May 4th has become commonly known as Star Wars Day. The words, “May the 4th” seem to beg the rest of the catchphrase be spoken. Star Wars, is an epic space opera written and directed by George Lucas. The movie premiered in 1977 and became an almost instant cult classic. Today, 39 years later, Star Wars remains… Read More “May the Fourth Be with You!”
Individually or with a partner, first grade students will select and find ANY four to six books and second grade students will select ANY six to eight books from the “Scavenger Hunt” list above. As each book is selected and found, a shelf marker will be used to hold a book’s place while the students take a photograph of… Read More Book Scavenger Hunt
Be thankful! Appreciation is the quality of being thankful and the ability to appreciate and return kindness. Assembly Read Aloud: The Thankful Book by Todd Parr I am thankful for music because it makes me want to dance. I am thankful for my feet because they help me run and play. I am thankful for… Read More May Word of the Month: Appreciation
Dear Families, Second grade students are about to embark on a Social Studies unit titled, “Then and Now”. Students will examine, recognize and identify patterns of continuity and change in communities as well as ask geographic questions about where places are located and why. In order to ask students to effectively research the history of… Read More Callling All Photographs: Then and Now
Gummy Bears may be small but they can represent some big words. Your job is to select a social studies vocabulary term and use this candy to create a model of the word. Some terms you might consider: urban, longitude, citizenship, immigration, colonization, etc. Make a diorama of a social studies vocabulary word. (Please do… Read More Gummy Bear Challenge
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Informational poetry weaves facts into poems, as in Douglas Florian’s UnBEElievables, which includes not only poems but also brief factual paragraphs to accompany each selection. Likewise, Susan Katz’s The President’s Stuck in the Bathtub contains poems with little-known facts about the presidents. Challenge: Based on the information of a nonfiction text you are currently reading,… Read More Informational Poetry
Dear Students,Teachers and Parents, Scrabble Day is observed on April 13, 2016. It celebrates the popular board game on the birthday of it’s inventor, Alfred Mosher Butts. Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a gameboard marked with a 15×15 grid.… Read More Scrabble Day