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Greek Mythology Unit Kick Off

We began our Greek Mythology unit this week, and we have jumped in strong! After taking a virtual field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and browsing through their Greek collections, we began reading The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan. The students were able to picture the stele that Percy's class gathered around in Chapter 1, and we were able to look at the very fountain outside of the museum where all of the action happened!
Take your class on a virtual tour with the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek Collection.

After finishing chapter one, I gave my students the power of a teacher, and allowed them to write a discipline referral of their own. They had to choose whether Percy or Nancy deserved a referral for his/her actions, and support their opinion with evidence from the text. By giving the class the opportunity to choose the discipline action taken, it caused them to take ownership of the knowledge that they learned in the chapter. Boy, they were cracking me up with their discipline actions taken! I think my favorite was, "Make her sit by herself at lunch for two weeks!"

This resource and many others were found at http://www.rickriordan.com/educational-resources/teachers-guide.

About Me

My name is Rachel Carson, and I am in my first year of teaching while pursuing my Master's degree in Elementary Education with a Reading Concentration. I love incorporating my love for art and traveling into the classroom, and challenging my students to do new things! My love for running has given me the opportunity to help coach the Cross Country team at my school, and meet a variety of students outside of my grade level. I look forward to another year of increasing my knowledge of curriculum and attempting new strategies in the classroom!

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Welcome to Fun, Fantastic, Fourth! I plan on using this blog to post activities and projects that my classes are working on each week. I wanted to provide a way for parents to keep track of what is going on in my classroom, and for other teachers to get ideas and be inspired for their own classes. As a newer teacher, I love finding other teachers' blogs online and seeing how they teach similar content or similar ages. Blogs have been a great resource for me in setting up a classroom where effective learning can take place, and for developing strong instruction. I hope that my blog can do the same thing for you! Happy browsing!