5th Graders pretend to be the teacher and provide feedback on sample constructed responses using our RACES model.
Mrs. Cooper's Bio
This is my 20th year of teaching in the Chicago Public Schools and my 16th year at Decatur. In my 20 years of teaching, I have taught everything from 1st grade to 8th grade! Literacy & Social Studies are passions of mine and I am very excited to be teaching 4th grade English Literacy and Social Studies this year.
I received my undergraduate degree from DePauw University in elementary education and history. Later I attended DePaul University and received my master’s degree as a reading specialist with a focus on learning disabilities. I'm excited to be utilizing my background in history & literacy in my classroom on a daily basis. I'm lucky to be able to teach two of my favorite subjects this year!
When I'm not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, figure skating, and doing needlepoint.
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4th graders work in small group to arrange the parts of constructed response using the RACES model.
Check out our 4th & 5th grade stone soups. See what great talents and knowledge that we all can bring into classroom!
More math games with our 2nd grade buddies!
During SEL this week, 105 students met up with their 2nd grade buddies to play a fun math game!
5th graders collaborated with 8th graders on a special project for music. Students created musical instruments out of recycled items.
Students completed an anticipation guide for our upcoming novel, Among the Hidden, with different opinion statements. They then met in small groups to discuss whether they agree or disagree with their group mates and try to persuade each other of their opinions.
A fun twist on annotations! Students work in partners on an annotation scavenger hunt to find important elements in a nonfiction article by color coding their thinking.
5th Graders enjoyed some outside time as part of their reward celebration!
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- Name
- Katherine Cooper
- Position
- 4th | ELA and Social Studies
Katherine Cooper
4th Grade Literacy & Social Studies Teacher