We decided to have simple relief society night activity. We called it Careers & Cookies. WE had our ward employment specialist speak about different career options, Then we had a cookie exchange party. It was a fun relaxing night. And everyone went home with yummy cookies
Perfect non traditional cookies for the holidays. Not too sweet, soft, buttery, and delicious.
Our student teacher Mrs. B. started her 10 days of teaching this week and she did fabulous with the kids. I am so impressed. The kids love...
and all my kids know it! I still remember my wonderful first grade teacher, Mrs. King, teaching us about fractions and boy did that lesson stick. Since I've been teaching first grade I've always started the unit just like she did. 1)Write some fractions on the board and show the kids a big pack of chocolate chip cookies, boy does that get their attention and stir up some excitement! 2)Let the kids vote for which fraction of a cookie they want. Now at this point I have not explained what a fraction is so they have no idea what the numbers mean. I just tell them these are fractions, they're my favorite part of math ever, and we're going to be learning about them. I also tell them that nobody will get a whole cookie to themselves they will only get a piece so this helps them realize that a fraction is just a piece. 3)Cut up the cookies (using a doc. camera so they can all see) and this is when we really talk about what a fraction is and what the numbers mean. We compare the size of one half, one fourth, and one eighth. Being the nice teacher that I am, I give them a chance to change their mind and vote again and wouldn't you know, they all want one half! 4)Eat! This is how they voted before we cut up the cookies.
