Presidents

Celebrating the Office of the President!

What do we think about when we think of Presidents? 

What makes a good president?

What would YOU do if you were president?

Books:
So You Want to Be President?
by Judith St. George
or
Madam President
by Lane Smith

Objectives Met:
2.3.1 Connect understanding to the real world.
3.1.5 Connect learning to community issues.

Links:
http://bkflix.grolier.com/sw/node-32751/bk0099pr/160.914
http://bkflix.grolier.com/p/node-32747/bk0046pr

Fiction and Nonfiction Naked Mole Rats

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed   

by Mo Willems

Gross Out!  

by Ginjer L. Clarke

Objectives Met:

AASL Standards
2.1.2 Organize knowledge so that it is useful.
2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.
4.1.6 Organize personal knowledge in a way that can be called upon easily.  

HOT Questions:
Which of these stories is a made up story?
Which story gives us information or facts about real mole rats?
Which story made you laugh?
Which story amazed you?