Thursday, May 25, 2017

Maud Hart Lovelace Celebration




These kiddos make me love my job! They read all of the state nominated books for Maud Hart Lovelace Division One! Kids today are pretty great! Plus-- look at my adorable cupcakes:)

We had a party and played a BATTLE OF THE BOOKS and ate snacks. A great afternoon!


 

Thursday, May 18, 2017

6th Grade Non Fiction Book Reviews

Hard at work!
Sixth grade teachers asked me if I would pull some interesting non-fiction books that students could read. Each student then chose a book that was of high interest to them. Students were given two weeks to read their books. Their teachers worked with students to write a summary of the book and a book review. Students also picked out important vocabulary and interesting facts they learned.

When students were ready to publish their review, I pushed into each sixth grade room to teach students how to use SMORE to create an online flier. I have a classroom subscription and will renew my subscription next year. I used it earlier this year with our 4th grade state research. It is a versatile easy to use tool for students (and adults). I can't recommend it enough! See our book review below. They turned out great!


    

CHECK OUT OUR BOOK REVIEWS!

1.Sara G.40.Sam L. 6C79.Ronan L. (6R)
2.Maceo Y. (6MW)41.Ansel E.80.CHAOMING YANG
3.Falnyi.B 6mw42.Sydney H. (6C)81.CHAOMING Y.
4.Anna C43.Sophia Y.82.CHAOMING Y.( 6R)
5.Hannah B.44.Matthew R (6C)83.Neya V.
6.Minseo K (6MW)45.Ellie B. (6C)84.Everett A.
7.Lily P. (6MW)46.Holden S. (6C)85.Amir mohamed
8.Velvet Y. (6MW)47.Amaya M.86.Grayson C.
9.Hannah B. (6mw)48.Jordan D. (6C)87.Avery C.( 6R)
10.Anna C (6MW)49.Johannes D.88.Olivia H. 6R
11.Tyler N.50.Brandon V.( 6C)89.Xiaohuai Huang
12.A.J. G. 6MW51.Joshlyn.G (6C)90.Anthony K.( 6R)
13.Second Y. (6MW)52.Alex Y.91.Sadie M.
14.Tyler N. (6MW)53.Sadiq A. (6C)92.Stephen N.
15.samuel bk 6mw54.Jana B.93.Nathan G. (6R)
16.Anwar H (6MW)55.Ansel E. (6T)94.Citlaly A.F
17.William N (6MW)56.Darius L. (6C)95.Haneen A. (6r)
18.Sara G. 6MW)57.Mason Y. (6T)96.Angeles R.( 6R)
19.Alicia L. (6MW)58.Sadiq A. (6C)97.Anthony K.( 6R)
20.cleary a (6MW)59.Camille C 6C98.Grayson C. (6R)
21.stella km 6mw60.Ansel E. (6T)99.Nour D. (6R)
22.Adrian L61.Abby R. (6C)100.Everett A. (6R)
23.Wendy S (6MW)62.Charlie M (6C)101.Connor .L
24.Jackson Q. (6MW)63.Alejandra [6C]102.Kaylee F. (6R)
25.yuhon m (6mw)64.LANDON B ( 6C )103.khaison t
26.Eli W. (6MW)65.Jana B. (6C)104.khaison t
27.Yaseen H. (6MW)66.Daviana K.105.Stephen N.
28.Erica G(6mw)67.Evie A. (6C)106.Everett A. (6R)
29.Enrique v. (6mw)68.Alex Y. (6C)107.Everett A. (6R)
30.Alexandro L. (6MW)69.owen 6c108.Angelica B.C. (6R)
31.Austin N.( 6MW)70.Charlie M (6C)109.Lucia D. (6R)
32.Kaycie S (6MW)71.Mason Y. (6T)110.matthew k
33.Abdi M. (6MW)72.Joshlyn.G (6C)111.Dylan
34.Kacia C (6MW)73.Layla 6C112.Dylan 6C
35.Nehemiah Y. (6MW)74.Meric S.( 6R)113.Olivia H. 6R
36.William N (6MW)75.Jino E.M. (6R)114.Juan V. (6R)
37.Landon.o [6mw]76.Toby B. (6r)115.Daniela C.
38.William N (6MW)77.Melala L.( 6R)116.Oliver L. (6MW)
39.Nathaniel L. (6C)78.Rex J.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Kindergarten MN Animal Research

In kindergarten students have been learning that non-fiction books give use information. Students have been learning about the biomes of Minnesota in their classes. In library, we practiced reading for information. We learned that researchers can use the pictures to help get facts. Reading pictures is one of the ways that we read books.

Students were each given a Minnesota animal to become experts on. In library they found out: What does my animal look like, what does it eat, and where does it live.

In class students then wrote about their animals and drew a picture. In library, students then used Little Bird Tales to create an online report of their learning. In class, they recorded themselves reading their report.

Click your child's class to see and hear what we learned!

Mrs. Albert's Class
Mrs. Kong's Class
Mrs. Mohamed's Class
Mrs. Showalter's Class
Ms. Tyrer's Class

Students did a great job! (make sure to notice that each teacher has 2 pages.) Also-- you might need to turn up the volume.

**A BIG thank you to all the parent volunteers that helped with this project!


Monday, February 6, 2017

Parent Child Book Club 2017

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4th Grade

In 4th grade, students did research on States. They found information about the state geography, famous landmarks, history, tourism, industry, and other fun information.


After the research process, I met with classes to create a SMORE, an online newsletter site. I have a classroom subscription and it worked really well for kids to create online content to share. I taught students about giving credit to photos. My best find for this unit was PHOTOS FOR CLASS. This site gives:

  • Age Appropriate Images 


  • Automatic Citation (See my Minnesota photo for citation)
  • Photos from Creative Commons
  •  
    Students had a lot of fun creating their projects. We hope you enjoy them!

    STUDENTS-- Type your FIRST NAME, CLASS, and STATE , then copy your URL