We had a small 4th grade group this week, so we didn't add much new content but rather built on previous learning. The students started the day with a video about the inner workings of the eye. They then played a Kahoot quiz to practice memorizing the main parts of the eye. To further demonstrate their understanding of sight, the students wrote and performed preposition poems about how the eye works. A preposition poem is a poem where each line starts with a preposition. 

In the afternoon, the students worked on positive self-talk and persistence as they followed a value scale and human-eye drawing tutorial. We used this activity as a chance to practice trying something new and coming to peace with literally and figuratively using an eraser. Often times, GATE students see using an eraser as a failure, but we are practicing being okay with the idea of having to "try again."