One of my all-time favorite stories is Paddle-To-the-Sea by Holling C Holling. It was made into a film quite a few years ago and I was excited to find it today online to show the class while we study Native Americans.  They have asked that I share the link with you so you can watch it together at home. Here’s the link courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada. Enjoy!

Paddle-To-the-Sea

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News November 6, 2009

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News October 16, 2009

We had our first experience with Mac laptops in the classroom today. The children were thrilled – and so was their teacher. They did a marvelous job following directions and helping each other. We plan to include one hour of laptop exploration each week. That way we can visit a few different programs online, as well as explore installed software. This week we used the program This Is Sand. It’s fun and easy so the children found success right away. Check out a short video of the children using the program.

Intro to Macs Oct 09 from gail poulin on Vimeo.