Positive Self-Esteem

Hello! Welcome to week #9 on Ms. L teaches blog. Since the beginning of the year we have been working towards building a positive learning environment in which all of us feel respected and valued. We have been engaging in circle affirmations at the beginning of each class. During this activity, each student tells one of their classmates what they like about them. I feel like this activity is very good at making every student feel important within the classroom. I think that it would be great if the lessons the students are learning in the classroom were mirrored at home. Here is a link to a list of several ways in which parents can enhance the self-esteem of their children.  

http://life.familyeducation.com/self-esteem/parenting/36374.html

Along the left side of the screen are several books that deal with building self-esteem in children. They are fun reads, and I hope you like them as much as I did. 

Geometry and Spatial Sense

Hello! Welcome to week 8 in Ms. L's class. Today the focus of my blog is on the math that we will be learning in class in the next few weeks. It is important that you practice what you are learning in class with the useful links that I have provided you with here on the blog. 

First, I'd like to explain the specific strand of mathematics that I am going to be concentrating on in the coming classes. According to the Ontario Ministry of Education (2006) Spatial sense is the intuitive awareness of one’s surroundings and the objects in them. Geometry helps us represent and describe objects and their interrelationships in space.A strong sense of spatial relationships and competence in using the concepts and language of geometry also support students’ understanding of number and measurement. 

Link #1: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/topic_t_3.html

- this link has several activities that allow the student to practice deciding if shapes are the same size and color, and if they match other shapes