Since my last post, we have been very busy in the ES and IS speech rooms working on our speech and language goals and objectives. Our themes over the last month have included pirates (students really enjoyed this unit so we stretched it out over two weeks!), football, and community helpers.
This week we are doing a Zoo Animals theme. Students are working on identifying and labeling zoo animals based on descriptions of each animal as well as using EET to describe the animals by their attributes. Some of my students are practicing answering and asking wh- questions about zoo animals while others are following multiple step directions with zoo themed worksheets.
So far the favorite activity of the week is a "Who Am I?" PowerPoint. I have provided a link to the document HERE that you can download if you'd like. In this activity, three clues or riddles are provided and students are then asked to name the correct animal. After that, we click on the animal's picture and learn more about that animal on the San Diego Zoo's website. Students are loving expanding their knowledge with interesting information, pictures, videos, and even live animal cams! The website is loaded with great information - you should definitely check it out! Another great zoo website that's a little bit closer to home is the Brookfield Zoo. Fourth graders at Coal City Intermediate were lucky enough to visit the zoo in person on Tuesday, but you can check out what this local attraction has to offer by checking out their website.
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Next week will be a short week due to parent/teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday. Although I do not set up a formal conference schedule, if you would like to schedule a conference in advance or just stop in to chat while you are in the building I would love to discuss your student's progress with you. You can reach me by phone at (815) 634-2334, ext. 1363 or via email at apatten@ccu.net.
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