Third graders are excited to take part in this year's Global Read Aloud. This is a project designed by a teacher in Wisconsin which encourages classes all around the world to read the same book for a six week period. Good stories can be shared around the world, and the students get a chance to collaborate with other classrooms virtually.
We started Global Read Aloud last week by introducing The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. It is a story of a china rabbit who is lost and though that journey learns a little bit about love. The kids (and myself) are enthralled with the story so far!
We have bee working on an interactive padlet site at (http://padlet.com/meladams/xds0ssrq3aji) to post thoughts and information about the story. We also have joined forces with Mrs. Osterbind's third grade class in Virginia to discuss the story. We met them virtually this week through a Google Hangout (like Skype), and will discuss the book with them weekly in this format. We have also set up an Edmodo site where students can discuss the story with their virtual classmates in Virginia. Pretty cool! Below are several photographs from our Google Hangout.
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