Dear Parents, Teachers and Students, I discovered a reading activity created by Michael Friermood called the “Tower of Books” which I am modifying for our use during the next eight weeks in order to motivate students to explore the vast selection of books available in the William O. Schaefer Library Media Center. The “Tower of Books” Library Challenge will begin… Read More Tower of Books Library Challenge
The Dream Big, Build Bigger enrichment course is for second grade students ONLY. This course will last for 8 weeks. The course will be held every Thursday, beginning January 21st ending March 10th, in the Library Media Center. You must commit to ALL 8 weeks. ONLY the first 20 students registered will be accepted. Those 20… Read More Dream Big, Build Bigger
Dear First and Second Grade Students, Have you ever tried playing Chopsticks on the piano? Have you ever tried eating with ChopSticks? What was your first experience with ChopSticks like? According to the Mobile Cuisine Chopsticks , when you use chopsticks, you involve over 30 joints and 50 muscles in the fingers, wrist, arm, shoulder as well as thousands… Read More ChopSticks
This photograph, taken by Lewis Hine, of Addie Card, age 12, inspired author Elizabeth Winthrop to write the book titled, Counting on Grace. Counting on Grace is about 12 year old Grace and her best friend Arthur must leave school and go to work as a “doffers” on their mothers’ looms in the mill. Grace’s mother… Read More Every Picture Tells a Story
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. This week we will explore nonfiction content and concepts using this multiplatform application with one-to-one Chromebooks and iPads. Kindergarteners CLICK HERE to join the Shapes Lesson. Use the pin: VYWST First Graders CLICK HERE to join the Nonfiction Text Features lesson. Use this pin: XWVJG Second Graders CLICK HERE to join the Rural, Urban &… Read More Content via Nearpod
Rebus rhymes and stories that use pictures instead of words throughout the story and rhyme. Some rebus stories have the picture and the word while others have only the picture. This can make reading fun and entertaining! Below is an example of a rebus: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I don’t know why… Read More Rebus Story
Students can now access BrainPOP ESL, BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr. and BrainPOP Español at school or at home, 24 hours a day! Log in with the following username and password: Username: woschaefer Password: brainpop Log in with the username and password provided above and watch the BrainPop video titled, How do I know a book is “Just Right”… Read More A Just Right Book
Second grade students are working in small groups to research nonfiction topics. Students think and read nonfiction texts analytically, including reading for central ideas, synthesizing, and comparing and contrasting. In order to share what they have learned, students will collaboratively design a poster using Google Draw to visually explain their selected nonfiction topic. In addition,… Read More Sharing Facts