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Today we began our research for our living and non living poster project. We had 6 laptops to share. The laptop leaders were able to log on, access Internet Explorer, and find Pebble Go. The laptop leaders then found the video on the living or non living topic the group chose to learn about. The kids are researching hot weather, stars, water, bears, penguins, and pets. The kids also had nonfiction books about their topics.

Tomorrow we will continue our research and begin creating our posters.

If we start with 10 bears and put 4 outside the cup, how many are hiding in the cup?

We began our living and non living unit last week with a read aloud to introduce the topic and a walk to search for living and non living things around our school grounds. We also used our class iPads to document our findings. The kids took turns being photographers and when we came back to the classroom we used AirPlay to project the images from the iPads to the SMARTboard screen.

This week we used AirPlay again to look at the images of the living and non living things we found on our walk and refresh our memories about what living and non living means. We had an interesting discussion about the difference between dead and non living.

This week begins an interdisciplinary living and non living project. We will incorporate writing, nonfiction reading skills, research skills, and technology skills to research and create living and non living posters. We will also gain experience with social and presentation skills to share our work at the end of the week.

Today we made a class poster with each student contributing a sentence and picture. As the week progresses, the kids will begin researching and creating their own posters. More info to come!