BRAZILThis week we have immersed ourselves in everything Brazil! We are studying Brazil in social studies, learning to research about Brazil for our new writing unit & examining a map of Brazil for Shared Reading. The room has been decorated to look like the Amazon Rain forest and we have even been listening to rain forest sounds during quiet writing times.
To kick off the unit, Mrs. Tedesco read us The Great Kapok Tree which taught us about rain forest conservation. We are also starting to learn about "safe" research tools such as Culture Grams, National Geographic for Kids and World Book Kids. The children will be learning how to take notes on a topic within Brazil (Ex- food, schools, holidays, etc.) We will be using Google Docs to collaborate with our nonfiction writing partners. We are working on connecting with a special friend that lives in Brazil. Hopefully we will be able to interview this friend and see some real photographs and videos taken in Brazil. We look forward to the next few weeks and all of the amazing learning that will be happening. Please leave us a comment, question or some feedback! Thank you!
Wow how fascinating!! Kids are loving it!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! We are so excited to learn about the people and culture of Brazil.
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ReplyDeleteWOW - it is so exciting to hear about your new journey into Brazil - it sounds like an amazing place and a journey where you will learn a LOT! Please keep sharing all the awesome information you learn - I would love to know how Brazil is similar and different from the US!
So proud of you!
Sincerely,
Mr. Sinanis
Thank you Mr. Sinanis! We will keep you updated on our learning and share our Google Docs with you so you can be a part of the process and our work.
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