http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227 Listening, Learning, Laughing Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:02:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a sample book trailer we made.  The students each made their own, so please make sure to check them out on their own blogs!  There is a chance to write a comment at the end, so please do so! Thanks, Miss B. Thank you Mr. Falker. http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/03/04/our-class-book-trailer/ 1.  Listening to your group’s recording, what are 3 comments you can make about your group’s book club meeting overall?  Please do not comment on your volume, necessarily, but rather the quality of conversation you were having. 2.  How did you come prepared for your book club this time? 3.  What are ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/03/02/book-club-reflection-questions/ Dear Gr.5s, As we draw the curtain on our Fractions unit, I would like you to spend some time reflecting on the unit as a whole. In a post, please: 1.  Upload a picture of the fraction tracks game. 2.  Be sure to explain the photo so your audience knows what they are looking ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/02/23/fractions-unit-comes-to-a-close/ Range of Salt Tolerance Write a blog entry discussing the results of your experiment. You will include a picture at a later date. Answer the questions below in complete sentences. 1. What 'seed type' were you in charge of? 2. When you looked at all of the results from ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/02/22/dear-farmer-johnson/ http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/02/19/its-v-day/ Hello Everyone! I wanted to share with you one of the ways our class is reflecting on our recent Reading Workshop unit  on Social Issues.  Have you ever seen a book trailer or know what it is?  Well, our wonderful and talented librarian, Ms. Tara taught us a little about a ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/02/18/book-trailer-bonanza/ Haiku? Rhyme? Diamante?  This year, our class really focused on free verse poetry.  We found that it is difficult with no boundaries, no limits, no rules.  However, as this year's poetry unit comes to a close and our Anthology's are handed in, there is really a lot to celebrate!  Way ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/02/18/from-poems-to-plasticine/ Hello Gr.5s! A 3rd grade class in America is doing a survey on how people around the world use and drink water. I thought it ties in nicely to our environmental sustainability unit. Let's give this Gr.3 class some information for their survey by filling it out. You can even ask ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/02/09/worlds-water-supply-survey/ Have you ever heard of Brine Shrimp? Ok, well what about a Sea Monkey?  No? You must have heard of Artemia then. Well, they are all the same thing, and they are not shrimps at all!  They are crustaceans and they start out the size of the period at the end ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/01/27/shrimptastic/ Have you ever wondered what a Billabong is?  What a Billy is? How to throw a boomerang?  How to make Damper? Well, on Jan. 26th,  our class celebrated Australia Day.  And no, I'm not Australian.  However, one of our students, Heather, is from Australia, as is another of our Gr.5 teachers, ... http://inside.isb.ac.th/rm227/2010/01/27/celebrating-australia-day-2010/