Ask your child who their partner is and what their topic is for the Great Debates of 2018. For our opinion writing, we are doing a food edition of this Davis Seley classic publication. (Here's our working list of topics.)
Today we finished the short chapter book Next Spring An Oriole, about a little girl who, with her family, moves to the Michigan territory in the early 1800s on a covered wagon to settle land and build a log cabin. Later this week, we will begin the more sophisticated chapter book The Sign of the Beaver, another historical fiction book that tells a similar experience, rich with adventure and tales of survival.
Happy Birthday, Rocio! Mr. Morawski and Mr. Hill serenaded her as a winning Blast auction item from last year. |