Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Our quite of the week is " No one ever became poor by giving ". The class and I discussed the meaning of this quote and the kids came up with great ways they can give to those who are more needy than themselves.
We have been busy working on our animal research and 5 paragraph essays. I am so impressed what 8 year old children can accomplish in terms of completing each step for a 5 paragraph essay. Specifically we talked about:
Topic sentences
Concluding sentences
Introduction paragraphs
Concluding paragraphs
Varying sentences
Using transition words
Staying focused
Transitions
In addition, the students are putting their animal adaptation research skills to the test by becoming scientists. They have traveled both near and far to discover a brand new animal that never existed in the Animal Kingdom. The have drawn the animal, chose a habitat, given the animal 3 structural adaptations and 2 behavioral adaptations. You will see their final products via email because I want to print their final products for their portfolios. We are trying to save ink:)
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation!
Mrs. Chemers
Our quite of the week is " No one ever became poor by giving ". The class and I discussed the meaning of this quote and the kids came up with great ways they can give to those who are more needy than themselves.
We have been busy working on our animal research and 5 paragraph essays. I am so impressed what 8 year old children can accomplish in terms of completing each step for a 5 paragraph essay. Specifically we talked about:
Topic sentences
Concluding sentences
Introduction paragraphs
Concluding paragraphs
Varying sentences
Using transition words
Staying focused
Transitions
In addition, the students are putting their animal adaptation research skills to the test by becoming scientists. They have traveled both near and far to discover a brand new animal that never existed in the Animal Kingdom. The have drawn the animal, chose a habitat, given the animal 3 structural adaptations and 2 behavioral adaptations. You will see their final products via email because I want to print their final products for their portfolios. We are trying to save ink:)
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation!
Mrs. Chemers