This month, fifth graders utilized the Encyclopedia Britannica database to complete a timeline on an early European explorer of their choice. They learned what a "citation" is and learned how to retrieve it right from the database! How easy is that! Make sure to visit the links tab on the library catalog for links to all statewide databases. Click on the icon below to view one of the many valuable resources offered jointly through the Massachusetts Library System and Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Interactive read-alouds for this month included
Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun: an Incan folktale by Jane Kurtz which connects to the fifth grade study of ancient empires. We also read
Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood. Students discussed what makes a story a folktale or fairy tale and then identified elements in both books.
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