Research Map Supporting Inquiry

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Click on the image below to help you organize your research goals. 

 

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Your Reader’s Choice Awards

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Junior Division (Grades 4-6)

  • Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
  • Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
  • It Ain’t so Awful Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
  • The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
  • Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson
  • Pax by Sarah Pennypacker
  • The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
  • The Inn Between by Marina Cohen

Intermediate Division (Grades 7-9)YRCA logo

  • Booked by Kwame Alexander
  • Heartless by Marissa Meyer
  • Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
  • The Skeleton Tree by Iain Lawrence
  • Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman
  • Replica by Lauren Oliver
  • Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
  • OCDaniel by Wesley King

Want to know more about Young Reader’s Choice Award History?

Since 1940 young readers in the Pacific Northwest have been participating in the Young Reader’s Choice Award (YRCA). The award was established in 1940 by Harry Hartman, a Seattle bookseller, who believed every student should have an opportunity to select a book that gives him or her pleasure. The Young Reader’s Choice Award is sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association and continues to be the longest-running children’s choice book award. It is also the only international award with young readers in both the United States and Canada participating in the program.

Timeline: Voting in April.  More to come..

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Primary Orientation – Session 1: Manners and Sammy the Shelfie

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

When students enter the library, it is important to learn how to display good library citizenship.  Gators in the Library

When students are ready to explore books on the shelves, this is where our shelf markers play an important role to help keep all the books in order.

 

When students take books home, it is important that books are taken good care!  

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Rosie Revere Engineer Class Activities

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Cover artWelcome to our First Week at Inman.  Students have an opportunity to engage in many activities around Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty. Andrea Beaty also offers resources such as  the S.T.E.M Activity – K-4 Guide and the Revere Airplane. Stem Read Site supports Rosie Revere with lessons plans and student activities such as:

Or make a Gliding Robot from Buggyandbuddy.com.

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In addition, participate in the “Minions of Reasons of why we read!”  

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Saving Images & Resizing

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

SAVING IMAGES

  1. Right Click, Select Save Image
  2. A Pop-window will appear for you to rename and save the file in a location
  3. Name the file with something familiar
  4. Save it on your desktop so it is easier to 
    find.

CHECK FILE-SIZE – REDUCE 

  1. Right-click on the image
  2. Select Irfanview
  3. Select Image, Resize
  4. Type 400 and let the program reduce the rest
  5. Save the file in the same location

NOW, INSERT IMAGE INTO WORD TO CREATE YOUR ONE PAGE.

  • Images must partner with the information you are writing about. Random images on a poster becomes meaningless.
  1. Launch MS Word
  2. Save As MS Word document on your computer desktop (to make it easier to find)
  3. A Pop up will appear. Name the file XXX (whatever your animal is)_yourname
  4. Click Insert and select the images.
  5. Resize each image so that it fits on a single page.  
  6. Want to get fancy, give each image a picture boarder.

 

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Culture Colour

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Use this guide to select a colour that represents you and your family.

https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/flag-colors.html

https://visual.ly/community/infographic/other/what-colors-mean-different-cultures

 

 

 

 

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Snail Observation Videos

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

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Snail Habitat Resources

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Introduction to Gastropods

Before creating a snail habitat, it is important to research some questions 

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to start your thinking.

  • What do they need to survive?
    • How long can I keep the snail?
    • What kind of dirt does it need?  What ph levels are needed?
    • What does it eat?
    • How much room does it need to move?
    • How do I keep the habitat clean?
    • What food do they eat? 
    • How many can there be in one habitat?
    • How do I safely pick up a snail?

Students wanting to type out their notes, can use the Animal Inquiry Interactive online tool to help organize their research.

Here are a variety of resources to help research for a snail habitat.

Read: Snail Picture Book? 

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Snails Pace Song and Tiny Snail Story

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

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Country Resources on Symbols

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Most students should start with the reference books pulled for class use.  However, here area also a few good places to start to research symbols of a country.

The following links below are for students who have access to limited print materials. 

Vietnam

Mexico

England

Venezuela

Philippine

Italy

 

 

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