Students today moved into the third part of our extended unit on communication: we've gone over non-verbal communication (i.e., body language and facial expressions) and active listening. Today we started actually looking at what most kids would have expected first in a unit on communication: speaking.

We're initially looking at how words can have different meanings and the importance of keeping that in mind when talking to someone. The easiest way of doing this is looking at slang terms that have come and gone: words that change their meanings once, twice, or even more times. We went over some classic 80s slang terms (think: grody and bodacious) with students coming up with their own meanings for them. Tomorrow, I'll reveal the actual meanings. It's sure to be groovy. (Had to get a little 60s slang in there as well.)

It was also Crazy Sock Day for Red Ribbon Week, so we took a picture of some of the kiddos' silly socks. (Tomorrow is jersey day: make sure you wear dress-code bottoms, per Mrs. Davis.)