Soft rustling sounds could be heard coming from several covered crates in our classroom this afternoon as the students entered the room from recess. Noticing a huge tarp on the floor covered with dried leaves and surrounded by a huge plastic pen, everyone knew we were in for a real treat: a visit [...]
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Drumlin Farm Animal Educators
Posted in Ecosystems, Uncategorized, tagged Drumlin Farm on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing Encouragement From Coach
Posted in Writing, tagged fourth grade writing on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was great excitement and surprise last week when each child was presented with a portfolio of their writing projects from November through February. As the students reread each story, they were amazed at how much their writing has grown this year and they couldn’t wait to take their portfolios home to share with [...]
The Earth From Above
Posted in Geography-North America, Uncategorized, tagged Earth From Above, Fourth Grade Geography on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After concluding our extensive unit about Ancient China, we are now studying the geography of North America. We began by looking at antique maps of the world from the 15th century and how they differ from images of our earth taken from satellites. Although Google Earth offers excellent close-up images, today we [...]
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