Today's energy in our classroom has been electric! The students are completely engaged in reading biographies! I got out the rest of the biography collection (from my personal library, the Bethany library and the Multnomah County library) and students were captivated by the stories. It's looking like we will choose subjects for our biography report on Thursday, so students are having a chance to read about a variety of people in order to decide. Some favorites were Rachel Carson, Helen Keller and Babe Ruth!
We continued working on right and left with Turtle turns in math. Students have made the connection between the hands on the clock and the way the turtle rotates. Ask about Turtle Turns tonight!
During writing workshop we talked about the importance of having good illustrations in a how-to book, and the students had a chance to practice. I shared about myself being a visual learner and NEEDING those kind of illustrations.
I wish you all could have seen the crowd of students around the biography cart. It was truly an impressive sight.
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