We had a blast on Thursday creating our Self-Portrait Collages. These were created to give us inspiration in our writing. Each child looked for pictures, words, etc. that described them or things they like.
The children worked in small groups to learn about a species of spiders. They used books and the internet site called "spider room" on the iPads to find their information. On Friday, the students got back with their groups and took their information to write an informative text or Non-Fiction story about their spider.
I spent 17 years in the classroom and now I am the Librarian for 3rd and 4th grade in my school system. I have a passion for teaching and I hope to encourage all children to read!