The students were very excited to begin our second class read aloud. Before introducing the novel, the students were presented with a variety of artifacts from the book. Next, they made thoughtful predictions about the book using the artifacts. The students were then introduced to the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. We have been using the book for a springboard for our writing and as a way to share our understanding of text. Our focus has been on: extend understanding and identify perspectives by sharing personal responses to texts and Reflect on ideas using a variety of representations.
Despite the rain, the grade fours had a fantastic time on our field trip to Heritage Park. It was wonderful to experience all of our learning in Social Studies first hand. We sheltered from the rain in a tipi, felt beaver pelts as we learned about the fur trade and rode a train like the ones that helped to make settlement in the West possible. Seeing the first settler homes, the "soddies", homes that housed families with sixteen children and sandstone buildings helped the students to better understand what life was like for early settlers. Most are happy that they are able to go to a school with hundreds of students and one grade per classroom rather than a one room schoolhouse of the past!
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