Author Archives: Mrs. Giacomazza

Bee Introduction

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza
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Leaf People ~ Art Examples

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert inspires a class nature walk. What a wonderful opportunity to collect leaves and more to create our own Leaf People characters for our story.    

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Federal Election Links

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Check out what parties have to say about the issues!  Then learn what students wants from them. The Destiny Collection has a variety of resources to review from how elections work to making politicians accountable. Click on the image to … Continue reading →

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Orange Shirt Day – Phyllis’ Story

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’s account of losing her shiny new orange shirt on her first … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Character Plushie

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza
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The Lorax ~ a Banned Book

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

The Lorax was banned in Laytonville, California in 1989 from a local public school. The Lorax was banned because it portrays the foresting industry in an arguable negative way. Some people felt that this book was persuading children to be against logging. There are … Continue reading →

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Animals and their Babies

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

  https://www.turtlediary.com/game/farm-animals.html https://www.turtlediary.com/games/animals.html https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/word-games/farm-animals https://matchthememory.com/motherbaby  

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Pitches ~ Dragon’s Den

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

What makes a stellar Dragon’s Den Pitch?  View some of the samples below and identify what would be needed to make your pitch selected for the class project?            

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Unpacking Key Search Terms

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Grade 7 students create word maps to break down the research problem of making book bags environmentally viable.

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Habitats Matter

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza
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