Out of this world learning activities have been going on during our science space unit . The Science Spot was turned into a space station including space themed fiction and nonfiction books for students to read...
Writing and science were integrated when we created planet reports. Pairs of students used information gathered from nonfiction books and a video to write facts about their assigned planet. Then, they created a model of the planet using oil pastels and metallic markers...
Students used creme-filled cookies to represent the phases of the moon... then ate them of course!
In writing, we continued our biography unit by composing Jacques Cousteau biographies. First, we created a bubblemap about Cousteau's life by gathering information from the videos The Fantastic Intersea Life of Jacques Cousteau and and CNN: Jacques Cousteau as well as the book Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau...
Next, students used the bubblemap to create rough drafts. After revising and editing final drafts were written and students decorated them with fish decorated with markers for our hallway bulletin board...
Our class has begun RAZ-Kids in the computer lab. RAZ-Kids is an online guided reading program that matches students to specific level books and allows teachers to assess their progress...
The children can do online reading at home if they have have access to the Internet. Students were taught how to log on and if they don't remember their passwords just e-mail me and I'll sent it to you. The more they read the more their reading fluency and comprehension skills will grow.
Happy learning!
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