Homes come in all shapes and sizes.  Carson Ellis writes about the fictional and nonfictional homes we know in this fun story.  Students worked on making connections this week. What are the best things about living in the country?  What are the best things about living in the city?  What would it be like to…

Check out Pinduli through this read-aloud link. Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick promotes her clan’s survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. It’s a perfect story to explore African music and why we dance. 

This story is funny and relatable. It’s about how becoming “rulers” of the playground, in the end, is less fun than playing together and sharing. This week the students learned the vocabulary words: Hollar, Conquer, Divide, Generous, and Wise. They also observed classmates performing the vocabulary words and then identified Curved, Angular, and Straight lines.…