We are going to the zoo!

For more information about our class field trip to the Utah Hogle Zoo, click here.

• Be sure to read the entire flyer! It contains important information you will need to know. 
• If any parents would like to attend with us, send me an email and I will give you the information you will need.

Standards this covers:

Educational Technology Standard 5:

• Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

What did you eat today?

While teaching about eating a balanced diet, students can use this survey on Google Forms.

• This survey is to track what they are actually eating and help them realize whether or not what they are eating is a balanced diet.
• It should be followed up with class discussions and reflections.

Standards this covers:

3rd Grade Health Education, Nutrition and Fitness Standard 6, Objective 1a:

• Record daily food intake.

Educational Technology Standard 7:

• Use telecommunications and on-line resources (e.g., email, online discussions, web environments) to participate in collaborative problem-solving activities to develop solutions or products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

Opinion Piece

This worksheet can be used to help students learn to write an opinion piece.

• It gives an outline for giving an introduction, an opinion with reasons for their opinions, and closing the paper. 
• As a class you will first need to read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, then use the worksheet as a guide to write a draft of the paper which could be assigned afterward.
• This should not be used as an introduction. Students will need to be familiar with the writing process.

Standards this covers:

1st Grade English Language Arts, Writing Standard 1:

• Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure."

Educational Technology Standard 5:

• Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.