44thth and 5 and 5thth Stations, Stations, Centers & More Centers & More

OH MY!OH MY!

44thth and 5 and 5thth Stations, Stations, Centers & More Centers & More

OH MY!OH MY!Marie Hayes & Stacy ZonisMarie Hayes & Stacy Zonis

aphayes@mckinneyisd.netszonis@mckinneyisd.net

Agenda• Introductions• Purpose & Meaning• Ideas through the Curriculum• Gallery Walk• Make & Take Share-Out

Stations & Centers• Why are they useful in the

classroom? - Most importantly, they are a means to extend

learning!- Allow for independent exploration- Provides time for small group teaching

Ideal Classroom• ENGAGED LEARNERS!!!

• In a unit of study we would hope to see various forms of learning formats: individual, small group, whole class, student interviews, informal conversations, journaling, performance tasks, and traditional tests and quizzes.

• It is our job as the teacher to help provide these different opportunities as often as possible to truly reach and touch all learners.

• We need to have real growth for every student!

On-Going Ideas

Science• Vocab cards / games• Use of magazines: Time, Odessey, Ask, Muse,

Zoobooks, Zootles, National Geographic Jr, Ranger Rick, Big Backyard

• Student chosen research unit projects (use as review before tests)

• I Wonder board

On-Going Ideas

Social Studies

•Texas Treasures Time for Kids & Workstation Flipcharts •Texas Studies Weekly periodicals•Mind Missions•Maps 101• Higher Level thinking cards•visual vocabulary cards•social studies notebooks-Dailies

Quarter 1-Science• 4th Grade:

CommunicationSafety & Matter

- Safety Scavenger Hunt - Matter Concentration- Tic Tac Toe (matter)- Probe: Vol 2 - 1

DiversityEnergy/Force/MotionPlants

- Life of a Seed- Plant/Seed Discoveries- 2-5-8 Plants- Top Secret- Probe: Properties - 14, 35

• 5th Grade:CommunicationScience basics & Matter

- Matter Man comics- Science safety flip videos- Tic Tac Toe (tools)- Tic Tac toe (properties)- Buoyancy Explorer- Probe: Properties – 32, 33

InteractionsEnergy/Force/Motion

- NEED guides- Energy Kids Scavenger Hunt- Keeping Warm- How We See Things- Probes: Vol 1 – 1, 4

Properties – 1, 12,

15, 32, 44

Quarter 1 – Social Studies

4th GradeClues that Communicate • Texas regions, geographic tools,

environment:– Salt dough maps– scavenger hunt across Texas activity– Latitude/Longitude Google Earth

activity– Epa.gov/recyclecity (game)– http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/

beene/digging/index.php

State of Diversity• Native Americans, Settlement

Patterns, Adaptation– Color-coded native American map– http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/

st-plains/kids/cabeza-south/cdv_mainpage.html

5th Grade The Ins & Outs of

Communication• Geographic tools, data, factors,

economy -Maps 101 -Truckerbuddy.org

Interactions at work• Settlement patterns, states &

capitals, immigration, patriotic symbols, colonization

– http://chrome.fraboom.com/games/ (Geo genius game)

– create Glog w/ patriotic symbols– Caddo tools/simple machines(see wiki)

Quarter 2 - Science• 4th Grade

Balance & StabilityOrganisms/Environments

- Endangered Game- IWW- Career Critters- Predator vs. Prey- Probe: Vol 3 – 14

Vol 4 - 15

SystemsHuman Body

- The Brain Game - Human Body Cube- Probe: Vol 4 - 18

• 5th GradeSystemsSolar (Earth, Moon, Sun)

- Sun Times- Project Moon- Tic Tac Toe (Sun)- Cut Ups

(earth,moon,sun)- Astro Adventure- Probe:Vol 1 – 24, 25

Vol 2 - 22

Continuity & ChangeEarth’s Surface

- Journey Through the Water Cycle (cubes)

- Station Day (earthquakes

& mountains)- Tic Tac Toe (processes)- Capture the Wheel file- Probe: Vol 1 – 21, 22,

23

Quarter 2 – Social Studies

4th Grade Balance & Stability• Early Colonization, trade,

exploration, conquest, influences of Spain- create a museum box of items traded

Systems: Exploring Systems• Anglo colonization, frontier,

immigrant, migration, cash crop, gov’t

- Little House novel - pioneer day (make

butter, create pioneer village, see activities on our wiki!)

5th GradeIn Sync w/Systems• Bill of Rights, US Constitution,

Star Spangled Banner– Create a school anthem to

the tune of the Star Spangled Banner

How Variables Cause Change• American Revolution,

Territorial Expansion

-www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/

-http://www.quia.com/rr/8012.html

Quarter 3 - Science

• 4th GradeSystemsSolar

- Visiting Another Planet

- Planetary Baseball- Probe: Vol 3 – 23, 24

Vol 4 – 22, 23

Continuity & ChangeWeather/Water Cycle

- IWW weather- Game Show (weather)- IWW water cycle- Reader’s Theater- Probe: Vol 3 – 20, 21,

22

• 5th GradeBalance & StabilityOrganisms/Environment

- In Balance game (cubes)

- Designer Animal with magazines- Adaptations

menu/cube- Group Teach with

posters- Probe: Vol 3 – 13

Vol 4 - 11

Quarter 3 – Social Studies

4th Grade Exploring Systems• Revolution, Rights & Rebellion,

Independence from MX, the republic

– Mind Missions– View museum exhibition online

(tinyurl.com/432bmxw)– Extraordinary Men lesson (see wiki)

Continuity & Change• Annexation, slavery, statehood,

Civil War-QR quilts

5th Grade It’s a Balancing Act• Industrialization, Free

Enterprise system, Expansion, Immigration, Civil War, 13th-15th Ammendments

– Junior Achievment (ja.org)– Research & create a

presentation about an immigration group (see History of Immigration lesson plan on wiki)

Quarter 4 - Science• 4th Grade

Interactions

Earth Surface- IWW rock cycle- Underground

Adventure- Resource

Concentration- 2-5-8 Rock Cycle- Cut Ups (weathering)- Probe: Vol 3 – 22, 23

• 5th GradeDiversityTAKS Review

- Game Shows- Tic Tac Toes

Human Body- Human Body

Scavenger Hunt

- Bill Nye videos (ipod or

whole group) with notes to use with packets

- Group Teaching- Probe: Vol 1 - 19

Quarter 4 – Social Studies

4th Grade Interactions on EarthTX gov’t, cattle impact on economy, railroad impact, diversity of cultures

-Famous TXN Celebrity Ball

5th Grade Strength in Diversity20th century, patterns of economic activities, qualities of leaders, science & technology

– Create flip video about qualities of good leaders

Now it’s Your Turn!

• Gallery Walk through the room

• Make It portion: using the ideas you see and the product list you are to create a product to describe the importance of stations/centers in the classroom. It can be independent or as a group.