This business of springing forward is hard on the short people in this classroom! We are all in need of a nap - some of us by recess time. Consider making bedtime just 15 or 20 minutes earlier for the rest of the week as we all adjust to the time change. Studies show that sleep deprived children work 2 to 3 years below their grade level.
We looked at how children in Peru go to school today. On Lake Titicaca some children go by boat. We observed things in the photo, wondered about the photo, made connections and tried to ask deep thinking questions. We watched a short video about the picture and going to school by boat in Peru and tomorrow we will do some reading. We are activating our brains to get ready for the thinking by using some of these strategies. Some of us are able to annotate as we read also.
Scholastic book orders due tomorrow -
Consider putting extra socks and pants into the backpacks as our playground and compound are going to be underwater any day now. Children and water ...
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