https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl STEAM- How has the contributions of African American inventions changed American Life and impacted the world? World Read Aloud Day on (February 2, 2022 )will kick off our annual celebration of Black history Month to recognize the central role of African Americans and their achievments.Our second activity is a independent research activity that offers a plethora of ways for our scholars to showcase thier knowledge. Our focal question is "How have the contributions of African American changed american life and impacted the world? Black History is american history. en-us 2022-01-12 18:12:56 UTC 2025-11-19 11:49:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 2010247 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025513924 Mrs. Brockmann and Mrs. Bonacchi's classes partnered with several of Ms. Griffin's 6th graders for World Read Aloud Day. The sixth graders modeled previewing a text and making predictions with our first graders. They read aloud and stopped for comprehension checks during and after reading. Our small groups allowed the students to be more interactive with the text and with their guest readers. We enjoyed celebrating this special day with our school 9 family!]]> 2022-02-02 14:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025513924 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025519637 Students listening to the story, Bread for Words: A Fredrick Douglass story by Shana Keller today for world read Aloud day]]> 2022-02-02 14:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025519637 2014392 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025653788 2022-02-02 15:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025653788 2014392 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025669570 2022-02-02 15:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025669570 2010247 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025716986 2022-02-02 16:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025716986 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025811881 We read " Radiant Child, Jean Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe. It's about a boy that lived in Brooklyn and wanted to be a famous artist. He worked really hard and he became famous. ]]> 2022-02-02 16:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025811881 2012915 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025919769 2022-02-02 17:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025919769 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025967139 Click on the Google Doc to see our responses about Mae Jemison and why she is important.

]]> 2022-02-02 17:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2025967139 2016170 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026030872 2022-02-02 18:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026030872 2013412_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026056998 2022-02-02 18:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026056998 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026058871 2022-02-02 18:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026058871 2013412_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026062825 2022-02-02 18:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026062825 2013412_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026066742 2022-02-02 18:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026066742 2013412_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026069295 Read Aloud buddy read -Miss Griffin an Miss Windom- English]]> 2022-02-02 18:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026069295 2013412_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026071978 2022-02-02 18:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026071978 2000035_6 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026124681 We had a special guest come join us for World Read Aloud Day! Thank you Alannah, our 6th grade helper from Ms. Coakley's class. We enjoyed listening to you read to us!]]> 2022-02-02 19:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026124681 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026275675 2022-02-02 20:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026275675 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026515929 2022-02-03 00:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026515929 2012037_16 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026522363 Thank you to all of the young ladies from Ms. Griffin and Ms. Coakley's classes- the kiddos just loved having you read to/with them today!!!!]]> 2022-02-03 00:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026522363 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026523723 We also had a read aloud about African American engineer/astronaut Leland Melvin, then took a virtual field trip with him. Next, students used what they read to create their own rockets that they had to strategically land on the International Space Station. We discovered that docking spacecraft requires critical thinking and skill, traits Leland Melvin must possess!]]> 2022-02-03 00:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2026523723 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027332096 We listened to Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson. We discussed his impact on the world, why Pluto is no longer a planet and how he inspires people to achieve their life goals.]]> 2022-02-03 12:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027332096 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027333016 2022-02-03 12:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027333016 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027492829 We read "Just the Two of Us" by Will Smith and illustrated by Kadir Nelson!]]> 2022-02-03 13:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027492829 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027504194 We read "Just the Two of Us" by Will Smith and illustrated by Kadir Nelson!]]> 2022-02-03 13:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027504194 2012036 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027716543 World Read Aloud Day - 2022]]> 2022-02-03 15:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2027716543 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2030326327 My students really enjoy the book. We are all the same rights, no matter the color of our skin. ]]> 2022-02-05 01:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2030326327 2017356_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2032954774 For World Read Aloud Day, our class listened to the read aloud of Pink and Say by Patricia Pollaco. Students discussed the story's historical significance, and why it is important to remember the positive impacts Black History has had on the world. ]]> 2022-02-07 12:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2032954774 2016121_16 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2035530038  ]]> 2022-02-08 14:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2035530038 1281301_1 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2041354730 Students researched Mae Jemison and created storyboards telling about her life. 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TP5DKTxcpqreXaI28cDTYJ5JyEyecATLlaz1G7n16qE/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2022-02-10 23:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2041354730 2000035_6 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2066768976 Our class learned about Mae Jemison and the contributions she made. After reading books and watching videos about Mae, we completed a rocket ship together to tell the important facts we learned. Students then did some independent writing to share what they learned. To finish we completed an art project. Students identified basic shapes and then followed directions to make a rocket ship.]]> 2022-02-25 17:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2066768976 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070188762 Bessie Coleman

]]> 2022-02-28 19:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070188762 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070192437 Mae Jemison]]> 2022-02-28 19:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070192437 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070196450 2022-02-28 19:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070196450 2013412_4 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070469943 2022-02-28 23:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2070469943 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072443429 We learned about 11 famous and not-so-famous African Americans who were the "first" to accomplish something and changed the world!]]> 2022-03-01 23:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072443429 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072444642 We learned about 11 famous and not-so-famous African Americans who were the "first" to accomplish something and changed the world!]]> 2022-03-01 23:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072444642 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072445110 We learned about 11 famous and not-so-famous African Americans who were the "first" to accomplish something and changed the world!]]> 2022-03-01 23:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072445110 https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072445406 We learned about 11 famous and not-so-famous African Americans who were the "first" to accomplish something and changed the world!]]> 2022-03-01 23:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/2013412_4/er6aoyltjxxkkwdl/wish/2072445406