Water Cycle Rain Drops
The Homeroom class has finished up their water cycle unit by writing a story. Students wrote about what it would be like to be a drop of water in the water cycle. Check out their hard work on their student blogs.
Leopards, Chameleons, and Penguins, Oh My!
Students in the the 1st and 2nd grade Enrichment class read non-fiction books on animals. They identified important and interesting facts about their animals and created Voice Threads on their animals. Below is Samuel’s example. To see more examples go to the Non-Fiction Picture Books section of the Read and Respond Project.
What’s the Read and Respond Project?
Students in Enrichment classes from grades 1 - 5 have begun a new project. Each class is responding to a picture or chapter book of their choice and responding to the book using technology. The 3rd through 5th grade Enrichment classes are creating webpages based on their favorite chapter books. One of the combined 1st and 2nd grade classes has created a retelling of a picture book using Microsoft Movie Maker. Upcoming classes will be creating podcasts, online posters, blog posts, and more based on books of their choice. Check out what the classes have contributed so far and make sure to look for more books to be added in the future.
Voices on Themes and Morals
The 3rd Grade Enrichment class has been sharing their ideas about the themes and morals in stories. Check out their ideas.
2009 Inauguration
Our Class learned about the history of the inauguration and watched our new vice-president and president being sworn in to office. Each student in class wrote about the inauguration in their blogs. Some students focused on the events of the inauguration, while others wrote about what it means to them to have an African American president. Check out their thoughts on their blogs by clicking on their names on the right hand side of the blog. Take a moment to share your own thoughts on their blogs.
Read a transcript of Mr. Obama’s inauguration speech.
Summarizing My Fiction Story
Our 2nd grade Enrichment class has been learning how to summarize fictional texts. Students chose their favorite story and will summarize the story in this post.
Students make sure to include the title of your story. Remember that a summary only tells the most important main events or ideas in a story and is much shorter than the original story read.
Animals in Maryland - Create a Food Chain
Go to the link below and learn about the animals that can be found in Maryland. Next, create a food chain using the animals you read about. Remember you will need to include the sun and a producer in your food chain to make it complete.
Changing Data
Look at the data below:
1, 2, 2, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Answer the following questions:
1) If I add a 7 to the data will the median stay the same? Why or why not?
2) If I add a 7 to the data will the range stay the same? Why or why not?
3) If I add a 7 to the data will the mode stay the same? Why or why not?
Whose Habitat Is It?
Go to the link below and read “Whose Habitat Is It?” and describe the effect that humans have on an environment. Make sure to include if the effect is positive or negative and use evidence from the article to support your answer.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,579340,00.html
The Water Cycle
Go to the link below and watch the video of the water cycle. Identify the stages of the water cycle and list them in order in the comments section. On your own paper draw a poster of the water cycle and bring it into class. Make sure to label each of the parts of your poster and to make the poster neat and eye catching.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
