Stumpkin is a great read about a little pumpkin that didn’t have a stem, just had a stump. This book really makes us all think about how our differences make us all special! Just in time for Halloween, we get to read about the most unique little pumpkin named Stumpkin!
This author, Yuyi Morales, won an amazing honor – being a part of the highlighted author of Global Read Aloud. This beautiful book is one to be shared with all – we get to see through the window of the eyes of this mother who wants to learn a new language, while appreciating the gifts… Read More Global Read Aloud 2019 – Yuyi Morales
Last week, I was able to take a peek in the storage container where the WOS library collection has been since December 14, 2018. Well…I actually did a little more than peek! I grabbed any and all boxes that were within my reach…the famous Arthur series by Marc Brown being among them! This week we… Read More Author Study: Marc Brown
Read: Finding Winnie, illustrated by Sophie Blackall and written by Lindsay Mattick. In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter tells… Read More Finding Winnie and Primary Sources
Poetry is magic…it allows you to break all the rules about punctuation, capitalizaion and spacing you have been taught. Poetry is a ‘rule breaker’ in which creative license is given to writers. Catherine, “The Brown Bag Teacher” came up with “My Poetry Promise” in which students commit to responsibly using poetry’s special privileges. I, ___________,… Read More First Grade Poetry Grid
Citations for Beginners from Imagine Easy Solutions on Vimeo. First, log onto one of the MANY websites listed below that support the research you are doing for the “Vacation Nation Project”: Connecticut National Geographic Kids: Connecticut ConneCT Kids Coonecticut Still Revolutionary Maine Maine: Discover Your Maine Thing Baxster State Park Massachusetts National Geographic Kids: Massachusettes… Read More Citation Work for Vacation Nation
Our library has been under renovations since December 14th…..Help us get our book collection back! Write a letter to our principal, Ms. Beglin or to our assistant principal, Mrs. White and persuade them to open the storage container where the WOS collection of library books are stored. Watch this video to find out the basics of… Read More Persuassive Writing: What is it?
Get ready to Read Across America! This week William O. Schaefer is gearing up for the March 2019 Read Across America Day! We will participate in the nationwide reading celebration by reading lots and lots of books written by Dr. Seuss! Watch Dr. Seuss’s most famous book The Cat in the Hat! Play the Dr. Seuss hangman game..try… Read More Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss