What is a periodical? Anything that is published at regular intervals throughout the year such as a magazine, journal, or newspaper. A newspaper is a collection of articles about current events usually published daily. It is a great source for local information. Look at the front page of any newspaper. Find nine(9) words that start… Read More Periodical: Newspaper
The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. It’s bound to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg, which will make the perfect omelet. And sure enough, a chicken shows up “¡Caramba!”, but so do a duck “Sacré bleu!” and a goose “Great balls of fire!”.… Read More The Perfect Nest
Two versions of the mitten will be shared with first grader students during a read aloud. The most familiar version written by Jan Brett and the other written by Alvin Tresselt tell the tale of a boy who drops his mitten in the woods on the coldest day of winter. The lost mitten stretches and stretches —… Read More The Mitten: An Old Ukrainian Folktale
Stage Left Children’s Theater is working with William O. Schafer’s second grade students to create an environment where the excitement of the theater is shared by all. Our students will experience a high quality, innovative, participatory theater arts event, taught by theater professionals and teaching artists. The participatory theater experience of A Year With Frog and… Read More Stage Left: A Year With Frog and Toad
HOW TO TRAIN A TRAIN By Jason Carter Eaton Advice on caring for a dog, a cat, a fish, even a dinosaur is easy. But what if somebody’s taste in pets runs to the more mechanical kind? A train? How do you train a train? All aboard! Let’s read and find out! You can find… Read More How To Train A Train
2017 Chinese New Year falls on January 28th. It is the Year of the Rooster according to Chinese zodiac. Celebrating the Spring Festival is a great way to experience traditional Chinese folk customs! Chinese New Year has more than 4,000 years of history! Before the Spring Festival, every family will have a thorough house cleanup and go… Read More Chinese New Year 2017
Second grade students are currently studying poetry! This week we will read poetry and create blackout poems. Creating a blackout poem is like doing a reverse word search! What you do is read your article, but in a different way than before. You start to notice individual words that when pieced together with other words on the… Read More Blackout Poetry
January 8th is National Argyle day! Argyle is a knitting pattern shaped like diamonds. It is common on socks, vests, and sweaters, and was very popular in the early 20th century to wear while golfing. Argyle became fashionable in England and the U.S. after the World War I. The pattern was identified with the Duke… Read More National Argyle Day