Wise Little Learners

 What am I doing this weekend?

 1. Shopping around for some
      classroom read-a-louds.
I found a very appropriate 3rd grade book to share with the class.
summary:
 The new school year brings standardized testing to every school and Miss Malarkey's is no exception. Teachers, students, and even parents are preparing for THE TEST-The Instructional Performance Through Understanding (IPTU) test-and the school is in an uproar. Even though the grown-ups tell the children not to worry, they're acting kind of strange. The gym teacher is teaching stress-reducing yoga instead of sports in gym class. Parents are giving pop quizzes on bedtime stories at night. The cafeteria is serving "brain food" for lunch. The kids are beginning to think that maybe the test is more important than they're being led to believe. Kids and adults alike will laugh aloud as Finchler and O'Malley poke fun at the commotion surrounding standardized testing, a staple of every school's year.


2. Showing Isabella & Francesco a great                           
              BRAIN POP 
video about Christopher Columbus. click below: http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famoushistoricalfigures/christophercolumbus/preview.wem
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3. Today we are getting ready to have some family fun at
White Post Farm.
                             

What have you been doing this weekend?  


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See you Tuesday- remember to wear suitable dance & gym attire!