Reading Week: Build a Better World Quotes

My 5th grade volunteers have helped me so much this year, and are always going above and beyond what I ask them to do. Check out the "Build a Better World" quotes they created to decorate classroom doors for Reading Week.

Reading Week: Build a Better World Structure

WOW!!!! Garden City students have been creating some AMAZING contributions to our "Build a Better World" structure.

Project 401

Fun hip-hop demo today with Project 401!

Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!

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The Theodore Geisel Award, named after Dr. Seuss, goes to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the "most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year." Thanks to DonorsChoose, we have all of the 2017 winners in the Garden City library, and I was able to share them with all students in grades K-2.

One of the Honor books - Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy - inspired me to create a new lesson. The story is told in just about 30 words, all in alphabetical order. After we read it, 1st and 2nd graders created their own four-panel alphabetical-order stories/cartoons. I'll be putting them together in a binder that can be checked out.

In the meantime, here are a few of my favorites:

Octopus
Pikachu
Quicksand
Rescue

A Book about Clowns
Once upon a time, a dog named Eggy was having fun when a giant human came up to him. He said, "I am Jacob the giant. I'm a clown ... a killer clown." Little Eggy called his mother. She said, "No messing around with my baby Eggy. "Ok, then," said the giant. He took out his pie and threw it at them. "Missed the Queen!" said Eggy's mother. "What are you, a rat?" said Eggy. Suddenly, the clown started twitching. He jumped up like he was mad at Eggy and his mother. Then a van came up the street. I wonder what that is?" said Eggy. X-ray vision goggles! They're yellow. Then a zebra ended the world. The end.

Aaaaaaah!
Bounce
Crash
Dump

Animals are bees, and cats, and dogs, and elephants. Frogs are playing with Gianna, and hippos are in Julia's kitchen.

Emily
finds
games
here.

All
balls
come
down.


Can you make a story from these class word lists?

Alphabet Bad Cat Dog
Etch-a-sketch Foundations Gio High
Itch Jonah Kite Luis
Michaela Nathan Octopus Pavani
Queen Rose Sammie The
Umbrella Victoria Walrus
Xray Yellow Zipper


Vanessa Willy heXagon Yes  Zigzag
Axe Bees Cape Denver
Emma Five Go Hair
Ice cream January Kaiden Lilly
Mya Nicholas Oops Parrot
Queen Reptile Super Tap Up

Apple Banana Cat Days
Egg Fun Gianna Hat
Itch Jack Kyle Logan
Mom Nelson Octopus Pan
Quilt Rat September Top
Under Vacation Waldron
Xylophone Yellow Zebra

Fortunately / Unfortunately with Grade 2

Thanks to https://ideafm.org/ for the idea and the image.

Today in second grade, we read Fortunately by Remy Charlip, a story that follows Ned through a series of problems and resolutions.

Then we wrote our own version as a class ... the kids much preferred coming up with the "unfortunately" parts!

Finally, the students paired up to write and illustrate even more versions. I'll post pictures of them working together - and their stories - next week. For now, enjoy the stories they wrote as a group:

Room 2

One day it was my birthday and we were going to celebrate.

Unfortunately, we didn't have a cake.

Fortunately, somebody brought one.

Unfortunately, someone else sneezed on it.

Fortunately, they ate it so no one else would get their germs.

Unfortunately, since there was no party food, everyone left.

Fortunately, there was a present.

Unfortunately, it was bad: just a piece of paper.

Fortunately, there was a picture on the other side.

Unfortunately, the drawing came alive and tried to eat me.

Fortunately, I found more paper and drew food for the monster to eat.

Unfortunately, he ate all of the food in the kitchen too.

Fortunately, there was a book that the drawing of the monster went into.

Unfortunately, the monster escaped and ate the book.

Fortunately, someone else came back with another cake.

Unfortunately, the monster ate that too.

Fortunately, he finally ran away.

Room 3

One day, a person went in a lake.

Unfortunately, a shark bit his butt.

Fortunately, Parker came to save him.

Unfortunately, Parker fell in a hole

Fortunately, Lola came with a rope.

Unfortunately, there was a skunk that farted.

Fortunately, it didn't stink as bad because it was in the lake.

Unfortunately, there was a dragon in the hole that bit Parker.

Fortunately, Parker didn't die.

Unfortunately, Dogman came and also bit Parker's butt.

Fortunately, Lola got the rope ready and pulled the person out of the lake.

Unfortunately, the rope broke, and the guy started drowning. 

Fortunately, Julia came down and knew CPR.

Unfortunately, when the rope broke, Lola fell in the lake.

Fortunately, Michaela came in a submarine and rescued her and Parker.