Understanding Author's Purpose

Fourth graders identified the author's purpose of different parts of the Florida Times Union newspaper including editorials, letter to the editor, news articles, comic strips, advertisements, sports and the parade section.  We discussed the importance of understanding an author's purpose, which is easy as P.I.E.

Using Benchmarks to Measure

Changes in Matter

Junior Mad Scientist, Jaylah assists Mrs. Donnelly in some awesome experiments with chemical changes in matter.

Chris Van Allsburg Author Study

Ask students in our class anything about Chris Van Allsburg's books, and you will be impressed.  They are now experts on this author and the fantasy fiction books he has written.