Book Talks, Take Two

Check out a few more book talks! Some of these students presented a second book talk and others presented for the first time. What do you think they did well or improved on? I noticed more extra props, eye contact, and evidence of careful thinking.

Enjoy!

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Ahhhh . . . springtime in the garden!

We have been busy planting peas in our garden and will revisit later this week to add the trellises as support to these plants. It felt so good to feel the warm sun and notice all of the changes in our garden as it wakes up from the long, frigid, winter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was such a lovely Friday that we had to go back out to the garden to work on the beginning stages of research for the Wax Museum project. All we needed were good listeners, a few stumps to sit on, clipboards, and a pencil!

Cross Age Student Teaching (C.A.S.T)

Students talking to other students, hand on learning, and science demonstrations all filled the walls of Team 203 last week when Cross Age Student Teachers visited from Lawrence Junior High. Five students taught our third graders about circuits, insulators, and conductors to help culminate a science unit on energy.

Third graders love interacting with older students and got to learn about some interesting science topics.

These junior high students will visit two more times before the year is through. What a great experience

for everyone involved!

Third graders, do you remember your volunteer’s name? Try to remember it for our second visit on Friday. What was the most interesting fact you learned? Think about what you could include in a thank you letter for these volunteers . . .  hint, hint, we’ll be writing thank you letters next week to give to these deserving students!

Geometry Vocabulary

Team 203 finished our Geometry unit by creating Geometry Picture Dictionaries. Students decided which vocab. words they found most important from Unit 6 and then created dynamic visuals that illustrated new understandings!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out some draft pictures and the final projects that were sent home last week.

Falmouth Historical Society

The Falmouth Historical Society visited our room to teach third graders about colonial life. We learned to card wool and different fabrics that were indigenous in our town!

Next month, we will take a walking trip to visit the Falmouth Historical Society and learn about Dr. Wicks, a historical doctor who lived near the Village Green!

A few Book Talk Videos

Here are a few of our first book talks. I will try to have at least one video from each student who presented, however our Web Cam has been very temperamental so please be patient.

Feel free to watch a classmate’s video and leave a comment for him/her. Everyone was very brave, organized, and prepared. Public speaking is not easy and it takes practice!

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You can also find a link to our first 10 Book Talks by visiting QuickLinks- Books Talks and other Videos