Biome GO! Opinion Writing Project

In Science, we have been learning about various animal adaptations in different biomes/habitats.  So, Mrs. Pfeiffer 'hid' pictures of animals everywhere in her room, and we got to 'catch' as many as we could like "Pokemon GO!"

After catching the animal, we used our notes to learn more about its special adaptation of survival in its biome.  

Then, we got into small groups and/or pairs to brainstorm what kinds of super powers we could give the animals so that they could better survive their environments.  Next, each of us decided which animal and super power we wanted to focus on to write our opinion essay.  Then, we typed and revised our essays on our own.  After that, we "peer-edited" with a buddy.  Once we were finished with "peer-editing," we were able to revise our essays again by either approving or rejecting each one of our buddy's suggestions before having Mrs. Pfeiffer edit as well.  Finally, we revised our essays once more, printed them off, and drew/illustrated our 'special' animal demonstrating its 'special' power in its environment.  Below are pictures of our finished projects.  We hope you like them.  :)

(Please click on each one to read easier.)

Soil Is Cool!

Last week, Patrick Troyer from the Paulding County Soil & Conservation District came to our class to talk to us about soil.  We learned how soil develops through weathering and erosion.  We also learned the three main soil types which are sand, silt, and clay. We watched a short video and then were able to create our own model soil to take home with us.

AR and Raider Pride Parties! :)

For our 3rd Quarter Accelerated Reading party, we decided to have an "Arts and Crafts" party.  We had lots of options of what we wanted to do ranging from making bracelets to painting masterpieces to creating anything our little hearts desired. 

Then for our Raider Pride party, we decided to have a "Make Your Own Pizza" party.  We got to go into the teachers' lounge and make our pizzas from flour tortillas, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese.  Then it was just one minute in the microwave, and DONE!  :)  Yummy!  :)

Coding, anyone?

Last week, Mr. Matt Noggle and his coworker, Hannah, came into our classroom and taught us how to code using games on code.org.  We played the "Star Wars" game which had us tell a droid where to go based on the picture that we were given.  We had a lot of fun!  We even had a chance to learn a little bit about Javascript.  Thank you, Matt and Hannah!  It was AWESOME!!  :)

3A's Fractured Fairy Tale V.I.P. Day

February meant "Fractured Fairy Tale" time!  The first week was dedicated to "The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf." We read "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig," "The Three Little Javelinas," "The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark," etc.

      

The next week, each day was dedicated to one fairy tale and its fractured counterparts.  Monday was "Sleeping Beauty," "Sleeping Ugly," "Waking Beauty," and "Sleepless Beauty."

Tuesday was "Cinderella," "Seriously, Cinderella Is So Annoying," "Cinderella's Rat," "The Rough-Face Girl," etc.

                     

Wednesday was "Little Red Riding Hood," "Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten!," "Lon Po Po," etc.

                    

Thursday was "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!," "Goldilocks and the Three Martians," and "Dusty Locks and the Three Bears."

                       

Friday was "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk STINKS!," "Jack and the Baked Beanstalk," and "Jack and the Giant Barbecue."

                

Both weeks, we also had a wide variety of other traditional fairy tales and their fractured counterparts available to read and get ideas for our VERY OWN fractured fairy tale.  First, we typed and revised our first draft.  Then, we edited and printed out our final drafts.  We took one of the copies home so that we could create a trifold with our families.  We used the other copy to create a power point of our story where we illustrated our 'books' on the computer using our graphic design skills.  Finally, we were able to present our masterpieces during our V.I.P. Day.  It was so much fun!!!!  :) 

Please click on the link to see our video.  https://youtu.be/jaAUcLMmWTA