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Podcasts of Narrative Stories
Check out the podcasts of the 4th graders narrative stories. They were writing to a prompt of taking a magic carpet ride. You really have to turn your volume up on your computer, but they did a great job!
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1st and 4th grader build community by reading together
The 1st and 4th graders are busy this year again building community throughout the building by reading together. Mrs. Beisner and I love this idea because our students help each other. This prepares the 1st graders for their AR quizzes and it helps the 4th graders to build better understanding. Check out the videos below [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Map Skills and GPS Day
On Friday, October 2, 2009 our 4th grade class along with Miss Brinkmeyer and her 4th grade class met together at the UNL West Central Extension Agency to conclude our study of map skills. We did this in an all-day hands on experience that was a ton of fun! We started off in the morning [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Group Math Question
We are definitely a cooperative learning classroom here! I am really trying to foster the idea of working together to come up with a creative answer and thinking in different ways. Check out the video of the kids working hard to solve the math problem.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Discover Nebraska!
This school year (2009-10) 4th graders will be sending out postcards about our town, North Platte, to various Nebraska towns, in order to learn more about towns in Nebraska and discover what Nebraska is like all over.
Several websites will help us to learn more about Nebraska and its towns:
Here is a [...]
Trip to St. Louis
I recently got back form the Natinal Ag in the Classsroom Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. It was a great trip! I am so happy that I went! I learned so much to bring back to the classroom, and had fun sight-seeing.
Check out the video below.
Meeting Gail Gibbons
When I was in St. Louis I got the chance to listen to a great children’s book author speak to a crowd of educators. Gail Gibbons was a wonderful speaker. She autographed my book “Corn” which details the agriculture process of corn from the field to the table. Below is a picture of her and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Civilization IV After School Club
Some 4th, 5th, and 6th graders at Lake Maloney and Osgood are participating in an after school club called Civilization IV. It is a computer game that students are playing. It is all about building towns, cities, and civilizations. The kids have to use good strategy when building their empires. Mrs. Maline is in charge [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Moving Yearlings at the Connell Ranch
Last weekend, with the wind blowing like crazy, Ty, Taylor and I all went to Tryon to the ranch to help mom and dad move their yearlings from their winter feed in the Morgan Corrals to the Connell Ranch. It is about a 4-5 hour trip cross-country. Taylor rode with mom in the pickup and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Lake and Osgood students team together to produce food chemistry videos
On Monday, March 9th, Lake and Osgood 4th graders teamed up to bring their food chemistry unit to an end. Students have been studying and testing for nutrients in different foods and liquids for the past several weeks. Students have been webcamming between the two schools to dicuss the different nutrients, and results from the [...]
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