I Know--I'm Behind!

I'm enjoying learning about all these Web 2.0 tools, but it takes a little time to digest it all. Between juggling library projects in 3 schools and finding time for family and church activities, sometimes this class takes a back seat. I do the lessons and sign up for the different programs and then have to find time to blog about it! I'm full of excuses tonight!

My 4th graders have just about completed their projects/presentations about Immigrants in Kansas. Last Thursday, the students at Parker gave some wonderful presentations and shared a feast of ethnic foods to illustrate how various immigrant groups have impacted our culture here in Kansas. We had a wonderful time sampling new and sometimes unusual foods. Each group also shared about music, clothing, holidays/celebrations, etc. their immigrant groups were known for.

Week 4--Photo Sharing--Flickr

Class area.
Originally uploaded by ruthmusic

Thanks to reading a fellow classmate's blog, I figured out how to post this on my blog. This has been an interesting experience.

In the past, I have uploaded several pictures to Shutterfly because I use this company to print several of my photography projects. But I had never used Flickr before, except to look at other people's photos.

For this project, I took pictures of the La Cygne Elementary Library. I hope you enjoy your photo tour.

A Learning Experience

I figured out how to upload pictures to my blog. The more I experiment, the more I discover!

Finally wrapped up a project I started before Christmas. My 1st graders do a unit on Christmas in Mexico. We compare their celebration & traditions to those in the USA. Part of the Mexican celebration of Las Pasadas involves breaking pinatas. So to culminate the project, we have a pinata party. Planned to do it closer to Epiphany (Jan. 6) on the last day of Las Pasadas, but a snow day prevented that.

Library Lessons

This week we have been working on some interesting projects. The 2nd grader are working on a KWL project about Kansas. Kindergarten & 1st grade are learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. Immigrants in Kansas is the topic for the 4th grade students. The 5th graders are wrapping up their research project about explorers. And 3rd grade students are learning about technical text--what it is, how to write it, and how to follow it.