Keeping Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream Alive
Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, and this morning we discussed who he was and why he was so important. We had a lot of questions about the civil rights movement, and had a WONDERFUL discussion. We even watched a short video on Discovery Education about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. After, students were told to independently brainstorm all of the words they thought of when they thought about Martin Luther King Jr. They then got together in six groups of 3-4 to combine their lists. Each group typed up their master list and we made one class WORDLE with the words. Wordles are neat because the more times the word is mentioned, the bigger the word shows up. I absolutely love this wordle that they made! It is AWESOME! Children are so smart in so many ways!
Skippyjon’s Dilemma…
Skippyjon Jones is a CAT who thinks he’s a chihuahua! He gets into all kinds of trouble because of his imagination. This week we are working on persuasive writing, so we decided to write Skippyjon a letter to persuade him to either:
1) Grow up and start acting like a cat.
or
2) Keep using his imagination to pretend he is really a dog!
If you have read this book or any in the series, comment on this post to let us know what you think Skippyjon should do.
Holiday Thoughts and Wonders
We have been reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson. It’s a hilarious book about a unique family, the Herdmans, who take over a Christmas pageant one year even though they are pretty much the worst kids in the history of the world. In today’s discussion about Christmas and other winter holidays, students brought up lots of great thoughts and questions. I encouraged them to write some of them down. Some of them even decided to write letters to Santa. A few students wanted to keep their thoughts and wonders private, but many wanted to share with our blog viewers… ENJOY!
“Teachers Take Thanksgiving Very Seriously”
Thanksgiving in Third Grade on PhotoPeach
Three Types of Communities
Students enjoyed learning about different types of communities today. They worked in groups to draw murals of rural, urban, and suburban scenes. We will be adding our voices next week!
