Teaching elementary school students is a wonderful way to make a living. I have always felt teaching was more of a hobby than a job. I hope to use this blog as another tool of communication with the families of the students who live in Room 17 for their 4th grade year.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Fortunately/Unfortunately
Mrs. W has been teaching Room 8 about the early European explorers who came to what we now call "California." These explorers: Cabrillo, Cortes (also spelled Cortez), Vizcaino, Drake...and others. We've learned that most of them came from Spain - except Sir Francis Drake, who was a PIRATE or SEA DOG...and he came from England.
Culminating this section of social studies, we're making "Fortunately/Unfortunately" books about 0ne of these explorers. They're turning out wonderful:
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