Reading the BFG here on Long Island, NY! by Colleen Conway https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s We are reading the BFG in the GRA and we are so excited! en-us 2016-10-03 00:53:56 UTC 2025-10-17 14:38:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Today we learned about Roald Dahl and started to think about great questions! We can't wait to connect with other fourth graders..... cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/128047926 2016-10-04 02:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/128047926 We have already read the first four chapters. We are frightened for Sophie! EEK. We would not want to be in that dark cave with the giant! cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129880193 We are excited that we have friends in Canada and in Texas that are reading too.]]> 2016-10-11 16:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129880193 cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129906304 As you can see we LOVE emojis!]]> 2016-10-11 17:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129906304 cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129907090 We LOVE Emojis and GO NOODLE!]]> 2016-10-11 17:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129907090 cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129938105 We go to school in Garden City, New York...It's on Long Island!]]> 2016-10-11 18:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129938105 ann_hensley https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129968518
We live in River Falls, WI. We just finished the chapter called, BFG!

]]> 2016-10-11 20:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129968518 tgratton77 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129974571 We are 16 students from St.Paul, Alberta, Canada. It snowed all weekend and about 1 inch of snow. It was our Thanksgiving too this weekend. We finished Chapter 4 today and we are excited to see what happens next for Sophie.]]> 2016-10-11 20:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129974571 kirkc2 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129987799 Our class includes 27 students in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. We have just finished reading The BFG and are loving the words, like scrumdiddlyumptious and uckyslush. ]]> 2016-10-11 22:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129987799 cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129997353 2016-10-12 00:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/129997353 Chapter 5 BFG cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130143440 This chapter was very funny to us. We laughed and laughed at the way the giant speaks to Sophie.]]> 2016-10-12 14:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130143440 Mrs. Israelsen's 3rd Graders from Richmond, VA! https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130143838 We love thinking about the BFG's ears. We think his ears hear small sounds. His ears can hear far away sounds and they can move! ]]> 2016-10-12 14:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130143838 kirkc2 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130175400 We were laughing at the way the Giant speaks to Sophie, too. We think Sophie will be spotted by one of the bigger giants. Maybe she will get eaten. 
We like the similes in the story, like "nose... as sharp as a knife". ]]> 2016-10-12 15:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130175400 Howdy from Texas! https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130193332 We are a group of 20 2nd graders from Manvel, Texas. One of our favorite parts of the book so far is when the BFG snatches Sophie from her house!]]> 2016-10-12 16:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130193332 We sometimes feel just like Sophie did, but with our friends. We get frustrated because we don't understand, have you ever felt that way? ann_hensley https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130196835 2016-10-12 16:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130196835 Howdy Texas! ann_hensley https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130197867 We are from River Falls, WI and we felt afraid during that part. We have talked about being afraid of the unknown. Do you ever feel that way?]]> 2016-10-12 16:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130197867 We are from River Falls, WI and are wondering when it will snow here. It has started to get cold and the leaves are turning colors, but no snow yet. We never know if it will start in October, November, or December? ann_hensley https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130198416 2016-10-12 16:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130198416 Ms. Giovannetti's Gr. 5 class in Toronto, Ontario MsGiovannetti https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130230129  We love reading the BFG! One of our favourite parts was when the BFG was talking about how different human beans taste! We thought this was funny! ]]> 2016-10-12 18:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130230129 Hi from Kingsville, ON Canada robynne_campbell https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130244568 We are a group of 45 3/4 students. Some of things we talked about "I have a picture in my head about what I think is going to happen." Scarlett. "Maggie says that the author uses really descriptive words to describe the giant." Alexia predicts that "the Butcher Boy will come to sell her body but the BFG will protect her."]]> 2016-10-12 18:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130244568 Mrs. Herget's 4th Grade Class vherget https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130247835 Greetings from Carrollton, Texas USA! We are feeling nervous for Sophie! We are also wondering what is in all the jars! Can't wait to find out what happens next.]]> 2016-10-12 18:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130247835 Chapter 5 and 6 cconway5589 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130520656 The words the giant uses make us laugh.
We are worried Sophie may never go home.
We learned that the Giant isn't really a giant in The Giant Land. 
We hope Sophie and the Giant become friends.
Today we started writing to our pen pals in Toronto, Canada! 
Hi Mrs. Giovennetti's Class!]]> 2016-10-13 16:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130520656 4th Graders from Bellwood Elementary in Richmond, Virginia https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130785178 We are wondering if he uses his ears to fly. Does he have powers?]]> 2016-10-14 15:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130785178 Hello from Green Bay, WI! https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130787754 We just finished Ch. 3. My students want to know why the giant would take Sophie? We are excited to keep reading!]]> 2016-10-14 15:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/130787754 Hello from 3rd grade in Collingswood, NJ ikinkler https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/131322534 We just finished reading The Marvelous Ears and was amazed to learn that the BFG can hear "ants chittering, spiders singing, and cattlepiddlers arguing over who's going to be the most beautiful butterfly". Here's a picture of us during another read aloud.]]> 2016-10-17 22:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/131322534 Hello from Green Bay, WI kerrvand1 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/131510901 We just finished Chapters 4 and 5. Here are some thoughts from my students:
What are in the jars on the shelves in the cave?
What does the giant eat instead of humans?
My students thought his language/grammar was weird and funny.
They laughed about his comparisons to people in different countries and how they tasted.
Looking forward to more from the BFG!]]> 2016-10-18 15:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/131510901 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/132139093 2016-10-20 16:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/132139093 chase  https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/132139171 2016-10-20 16:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/132139171 Kingston wonders... kirkc2 https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/132215225 If the BFG isn't really allowed to go to the human bean world in broad daylight, where did he get the glass jars from? ]]> 2016-10-20 20:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cconway5589/caq9msiu2b4s/wish/132215225