Calcul mental - stratégies de multiplication

On continue à avancer avec le calcul mental. Voici un lien qui vous donne plusieurs stratégies utiles pour la multiplication.

CM - stratégies de multiplication

Feuilles de travail

Calcul mental - stratégies de soustraction

Les additions sont bien parties et nous ajoutons maintenant les soustractions au répertoire. Le lien ci-dessous explique quelques stratégies de soustraction que nous avons revues en classe. J'en ajouterai lorsqu'on les découvre en classe.

Calcul mental - Stratégies de soustraction

Feuilles de travail

Brilliant Narration

The first time I saw this video, I thought it was priceless! I laughed at the antics and the "crazy" behaviour of a guy we have probably all known at one point in our lives. Then I watched again and paid attention to the narration he used to explain the collective behaviour of the people who surround him.

Although I know some people would not see the value in this one, I would love to hear what you think about it.

The Death Crawl

I have seen this video so many times and I never tire of it. I think one of the things I like best about it is that it can be appreciated through so many different perspectives; through the eyes of the coach, the eyes of one of the players, or even through the eys of one of the assistant coaches who watch a master at work.

I love the way this coach teaches this player a very powerful lesson with a firm but gentle activity that makes the player appreciate what he has learned rather than feel that he has been humiliated or treated unfairly. The whole point of the lesson is that the coach had a great deal of admiration for the potential he knew this player had and rather than scolding him, he helped him see that this potential can have a very positive influence on others.

What an amazing role model he was!

Poetry - a few examples

OK, this is something new for me. I teach poetry, but I don't usually write any of my own. This year, I have had so many changes in my life and I have been swimming in my own thoughts. Tonight, while I enjoyed one of my last nights of running for the year, the poems wove themselves through my brain. It was so impiring, I even hit a personal best with my running time.

These are the first poems I have ever shared with my students. Click on the links below to read them. I hope that they live up to the lessons I have taught you about the craft of poetry so far. I would love to hear what you think. Please feel free to leave comments.

Night Run (about why I love to run at night)
Companions (about the sounds that accompany me on a run)
Loss (about the end of outdoor-running season)

Calcul mental - Stratégies d'addition

Nous avons revue plusieurs stratégies d'addition en calcul mental. Les autres opérations suivront sans doute. Le document ci-dessous est un guide pour revoir ces stratégies si vous en avez besoin.

Calcul mental - stratégies d'addition

Feuilles de travail

Les cavernes

La deuxième vidéo est terminée. Nous avons découvert les cavernes du monde. Pour ceux parmi nous qui ont un peu peur des espaces enfermées, on a bien fait de visionner de la sécurité de la salle de classe...

Les notes sont dans le lien ci-dessous. J'ai aussi attaché les critères de nouveau. Prenez le temps de relire ce document. Il vous donnera possiblement des idées pour ajouter des faits et des opinions à votre document de réflexion. N'oublie pas que dans une réflexion, je veux voir les questions que tu te poses et les pensées que tu as vis-à-vis notre Terre naturelle, à la fois forte et fragile.

Les cavernes - notes

Réflexions - Vidéos de sciences

Googledocs

L'année est bien commencée et vous semblez bien à l'aise avec les blogues. C'est mon devoir donc, de vous compliquer la vie. Nous allons commencer à écrire de documents dans un programme de traitement de texte qui se nomme "Googledocs" maintenant. Ces documents me permettront d'insérer des commentaires directement à côté du texte en question.

Juste pour vous montrer comment ceci apparaîtra, j'ai placé quelques commentaires dans le lien suivant. Les étapes sont assez simples et après avoir publié 2 ou trois documents, ça deviendra un processus automatique.

Googledocs

Two Choices

Today, we watched this video in class. I have seen such a variety of reactions to it that I am never sure what will come out of a viewing. The first thing that struck me after showing it to the 7-1 group was the absolute silence that followed. I was impressed with the respect and compassion they displayed and the discussion that followed led me to think a little more about the three principle players of the bullying scene.

First of all, we have the bully. This is not a tough one to figure out, but they do come in different types. There are those who physically bully others, those who prefer to inflict emotional hurt, and those who redefine what they will socially allow for their victims. I am not sure why some people feel entitled to decide what happiness or comfort others should be allowed to enjoy, but there seem to be an awful lot of people who give themselves this liberty.

The second player is the victim. I know that there are many reasons a child (or adult) is targeted but are any of them valid? A person acts, dresses, talks, or behaves differently. Is it my place to ridicule them, or to correct them based on my definition of what is acceptable? Is it up to me to remind them that they are different, to point out to them that no one likes them the way they are? Sometimes they are easy targets. They are shy or physically weak, or even slower at accomplishing tasks (academic, athletic, musical or other). Again, is this a good enough reason to belittle them? What does any bully stand to gain by making someone else feel worthless or unliked or unpopular? If the answer is nothing, then WHY do they keep doing it?

The third (and possibly most important) player is the witness. We do not give him or her the attention he or she deserves. By deciding not to get involved, the witness is saying that what they see is OK. If it wasn't OK, they would surely do something about it. You disagree? It's more complicated than that? I would love to know why. Some will answer that others would look down on them for being a snitch. Shouldn't they worry more about others looking down on them for allowing the bullying to continue? Would others really say, "Yeah, we don't like him (or her) because they don't stand by and let people get bullied"? If they would, are these the kinds of people you really care to impress?

The behaviours we value sometimes baffle me. People say they are just not getting involved. The fact of the matter is that you are involved the minute you witness it. The question remains...

What are you going to CHOOSE to do about it?

Think about it carefully. Your response (translated through your actions) is spelled out in two ways.

1. I choose to get help (or do something myself) because what is happening is wrong and I will not stand by and allow it to continue.

2. I choose to allow this to continue by doing nothing.

Either way, it is your choice. Either way, your actions speak volumes about your character and your compassion towards another human being who has just as many feelings and rights to feel safe as you do. Either way, it defines you. So I ask you...

How would you rather be known?

La valeur de position

En continuant notre revue, nous avons entamé la valeur de position aujourd'hui. La feuille de travail ci-dessous est une page pour pratiquer ces concepts afin de vérifier que la valeur de position est bien comprise avant d'avancer dans nos études.

La valeur de position: FDT

To This Day - by Shane Koyzcan

What an inspirational video. I still can't believe the silence that followed in the classroom. On a couple occasions during this spoken-word poem, the author mentions the "Sticks and Stones" riddle. It's very true what they say about the fact that it is completely wrong! It's simply not true that names won't hurt you. In fact, they continue to hurt you long after the bruises would have healed. This explains the title "To This Day" which shows how long that kind of cruelty can last.

The second reference he makes that seems ludicrous now is the statement, "Kids can be cruel". Yes they can, but I maintain that this cruelty is learned. And that saying it doesn't make it ok. What I wonder is where kids learn to be this way.

The expression that comes to mind is the one about fighting a losing battle. I wish it would change, I would love to be a part of the solutiuon, but when I look at all the initiatives of the past, I wonder if it is possible to weed the meanness out of people who don't seem to feel anything for others. I guess, we must simply not lose hope.

What We Sometimes Don't See...

Everyone could relate in their own way to this kind of video. What are the personal themes that you might identify from this one? How can you relate to some of the emotions that are brought out in this video?

Children See, Children Do

When I received this video a couple year ago in an email from my sister, I watched with a lump in my throat. It is exaggerated and harsh, but it gives the viewer a very powerful message.

What do you get out of it? Do you view it as a role model? Are you a good one? How do you know? Do you view it as a child who chooses a role model? Are you choosing the right ones? How do you know?

When my own children make wrong choices, I ask them if their behaviour reflects who they want to become. This is usually enough to make them take a look around and realize that their choices define them.

I'm anxious to hear what you think about this one...

Famous Failures

This video gives us so many examples of the humble beginnings of people we know to be successful. There are lots of kids who say, "What's the point of trying? I'm going to fail anyway." or "Why bother? I'll never make it to the NHL." They may be right, but there are tons of NHL players who would never have made it without trying (and failing a whole lot during the process).

Samuel Beckett once said, "Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." This quote inspires me and reminds me that I am not perfect and in order to get better at anything, I have to be willing to fail and learn from my failures, just as many of the famous people in this video once did.

We often think of our heroes being perfect. Well, the truth of the matter is that they were not born that way. They have had many things to learn along the way and failure is a big part of learning. This also makes me think of the importance of CHALLENGE in my life. If things are too easy, we lose interest. We need them to be a little more difficult than we can handle so that the effort gets us to learn something new and to be better and better at what we are striving to learn.

I am anxious to hear what you have to say about these videos and please feel free to leave your comments in the comment section of my blog as well.

Les nombres arrondis

Aujourd'hui, on a travaillé les nombres arrondis. Le lien suivant donne une courte explication du processus que l'on suit lorsqu'on arrondis des valeurs. La feuille est à complété comme devoir. Les élèves ont reçu une feuille, mais elle est disponible au besoin dans ce lien si vous avez besoin d'une nouvelle copie.

Leçon: Arrondir les nombres

Arrondir les nombres : FDT

Présentation de l'hypophotosphatasie

Aujourd'hui, nous avons eu une présentation très intéressante par Mélanie, la maman de Julien, qui nous a expliqué la maladie de l'hypophotosphatasie. Nous avons appris au sujet des conditions génétiques et comment certains enfants sont atteints d'une condition génétique.

Connaître la situation des autres est la première étape pour comprendre les défis qui leur sont présentés. Merci pour la belle présentation!

Réflexions de vidéo - SN (classe de 7-2)

Pour l'unité des écosystèmes, nous visionnons des vidéos (Série Planète Terre) afin de découvrir les caractéristiques des écosystèmes qui existent dans le monde. On pose des questions qui motivent des recherches et des pensées. Le lien pour le document suivant est un guide pour expliquer les étapes de cette réflexion.

N'oubliez pas que je ne veux pas un résumé: j'ai regardé les vidéos AVEC vous. La réflexion est un texte qui me dit ce que tu penses de ce que tu apprends, qui t'inspire à faire de nouvelles recherches, et qui démontre un questionnement scientifique.

Guide: Réflexion vidéo - SN

Le deuxième lien est une copie des notes et des mots clés que nous avons mis au tableau pendant nos discussions de classe.

Notes et mots clés: La jungle

La débrouillardise

Ce qu'il manque parfois dans le monde est un peu de débrouillardise chez nos jeunes (et franchement chez nos adultes aussi). Je vous partage une vidéo que nous avons visionnée à la conférence divisionnaire l'année passée. Bien qu'il y a toute une liste d'adultes que je connais qui se trouvent dans cette catégorie, j'espère que cette petite scène encouragera un petit réveil chez mes élèves aussi.

Nous avons des façons de faire les choses. Nous voulons faire les choses comme il faut. Nous voulons réussir. Mais le problème qui existe souvent est le suivant. Nous sommes tellement conditionnés d'être dépendants des autres que nous ne nous fions pas à notre propre créativité, à notre jugement, et à notre initiative. Si je fais une erreur... Si ce n'est pas ce que mon enseignante voulais exactement...Si j'ai mal compris les directives...

Laissez-moi vous dire quelques choses au sujet de votre enseignante. Elle apprécie vos idées (justes et fausses). Souvent, ce sont les idées fausses qui donnent des idées pour la prochaine étape, ou pour de futures leçons, ou des moyens pour mieux vous connaître. Elle veut savoir ce que vous pensez. Elle veut savoir comment vous vous sentez vis-à vis un concept ou une idée. Elle veut vous accompagner pendant vos échecs autant qu'aux moments de vos réussites. Elle valorise l'apprentissage (qui est beaucoup plus puissante parmi les erreurs) et votre croissance personnelle et académique. Elle reconnaît que vous avez des expériences variées. Elle veut vous aider à comprendre leurs effets dans votre jeune vie. Elle a des attentes très élevées - et elle croit que chacun et chacune parmi vous a des réussites formidables qui vous attendent cette année. Elle vous aime assez pour vous faire travailler fort, même si cela vous cause de l'aimer moins.

Le lien que j'essaie de vous partager ici, c'est que la débrouillardise est le début d'un séjour incroyable. N'attendez pas que quelqu'un vienne vous dépanner. Prenez l'initiative. Prenez des risques. Prenez votre futur entre les mains et acceptez le défi de rendre l'année scolaire et personnelle inoubliable.