Historical Figure Poster

Inspiration and creativity can come from anywhere! During the reading STAAR test I was so bored that I began to read posters outside of the classroom where I was assigned.  The poster was about Harriett Tubman and was left up from Black History Month.  It wasn't what the poster said that caught my eye, but more the structure of it. The poster was designed almost like a scrapbook page. (By the way, I LOVE to scrapbook!)

  I quickly went and looked up our state standards to see how we could recreate this poster. I decided to use the social studies standard where the students had to identify the importance of historical figures and important individuals who participated in the democratic process.  Bingo! Today the kiddos are researching their chosen historical figures and tomorrow we put it all together! 

National Library Week

All over the country students, community members, and teachers are celebrating National Library Week. The theme this year is "Communities matter @ your library." This is definitely true about our library as well as our librarian, Mrs. Lisa Mead.  Mrs. Mead has opened up an entire new world when it comes to making our library a community.  Every morning around 7:30 you can walk into the library and feel the excitement.  Children are often found reading, researching, or just chatting.

Testimonies:

Nsikan says, "The library is a place where you can be creative." She usually can be found reading inspirational books.

Luis says, "There are lots of books to be enjoyed!"

Aaron P says, "It's a great place to do your homework and explore new books that you haven't read."

Today, we celebrate Mrs. Mead and our school library!

Click Here to visit the library!

Remembering Angel.....

On Saturday April 6, 2013 one of our classmates passed away.  He was small in stature, but big in heart.  He'll never be forgotten. 

Our Quest to Learn Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

This week we focused on vocabulary development by studying prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Although my students seem to enjoy my teaching, they love technology even more.  While searching on the web looking for fun ideas, I came across a webquest. I introduced the task and process and they were off!  I promised I would add a link to the blog, so here it is! Enjoy!

Click Here! Webquest: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots

Remind 101

If you haven't signed up for Remind 101, please do so.  Although the end of the school year is near, there is alot going on in our classroom and I want you to be informed! Communication is so important and this is just one way to do it.  (I promise I won't send more than two a week.)

Happy Valentines Day!

I am so thankful and overwhelmed by the love shown to me today!  My kids brought me everything from big chocolate hearts to stuffed animals.  Although Valentines Day is only one day, I hope everyone feels love everyday! Thanks kiddos!

Brianna all "dressed up!"

One Day. 12 Minutes. Discover the Joy!

Read to a child. Change his or her life. It's that simple.

Today, we participated in Dallas Reads by stopping for 12 minutes to enjoy a book. Members of our community volunteered to read to our students to promote literacy and help create life-long readers.

This campaign strongly encourages reading from our community to model the success that comes from reading. Since our classes didn't have a volunteer, we chose to listen to Polar Express on www.storylineonline.net. What a great story for this time of the year.

 
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