Saturday, January 31, 2015

Old Salem




Our class traveled to Old Salem.  The students worked together to make apple fritters. Students also made a clay tile. The Moravians used clay tiles on their roofs. Additionally, students listened to a story about how flax seeds can become linen. Each student was given a dried flax plant to twist around their finger to expose the fibers used for linen.

What was your favorite part of Old Salem? Explain.

Saturday, January 03, 2015

Snowflake Bentley



We read Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.  This book is a biography about a man named Wilson Bentley who was born in 1865 and lived in Vermont.



Why do you think the author wrote this book? What did she want us to understand?
The themes found in this book are patience  and perseveranceChoose one theme and give an example from the book that supports the theme you chose.