The Earth From Above

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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Trading Cards, Powerpoints, & Movies

Our class was very excited last week to have a special group of visitors on Friday: a third grade class from down the hall who joined us for many of our National Park/Landmark presentations. They are all well written and visually appealing. As a special treat, each student created a trading card for [...]

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National Parks and U.S. Landmarks

It’s a busy time in the classroom right now with MCAS this week, but to add an interesting diversion to all of the testing, we started a new project today: Journey Across America: National Parks and U.S. Landmarks. To begin, each child explored an interactive map of the U.S. where clicking on the names [...]

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The Earth From Above

After concluding our intensive 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  looked at an [...]

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