This week, Brufftopians began the Social Issues Reading Unit. In class, students will be reading books, studying articles, and writing about themes regarding power, relationships and social issues. Students will be pushed to empathize, read critically and interpret texts along with “reading” their world to inform the way they live their lives. Throughout the …
Brufftopian Buddies!! Yup, thats right, the fourth graders of brufftopia got to meet their first grade reading buddies after a long two or three months without seeing them! First grade reading buddies, are a chance for kids to get to know new people that are in a different grade, and …
Jailen and Sharif review Diary of the Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney. Check out more student book trailers on the class website.
James previews Warriors by Erin Hunter. Check out more student book trailers on the class website.
Strings schedule for the month of May. Please see the guest post below:
Challenge 5 of the Library Scavenger Hunt helped students learn more about their library. It is important for students to recognize libraries do more than house books. Libraries offer tremendous resources such as:
