Wendy Marie
Meet Corey, Riley, Parker, Larry, Travis, Kady, Sean, Tracy, Will, Quincy
and Kayla, the 11 students in Mr. Covington’s class. It’s Thursday afternoon and
Mr. Covington has a special activity planned for his students. Join Mr. Covington and
his class of 11 students at the Ayers Rock Elementary School as they work on their projects and try to follow the rules. Whoever does their best can earn points which will lead to receiving prizes!
Who will bring a note home to their parents?
Who will earn the most points for the day and become the star student?
Look inside to find out!
Kayla the Koala Bear can be the perfect addition to the classroom library to assist in the following topics:
Behavior Issues – enforcement of rules and consequences
Math Lessons – shapes and symmetry
Science – introduce your students to the wildlife of Australia
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classroom ideas, projects and much more!!!
I grew up in New Rochelle and Mamaroneck, New York, two suburbs of New York City. Everything I am I owe to my parents. They are an inspiration to me. I am very proud of my first and middle name. I love the way Wendy Marie sounds. My mother’s two youngest brothers at the age of 14 and 15 named me.
Everyone has a gift. Something he/she was born to do-a special talent. For my mother it was drawing. For my father it was painting. Mine was dancing. I discovered my talent at 11 years old. Middle Eastern and African were my specialty. Dancers tell a story with their body. Dancing provides a way for self-expression and creativity through movement. There was nothing better to me than performing on stage.
In my late 20’s I went through a series of traumatic events. However, someone was watching over me and I made it through those troubling times. For years I struggled with trying to figure out why I am still here. I finally realized that I am supposed to do something phenomenal with my life. So the dancer in me decided to take that creativity and tell a story with pencil and paper. I started to write and an author was born!
“How can I make a rhombus using triangles? Who has an idea? I love how Corey, Kayla, Parker, and Riley are raising their hands.”
Mr. Covington called on Parker to answer, but Sean blurted out an answer.
“You put two triangles on top of each other!” Sean said quickly.
“Very good answer, Sean, but you need to raise your hand and wait until I call on you first before speaking. I am sorry, Parker. What were you going to say?”
“You can put two triangles together,” Parker said.
“Excellent, Parker! One point for you! Isn’t there another name for the rhombus? Who can tell me the other name that we use?”
“Diamond!” Parker and Corey shouted.
“Very good, Parker and Corey. You are both correct. But remember, the next time you both want to answer a question you must raise your hand first and wait until I call on you to answer the question. Most of the time, it is called a diamond. Both names are correct, but for today we are going to use the word rhombus. Which shape can I make by putting three triangles together? Kayla, what shape do you see?”
“I see a trapezoid, Mr. Covington!” Kayla said in a cheerful voice.
“That’s great, Kayla! You are correct. Listen very carefully to the next question. Could I make
a hexagon with five triangles?
Corey raised his hand. Mr. Covington called on Corey to answer.
“No Mr. Covington. You would need six triangles to make the hexagon. You need one
more triangle!”
“Good job, Corey! What happens when I put two trapezoids on top of each other? I haven’t
heard from Riley yet. Riley, tell me, what shape do you see?”
“I see another hexagon!”
“You are absolutely right, Riley!”
Mr. Covington put three rhombuses together.
“What shape do you see now?”
Kayla was the only student with her hand up.
“Kayla, tell me your answer.” Mr. Covington asked
“I see a hexagon!” Kayla answered.
“Perfect, Kayla! One more point for Corey, one point for Riley, and two points for Kayla!”
