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Westridge Elementary Students Engage in Hands-On Learning Activities

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A macro view of educational tools including a magnifying glass, counting beads, and a pencil on a wooden desk, symbolizing hands-on student learning activities in Provo, Utah.
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Westridge Elementary students have been engaged in various hands-on learning activities across different grade levels this week. The school's Wildcats participated in science, math, and writing exercises.

Key takeaways

  • Kindergarten students observed crickets and learned about cricket anatomy during Insect Week.
  • First grade SpEd students are earning feathers for a Learning Turkey while practicing adding numbers.
  • Fifth grade students are using fraction tiles to visualize addition of fractions.

Wildcats at Westridge Elementary have been busy learning, exploring, and having fun this week across various grade levels.

Activities included hands-on science adventures in kindergarten and math skill development in both first grade and fifth grade.

Kindergarten Insect Week Adventures

In Miss Ariel George’s Kindergarten class, students concluded Insect Week with a hands-on adventure. The class spent the week observing crickets and writing about their favorite activities. During the week, students also discovered that crickets have ears located on their front legs.

First Grade Math Progress

First graders in Mrs. Bethany Twitchell’s SpEd class have been practicing how to add numbers in any order. Through their hard work, students earned the first feathers for their classroom Learning Turkey.

Fifth Grade Fraction Exploration

Fifth grade students in Miss Sierra Jorgensen’s class are currently exploring the addition of fractions using fraction tiles. This hands-on practice is intended to help students visualize and understand the relationships between different fractions.

The school continues to observe learning magic happening throughout the Westridge community.

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