Seedlings, Crayfish, and Land Snails - Oh my!

In our "Structures of Life" Science Unit, Wranglers have turned Room 145 into a zoo. We began by observing various seeds and watching their embryos grow, their seed coats fall off, and seedlings appear. Next, our crayfish (or crawfish, crawdads, etc.) arrived and scared everyone.....well, mainly just Ms. Rogers. We witnessed a murder the first night, but since then all 15 have remained alive and thriving. Many thanks to Flor and Kabra for taking them home over the weekend! Below are some pictures of Rogers Zoo. Land Snails arrived today...more pics to come.

Author Study

Our favorite author over the past few weeks has been Eve Bunting. Born in Ireland, Eve Bunting now resides in America and has written over 100 books for children.

This week we read Train to Somewhere, which tells the story of New York City orphans who were taken West to find homes from the 1850's to the 1920's. While the characters in Train to Somewhere are fictional, the Orphan Train was very real. Students are now researching the real Orphan Train and its riders.

Click here to learn more! Orphan Train Depot

Question #4: What was your favorite Eve Bunting story we read?

Please give a summary of the story, and what connections you made. (Text to Text, Text to Self, or Text to World)