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Beginning of school blogs Read “The Important Book” by Margaret

Wise Brown. Afterwards ask the children to respond to the following:

There are many important things about me, but the most important thing is …”

Then use this information to create a running power point presentation for open house posted with a picture of the student.

Beginning of School Blogs What are your goals for this year in math? What is your favorite subject? Why? What subject are you best at? What would you like for your teacher to know about

you? If you could make the perfect teacher, what would

she/he be like? What would you like for me to review before the

test? What do you think are some important class rules?

Blogging in Reading Class1. Start a favorite books blog, a place where

kids can check out what their buddies are reading.

2. After reading a story in class, have students compare and contrast themselves to the main character in the story.

3. List 5 facts or five opinions found in the story.

More reading blog topics What do you think it would feel like to be a

Cricket in Times Square? Would you eat fried worms? If so, what

would be your favorite topping. Describe your “Terrible, horrible, no good,

very bad day”. Write a summary of the story read in class.

Blogs in Math – Problem of the day If you wanted to find the number of days in

two years, what would you need to know before you began. What steps would you use to solve the problem.

How many legs are on 5 chairs. Explain how you got your answer.

When you are multiplying, do you prefer to use the traditional method or the lattice method. Tell why.

Blogs in Science – Thought provoking questions before a unit of study Ask students to create a hypothesis before

completing a class experiment? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Why do

you think that? What will happen if I place a paper plate over a full

glass of water and turn it upside down? List 5 important facts from the chapter. Write 3 questions that you think should be on the

science test.

Blogs in Social Studies If you could write a “Bill of Rights” for your

family, what rights would you include? If you could write a “Bill of Rights” for the

classroom, what rights would you include? Describe your favorite city to your classmates

and tell 3 fun things to do there, 3 educational places to visit, and a good place to eat.

General Topics I smiled today when… The biggest obstacle I overcame today was… After today’s lesson I can explain how… After today’s lesson I am still uncertain

about… Today I found out… I wonder how…

What have you learned about blogging today?