Saturday, January 21, 2012

Doodle for Google 2012- Contest for k-12 students

Between now and March 23, 2012, students in grades K-12 can enter the Google Doodle contest to have their art featured on Google's homepage.

Doodle 4 Google 2012: If I could travel in time, I'd visit...

picture from http://www.google.com/doodle4google


see Doodle 4 Google for details
with parent permission




Monday, January 16, 2012

4th Grade- Author Study

Pam Munoz Ryan- Author of "Riding Freedom"

image frompammunozryan.com

Resources for Author Study:

Official site of Pam Munoz Ryan

Video Interview

5 Questions with Pam Munoz Ryan

kidsread.com

B-5 Reader's Theater

Reader's Theater is an opportunity for children to enjoy literature and discover the joy of reading through drama.  In the coming weeks, students will have an opportunity to rehearse and perform scripts from a variety of sources including novels, folktales, and children's books.

image from educationworld.com

Monday, January 2, 2012

4th Grade-Onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia is pronounced (on-o-mat-o-pe'-a) and is defined as the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)