For this collaborative activity, student partners work to save a hapless gummy worm named Fred who has managed to capsize his boat (a cup) & lose his life preserver (a peach ring). Working together, students must rescue Fred, & put on his life preserver using the materials provided & without using their fingers. This activity helps helps students develop teamwork, problem solving, communication, and fine motor skills.

In this unit, the students created a planet, then wrote about their planet in detail. In addition, the students chose one of six options from a choice board to research different aspects of space and space exploration.

The students researched a topic of their choice about space or our solar system and selected a project from a choice board on how they would present their information. They could choose from a planet advertisement, a planet or moon diorama, an out of this world story, a discovery timeline, a space board game, or a song about space.

You will find more pictures, a class blog for each grade level, unit resources, links with activities each of the core subjects and interesting topics, plus much, much more!

Nichols GT Specialist

4th grade GT Specialist at Fred Douglas, Joe Wright, & West Side

Nichols UIL Coordinator

Email: april.cagle@jisd.org
Website: mrscaglesgtclass.com
Location: 818 Texas 456 Loop, Jacksonville, TX, USA
Phone: 903-541-0213