Learning About Rain Forests We have learned a lot about habitats and adaptations in the past two months. For a final project we are focusing on rainforests. We are learning as much as we can about them so we can turn our classroom into a model rainforest and give tours to others to raise money [...]

We have been working on writing down ideas about our reading. We started by writing letters about the books we are reading in class. Then we worked on responses about the books we are reading at home. This week we have been learning how to write answers to reading comprehension questions. Watch the video we [...]

This week we went on a field trip to visit some of the habitats that Nature Scapes has been teaching us about. We explored forests, fields, and saw a little fresh water and salt water. It was a chilly fall morning but we still saw a lot of amazing creatures. We found red-backed salamanders, sassafras [...]

In the last post we talked about “Show don’t Tell.” That means when you write you have to describe things so clearly that you “show” the reader what you mean. If you only “tell” them, they might picture something else. “Showing” Feelings A good way to help the reader visualize is to describe the feelings [...]

We have been learning a lot about writing with specific details. We want to use words and details to “paint a picture” in the reader’s mind. Good writing can make the reader imagine exactly what is happening. “Show Don’t Tell” One way we have been trying to add details to our writing is by using [...]

Last week Mateo’s mom asked us if we could find out about some of the adaptations of green anoles. Her third grade class is going to have anoles as pets. So we learned a little bit about these cool lizards and then made a “voicethread” to share what we learned. Check it out! So, what [...]