election Day!
We talked a lot about Election Day and how our community votes at the polls. The students were bummed that they have to wait until they are 18 to vote, so they asked if we could vote in our classroom, so we did!
Playhouse Workshop
Playhouse came and did a follow-up workshop for Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. We were able to act out scenes from the play. It was a lot of fun!
We read the Kapok Tree. The story is about rainforest conservation through the perspective of the animals.
After reading, we talked about the causes of endangered/extinct animals and then got in groups and researched a particular animal.
We presented our information in various forms (posters, skits, etc.)
author's Chair
The students are able to read a piece of writing, a book, etc. to the class once a week. They love being the one on the red cube chair!
Dancing Classrooms
The 5th graders participate in Dancing Classrooms. They performed for us on Thursday. They did a great job. Many from our class said they can't wait to be a part of it.
Veterans Day
We talked about Veterans Day and why we celebrate. the students were very interested in learning more about the Armed Forces. During Reading Workshop, they read more about it using certain websites.