Category Archives: Literacy

Responsible Researchers

Posted on May 11, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The fourth graders began their final research paper this week.  They each chose an important person to research from Florida’s history.  Mrs.Hallett helped them determine the proper search engine to use.  They had to find 2-3 websites to obtain the … Continue reading →

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Speed Geeking

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

I feel overwhelming pride and joy for my 4th and 5th graders that chose to do the “Speed Geeking” at EdJEWcon.  They all did such a fabulous job, and I heard from so many people how impressive they were. Ariella … Continue reading →

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Terrific Trailers

Posted on April 7, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Here are a couple of the book trailers that the 4th graders created.  There are more to come.  We are in the process of uploading all of the others to vimeo. Stay tuned.

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To Teach Is To Learn

Posted on March 15, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Many people know that the best way to assess if someone understands a new concept, is to have them “teach” someone else. For the past three weeks, the fourth graders have been working on creating a tutorials on a variety … Continue reading →

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Language Arts Tutorials

Posted on March 7, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The 4th graders have been working on tutorials for the past two weeks.  The first one is complete!  The students have all been working with a partner on a variety of topics.  This one is on adverbs.  Let Emily and … Continue reading →

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They are poets, and we didn’t even know it!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

We learned a new type of poetry last week, limericks.  The 4th graders each wrote some of their own.  Here are a few of their examples. This Mouse Wears a Blouse! from Arin N by arinn I bet you don’t know what a … Continue reading →

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Top Science Reflections

Posted on February 20, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Our school just had the Science Fair last week.  It was a great experience for our 4th graders.  The students were put in teams and given topics to complete for their first science fair.  Here are a couple reflections written … Continue reading →

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Who OR What is Digigogy?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Reflection written by: Jeremy Z and Griff W This month, our fourth grade class had a skype call with a well known teacher and recent poet, Mike Fisher. This is a great opportunity for us because each of us was … Continue reading →

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Do you have a goal that you want to achieve?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The students recently wrote posts describing the ways they improved throughout the second nine weeks.  They also chose new goals for the current grading period.  They shared how they hope to accomplish these goals.  Here are a few exceptional posts. … Continue reading →

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Super Sea Turtles

Posted on January 22, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The  fourth grade students wrote about sea turtles after learning about them for an art project with Mrs.Gutterman .  They learned some basic facts and reasons for the sea turtles being in danger.  Here are a few of their blog … Continue reading →

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