Current Events- Learning is FUN!

 I'm not sure if I have said this on our blog yet, but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE our curriculum (Unique Learning System)! One of my favorite parts of our curriculum is the News-2-You current events section. This section provides current event articles that are actually things that are going on in our world at the time AND they are adapted (words paired with pictures) so that they are easier for us to read.  Every other Friday, we pick three current event articles that look interesting. We break up into three groups and each group is responsible for presenting their article to the rest of the class in a creative way.

On this day, Mrs. Stowe's group was responsible for the article "Baby Panda". They read about the baby panda that was just born at the National Zoo. They drew a beautiful picture of a panda bear!

 

Mrs. Stowe's group did a great job adding creativity to their presentation by adding hand motions and other effects!

Then, we looked up the LIVE panda cam at the National Zoo. We watched for a second and all GASPED when this tiny little face appeared under the mother panda's arm. It was the baby panda that we read about. It was magical. We could have watched it all day! **If you look very closely, you can see the white on the baby panda's face. it is under the mother panda's nose.

Ms. Beckhom's group was responsible for the article "Parachuting Teddy Bear". They did a wonderful job creating a visual of the parachuting teddy bear.

 

We listened to their wonderful presentation and even got to watch it parachute off of the top of the desk. Fun!

Ms. Malcom's group was responsible for the article, "International Bacon Day". They used a recipe and the microwave to cook some bacon.

  

 

Then, we all got to taste some in celebration of this day!

All of our students did a wonderful job with their current event articles and we learned so much. They even had their own copies of each adapted article so that they could share what they had learned with their families! Learning is FUN!