Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy… Read More Dragons Love Tacos
Do you know Smokey the Bear? Smokey Bear is America’s wildfire prevention icon. He has educated generations of Americans about their role in preventing human-caused wildfires. Smokey the Bear is 70 years old! He was created in 1944 by the United States Forest Service. Smokey’s message is ” Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires!” The video below is… Read More Smokey the Bear
This week in library you will use the OREO strategy and apply what we learned about persuasive writing to construct a book review. A book review both describes and evaluates a work of fiction or non-fiction. I read the Children’s New York Time Book Review section every week! Because an opinion is what YOU think, it can’t really… Read More Persuasive Book Review
One of literature’s favorite little girls is turning 75! In honor of the 75th anniversary of Madeline‘s publication, an exhibit by New York Historical Society honors the character and her creator, Ludwig Bemelmans. This exhibit, which contains nearly 100 works, includes drawings from all six Madeline books, Bemelmans’ drawings of the old Ritz Hotel in New… Read More Text To Self: Madeline
“The eyes are the windows of the soul”. People usually say this because they can see pain, anger, or some other emotion in somebody else’s eyes. What about shoes? Do you think shoes could also be the window to someone’s soul? Can what you choose to put on your feet actually tell something about you or describe… Read More Stand in Your Shoes
It is “SNOW” secret, you are unique. Accepting others for who they are and even ourselves for that matter is a great quality. Watch this video and enjoy its message. We need to celebrate our uniqueness as well as others. Consider participating in this year’s Snow-person Challenge. Create a snow-person from a recycled bottle. The… Read More Snow Person Challege
I love reading nonfiction books and students love listening to them. We learn together about new people, animals, places or adventures and what we read often provokes interesting discussions. Non-fiction picture books are an excellent way of introducing inspirational true-life characters who demonstrate optimism, courage, perseverance and determination. The pictures or illustrations in nonfiction books… Read More Read the World
Today we will be learning about a girl named Victoria. We will learn about Victoria by looking at primary source documents. Primary Sources are a first-hand, original account, record, or evidence about a person, place, object, or an event. To learn more about what a primary source is, watch the extranormal video below. Below are the… Read More Trail of History