A new favorite website of mine is www.wordle.net…. A Wordle analyzes a text selection, and creates a “cloud” representing the word choice in that selection. This is a Wordle of our Dreaming Big blog:
Duck! Rabbit! Which are YOU???
We are so TOTALLY in love with the book Duck! Rabbit! written by By Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. Before reading below, you can visit their website to learn more about this adorable book: Duck! Rabbit! This is the…
Family Pod Book Club
It was a super night for our Family Pod Book Club members – we all met in the library where Mrs. Scheer led us in singing the Family Pod song. We then gathered in Mrs. Johnson’s classroom where the discussion…
Scientific M&Method
We’ve been learning about how scientists follow the Scientific Method when conducting research, and why it is so important to follow each of those steps. Two weeks ago, we learned about chromatography when we discovered the colors in magic markers…
Young Authors
Our young writers will amaze you with their growth this year in third grade.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Van!!
My kids love this story, and we still giggle every time we see a pigeon.
A Spring Shower
Sometimes writers zoom in on a small seed story. The time that it took for this event to occur was only a few short minutes. However, some authors slow down the moment, and explain the details in a way that allows the reader to experience the story, too!
Mrs. Snave
This is perhaps one of the most powerful stories I’ve written so far. However, I am still very much unhappy with how I constructed the ending. Perhaps I’ll find a way to close this story in a meaningful way.
Courage
Writing a seed story is sometimes easier when you tie your story to a strong emotion. What strong emotions do you believe inspired this story??
Just Ducky
We might never know what inspired a writer to come up with a powerful story, but we have learned that it is often a particular person, place or object…. Which, do you feel, inspired this story?