One day this week, I said to a student, "It's chilly out today." He looked confused, so I asked if he knew the word "chilly". He said yes, it's something you eat. I love these teaching opportunities. I wrote CHILI and CHILLY on the board. I said Chili is good to eat on a Chilly day. It gave us the chance to talk about words that describe temperature and chili ingredients (as well as what the word ingredient means).
Year Three of the temperature quilt
Week 30
November 17 - 23
64, 70, 66, 59, 59, 50, 55
I am reporting the high temperature each day. My Year Three temperature/color (Fahrenheit) scheme remains the same:
100 + Brown
90-99 Red
80-89 Orange
70-79 Yellow
60-69 Green
50-59 Blue
40-49 Purple
30-39 Pink
20-29 White
10-19 BlackYou can see my finished Year One Quilt here.
Pamela: I had to giggle at the chilly comment.
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Catherine
That was really a good chance to study English.
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This is a real teaching opportunity, and the best way for learning, too. I am sure the student will remember that lesson and always think of chili when it is cold outside, and chilly when he eats spicy food!
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Your little teaching anecdotes are so fun and your temperatures so cold! Also, I'm craving some chili now...
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