We read the book, "A River Ran Wild" by Lynne Cherry. BJ got a roll of butcher paper from the art studio and we taped up across the length of the room. For each page, BJ summarized the main idea, while Claire and Jorge chose an item to illustrate related to each point in time in the life of the Nashua River. In the end we marked fourteen points on the timeline, and created about 28 illustrations. To finish, BJ drew a river across the length of the timeline and all three students colored the river, making it change from blue to green, red, purple, brown, black and back to blue to reinforce and illustrate the changes the river went through over time. Later in the day, with Jack's help, we were able to add dates concerning the use and banning of DDT as well as the formation of the EPA and the "Clean Water Act". The kids were very energized by the activity and worked on it for much of the day.
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Jack and BJ's plan for the week of: 9/19-9/23
Jack Reading: Finish your summary of book Mrs. Frisby Answer comprehension questions with complete sentences. Choose a way to share the book with the rest of the class. Math: Do a lesson each day. Writing: Create an alphabet story with BJ for the Tots. Vocabulary: Work with BJ to decide how to use the vocabulary board Garden: Water Harvest tomatoes, basil, gourds and pumpkins How do you want to preserve our harvest…tomatoes and peppers Start to assemble garden fence Greek Mythology: Make a bulleted list of interesting facts you have learned from books Anchor Activities: Handwriting Spanish Sequence Math Game Classroom Pet BJ Reading: Finish the book by the end of the week. Answer comprehension questions from envelope Think about how you want to present this book to the class. Get yourself familiar with “guess the covered word” Math: Do 1 exercise a day Writing: Create an alphabet story with Jack for the Tots. Vocabulary: Work with Jack on vocabulary board Garden: Water Harvest tomatoes, basil, gourds and pumpkins How do you want to preserve our harvest…tomatoes and peppers Start to assemble garden fence Anchor Activities: Handwriting Spanish Sequence Math Game |
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