polar Bears compared and ordered real numbers on Tuesday and learned how to write numbers in scientific notation on Wednesday. Mountain Lizards had a lesson over solving multi-step inequalities on Tuesday and spent Wednesday catching up on activities they may not have completed. Thursday was an exciting start for the Stock Market Game (SMG)! This year Da Sprouts and

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Middle School: Week of Aug 28

Math: Da Sprouts each worked at their own pace this week. They first had to complete their Integer Art Project. Next completed task cards on comparing rational numbers. After that they were given rational number cards all mixed up and had to order them least to greatest. On Wednesday they came together and had a lesson on classifying rational numbers. Evershrooms worked all week on adding and subtracting rational numbers. First rational decimals, then rational fractions. On Thursday, Da Sprouts and Evershrooms joined together to complete a classifying rational numbers mystery pattern. If they finished that, as an extension, students

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Middle schoolers spread out on floor at social emotional learning school.