As us 5th Grade teachers sat down before school started, we had a vision of making sure our students were able to join together at least once a month. We are a team, all of us, and we wanted to make sure it felt like it. Many of the students don't realize that what we do in our individual classrooms is actually planned out together. We wanted to make sure our students are receiving the same material, just presented differently based on the teacher's teaching style.
One big way we have been joining together is for our STEM Challenges/5th Grade Challenges. We have one planned out for every month. These challenges encourage our students to think outside of the box, learn positive teamwork skills, and learn from mistakes/failures.
These pictures are from our very first challenge- The Marshmallow Challenge. This challenge is actually performed across the world. Check out its movement here:
Marshmallow Challenge
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