Reporting live from Mount St. Helens...

Yesterday we wrapped up our reading activities that went along with "Volcano" by Patricia Lauber. Students engaged in an authentic writing experience in order to use new vocabulary. They were to write like a news reporter or scientist on location at the volcano just days after it erupted. Students really got into this activity, making up news anchor names, reporting "breaking news" and signing off for a commercial break. It was exciting to see them have so much fun as they were learning. Parents, ask your young news reporters and geologists what they wrote about; I bet you will be impressed by their creativity. - Mrs. Boltz