As apart of our communication arts lesson this week, we are studying the different types of emotional persuasion. The other day in class we created a list of different types of emotional persuasion strategies used in advertisements: better your health, better your self-image, make your friends jealous, give you energy, etc….. Today, we will continue…

We have been hitting our science fair topics very hard for the past two weeks. I don’t know about my students but I personally need a bit of a break. What a better way to break from class than to do some blogging? Students, your job for today is to read a blog post from…

We have been hitting our science fair topics very hard for the past two weeks. I don’t know about my students but I personally need a bit of a break. What a better way to break from class than to do some blogging? Students, your job for today is to read a blog post from…

Today we continue to work on our science fair projects as we come closer and closer to our upcoming deadline. Everyday we are continually working on our science fair projects daily. Above is a picture of of Jeffrey displaying his “leak-proof bag”as apart of his science experiment. Find more videos like this on Mr. McClung’s…

This week I am very excited about my blog check. For this week I choose to feature a blog from a parent of one of my students. Ms. Driver started her first blog at the beginning of this month and has already began to build an online community. She primarily uses this to keep up…

After we watched Will You be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, I asked my students to post their reflection questions on Ning. You can check out their reflections on Charlie Brown by clicking here. Mr. McClung

After we watched Will You be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, I asked my students to post their reflection questions on Ning. You can check out their reflections on Charlie Brown by clicking here. Mr. McClung

Being my first year teaching I did not fully know what to expect from my students on Valentine’s Day. Of all the classroom parties, it was like Halloween and Christmas on steroids. Something about one month romances and chocolate make 6th graders freak out. Today we had many activities throughout the day, but of course…

Being my first year teaching I did not fully know what to expect from my students on Valentine’s Day. Of all the classroom parties, it was like Halloween and Christmas on steroids. Something about one month romances and chocolate make 6th graders freak out. Today we had many activities throughout the day, but of course…

With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be a great idea to start our school day off with a Valentine’ Day classic. That’s right…..Will You be My Valentine, Charlie Brown. This is a short 25 minute TV show that we will watch in class on Thursday as a part of our Valentine’s Day…