Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Telling Fibs in Third Grade

We discussed number patterns in third grade, and I introduced the kids to the Fibonacci sequence, named after a mathematician who lived during the 1200s. In the sequence, each number is added to the previous number to get the next number: 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 and so on.

Author Greg Pincus invented the “Fib” form of poetry, in which each consecutive line has the same number of syllables that appear in the Fibonacci sequence. Since it's National Poetry Month, we practiced writing our own poems. Here are some of the students' examples ... feel free to share one of your own in the comments!



Room 116 Class Poems: 

Being Loud
Shout
Talk
Ruckus
Yelling out
Obnoxious screaming
Tremendous mess, annoying, loud


Being Sick
Gross
Flu
Vomit
Throwing up
Strep throat, runny nose
Staying out of school each day now


Room 116 Student Poems:

Cats
Cute
Nice
EPIC
Very soft
So adorable
Sometimes mean, but mostly nice cat
- L.N.


Wolves
Paws
Cute
Furry
Hunting den
Alpha, omega
Pack, starry dark, epic and nice
- M.C.


Gold
Horn
Colors
Unicorn
Rainbows are pretty
Unicorns walk on the rainbow
- V.N.


Dab
Yeet
Dance
EPIC
Great for sure
Michael Jackson BOOM
It is an amazing dance Whoo!
- A.L.


Books
Read
books
Very fun
Read all day
Read at home silent
Reading is fun anywhere. Yay!
- J.P.


Being Bad
Mean
Bad
Not nice
Being mean
Being very rude
Go in time out when being bad
- A.A.



Room 117 Class Poem:

Alaska
Cold
Ice
Mushers
and dog sleds
Fluffy husky pets
Running through snow, a race to win


Room 117 Student Poems:

Dogs
Cute
Fun
Fluffy
Cuddly
Like to play with toys
Awesome and cute when they're puppies
- G.J.


Baseball
Base
ball
is fun.
Hit the ball
and run to first base.
On the field, get the ball and throw.
- M.M.


Chicken Nuggets
Warm
Yum
Crunchy
Delicious
I like any kind.
Yummy to eat with sauce on side.
- M.B.


The Park
Fun
Run
Sliding
Running there
Swinging on the swing.
Running around the park with friends.
- J.B.


Football
Catch
Catch
Tackle
I caught it:
a 50 yard catch.
Get a touchdown to win the game.
- D.S.


Oh
Wow
A dragon
is flying
in the air at night.
Give it fish to eat every day.
- C.T.