Literacy Centers

This post is for literacy centers.


Click here for the Mad Libs center.




Click one of these two articles for the Time for Kids Current Events center.
A New C-H-A-M-P
Venus Sky Show




Click here for the Boggle word game center.

This Post is for Third Grade Research

Websites for Research on DC Figures

BIOGRAPHY SEARCH ENGINES

Use these sites to search by a person's name.  Look for the search box and type the name.  Then hit "go" or the enter button on the keyboard
http://www.factmonster.com/people.html      
http://www.biography.com     

BIOGRAPHY LINKS

Or click on a name below to go to a related website about that person.

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Timeline
Martin Luther King Jr. 
Benjamin Banneker 
Pierre L'Enfant 1
Pierre L'Enfant 2 
Pierre L'Enfant Timeline
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor Timeline
Frederick Douglass
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson Timeline


Or you can go to Wikipedia and search by typing in the person's name.

Two Rivers Times, Newspaper from room 203

One group of students elected to create a newspaper as their expedition product. They used their skills as writers and artists to craft articles, editorials and letters to the editor, as well as comics, cartoons and crossword puzzles.

Grade 3 - D.C. Voting Rights Newspaper - Room 202

As part of our spring expedition on D.C.'s voting rights in Congress, one group of third graders created a newspaper to inform people about this issue.  Grab a cup of coffee and read up on the news!

Grade 3 - D.C. Voting Rights Podcast - Room 202

As part of our spring expedition on D.C.'s voting rights in Congress, one group of third graders created a podcast to inform people nationwide about this issue. Have a listen!



(If the player above isn't working, click here for the audio file.)

Grade 3 - D.C. Voting Rights PSA - Room 202

Another group of third graders chose to create a Public Service Announcement to get their message out. Check out their PSA!

(If the timing of the sound does not match up with the video, try starting from the beginning again or going back a few seconds.)