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My class recently completed an author study .  We read a   variety  of books by the author,  Chris Van Allsburg .  It was magical! By Tim Pierce (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0  (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Compare and Contrast As a class, we read several Van Allsburg books:  The Garden of Abdul Gaszasi, Ben's Dream, The Sweetest Fig, Jumanji, A Bad Day at Riverbend , Widow's Broom , and Two Bad Ants .   After reading each book, we did a  compare and contrast of each story and the illustrations included in each.   We loved Van Allsburg's award-winning  illustrations and delightful drawings . Some illustrations had color, while others were black and white using pen and ink. Many had a dreamlike appearance to them.  We often found a special dog named Fritz either as a main character or hidden in the illustrations. Who is Fritz?  We also saw similar images between books. For example, w...

Last Friday was a special school spirit day,  Decades Day! This spirit day gave us a chance to talk about fads . A fad is something that is very popular for a short time, and fads can be a lot of fun! Fads often involve fashion , an activity , or some kind of toy or trinket . The 1950s were popular! Check out those poodle skirts, rolled up jeans, white t-shirts, and even a pink lady!   A 1950s black leather jacket.  I see two pairs of saddle shoes...very 1950s. How many poodles? How many poodle legs? Hint, use mulitiplication!  The 1960s hippies were happening! ✌     Cool man! Look at those groovy threads!  I see head bands, daisies, peace beads, and braids. Photo by Stella 1980s Nice looking neon colors and wild hair!  ✌      ✌      ✌      ✌      ✌ Often times, there are dance fads that are associated with a decade. We learned The Twist from Chubby Checker. This dance craze was po...

The world is a magical place!  If you are observant, you can capture some great images on your digital camera or phone. Here at Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog, we invite you to be a part of our class photo-of-the-day blog called Yollis' 366 Project  ~ Daily Digital Documentation ~ To contribute to this online digital community,  just email a photo to Mrs. Yollis at: In your email, be sure to include the following FOUR items: 1.    An interesting photo. It does NOT need to be taken on a specific day. However, the photo must belong to you. Only submit photos that you, your family, or your teacher has taken. (A smaller file is better, around 200 kb is a good size.) Try not to include too much personal information in your photo. Not sure how to take a good photo? Here are some tips from my third graders:   How to Take a Good Photo or Video 2.   Attribution. Who took the photo? Who wrote the text? It is important to  credit  the photographer and writ...