Tis the Season...

...to read a good book. Even though it isn't officially December 1st we have started reading lots of holiday stories in reading class this week! This particular group of third graders read Christmas in the Big Woods.
They are thrilled to be getting into the holiday spirit!

Next on the list is Aunt Eater's Christmas Mystery.

Rules Powerpoint Presentations

Mrs. Dermady's 5th grade reading group was finally able to present their Rules PowerPoint Presentations to their class yesterday. Each student was given a topic from the book and they were asked to create a slide regarding their topic. I was thrilled with the amount of effort and creativity that they showed.
Topics included; An overview of the book, describing the main characters, likes and dislikes, information about the author and the theme or message of the book.

Students added clip art, backgrounds, and were even able to personalize the font.

We were given a 3+ out of 4 score from our audience (the class!)

Way to go 5th grade readers!

The book we are now currently reading is called Schooled and it is extremely challenging, but very interesting. We dislike when class time is over because we want to KEEP READING!