Our AK student enjoyed hearing their first "Pigeon" book. We talked about how Mo Willems is the author of the Pigeon books, plus the Elephant and Piggie series. We read The Pigeon Wants a Puppy and the kids loved it, of course!
Our Kindergarteners listened to A Grand Old Tree by Mary Newell DePalma. After listening, they drew their very best tree--many of them included berries, wildlife, sunshine, and other great details. I showed them how next week we will use the Chatterpix app and make their trees talk! This goes along with what they're learning in science: parts of trees, what trees need to grow, why we need trees. I can't wait to see the final products next week!
First graders did some more poetry raps using poems about Fall. Here's a video of Ms. Thompson's class. Next week we'll be doing my favorite poetry activity--popcorn poems!
Second graders finished comparing and contrasting fiction and non-fiction. Last week, they looked at both types of books and wrote down their ideas. This week, the kids pulled terms out of the "magic purple box", and we sorted out whether they belonged in fiction or non-fiction.
Third graders continued using text evidence to support their answers about poems. They have really mastered this skill!
And fourth graders started doing research about their state. They will be creating a top 5 list of reasons to come to their state. They are learning all sorts of fun facts using Culture Grams Online, which they can also access from home using our AEA username/password.
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