The students were challenged with using a variety of designs to fill a three-way Venn diagram. This was a real challenge for most of the students. Many made the task much harder than it needed to be, which I like, it shows that they are really trying to push themselves and they stuck it out and completed the assignment.
The children also had a chance to play each others games. It was a lesson on writing directions to a game. Some of the games needed a little help so that a person unfamiliar with the game could play.
I've asked the children to look over the game Monopoly. If you have it at home it would be great if the children played it at least once before class next week. They will be creating their own version of Monopoly on a topic of their choice. They will need to pick a topic and then gather information about their topic that can be used as the "streets" of their Monopoly. So, instead of having Boardwalk, our St. Louis game might have The Gateway Arch. Most of the children have already picked their topic. We'll spend time in the Flynn Park library next week beginning our formal research.
On Wed., Oct. 26, children's author Gordan Korman will be visiting Flynn Park. An assembly has been arranged for the older children but I will
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