All About Giraffes

For our friends in Ireland...especially James

The size of one of their neck vertebrae

A sign giving you facts.

They even have a plant giraffe!



Videos from the Zoo - Enjoy!!!

Lessons in Writing

Antonio is beginning a story and I loved how he was using the dates that we saw in other books.  What a fun way to document a story!

When first talking with the next writer, she wasn't quite sure where her story was going.  She had the beginning, but wasn't positive about the next step.  I showed her some of my story plans and she planned out her writing.  I am quite impressed that she tried it and that it worked for her!  I cannot wait to point back to this lesson for months to come and according to Zeke, her plan is now trapped in her notebook.  Love that idea!!!  Feel free to leave comments for the writers!

Math Lesson

Since I can't be there for our math this afternoon, I wanted to briefly show one of the stations students will be participating in. 

Wow...

I had the students start a writing sample today.  The purpose is to show where they are as a writer at the beginning of the year.  They will see these samples again at the end of the year.  They will also be placed into their portfolios and passed on to their future teachers.  I captured them working.  I was amazed at the errie silence...they were so hard at work!!!  Observing them today gives me a small glimpse into the future of our workshop.  I'm truly excited to see what unfolds!

Our Favorite Books from the Summer

Hope you enjoyed our thoughts!

Magnetic Poetry

Found a great website!  Excited to add it to our collection.  Let me know what you think of Magnetic Poetry (for kids).