Stories

Week # 28 - Olivia
Almost everyone loves ice cream.  Samuel J. Creamer was working on creating a fun new treat but his father didn't believe that he could.  It took five long years before Sam was able to come back to his original science experiment and actually make ice cream.  He proved to his dad that by continuing to try to stay positive and not losing hope nothing is impossible! 

 

Week # 27 - Ella & Shyra
Finding humor is another of the 16 Habits of Mind.  Math can be frustrating! If you are going to understand fractions and their equivalent decimals you will have to study.  You might also need to just laugh at yourself a bit to relieve the tension.  Learning may be a little easier if you can just find a little humor.  Laughter is contagious and these girls work through their math woes by having fun doing it!
 

Week # 26 Desi Olivia
One of the 16 Habits of Mind is remaining open to continuous learning.  The old saying if at first you don't succeed try again comes to mind with these two girl's story.  Whether you struggle with Algebra or Geography, if you keep working at it and don't give up, you too can get an A+.  We are all life long learners.  You are never too old or young to learn!  Learning is happening all of the time!

 

 

Week # 25 - Josh & Julia

If James thinks flexibly can he get a Red Velvet cake? The store that they go to just so happens to be out of Red Velvet on that day, so his mother informs him that he needs to consider all of his options and look at things from a different perspective in order to still get what he really wants, James is fortunate to have a mother who is happy to help him learn about one of the sixteen habits of mind where thinking flexibly can help work things out.  He ends up with German Chocolate cake with walnuts...which wasn't his original plan, but hey...cake is cake!