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Towards the end of the year, after we have learned about many historical figures, we complete one of our largest research projects...the Living Museum. The students all pick a historical figure from a list and then research them. We use the internet, books, and we even pull out the encyclopedias. We then present our findings to the parents (and grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins, etc.) in the form of a Living Museum. The students dress up like their figure; they embody that figure. They pretend that they are that figure in a museum. When no one is in front of them, they are still and silent, like a statue in a museum. When a "visitor" comes to them, they spring to life, giving a summary of "their" life. It's a lot of fun, and the students pulled it off with extreme skills! 😃 The research was awesome, the costumes were awesome, and the presentations were awesome! We got so many compliments from everyone.   We recently read a story from our reader entitled, Aero and Officer Mike, a story about a police dog's life. It was all about how a police dog was trained and what he does on a daily basis. The students enjoyed it and shared a lot of stories about their own dogs. What made this even better is that we were able to see first-hand when the Will County Sheriff brought their police dog to our school. Officer Brett Bartusek brought his partner, Sem, to school to demonstrate some of the wonderful things Sem could do.  Sem sitting in the bleachers, waiting for the students to arrive.  Officer Bartusek and Sem We walked around the school for a worthy cause today, the American Diabetes Association. It was a beautiful day! |
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June 2020
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