C4K #2

At the beginning of October I had the pleasure of viewing a blog from a class in New Zealand.  This particular blog post consisted of many different avatars the children created of themselves.  One particular avatar I enjoyed looking at was Zana's avatar.  Her avatar depicted a splendid setting on the beach with palm trees and her dog.  When asked to tell the students something interesting about the United States, I had picked up on her interest in the water and told her about the jubilee that is experienced no where else but on the Mobile Bay.

Another blog I took joy in reading came from a delightful 6th grader sharing her experiences in a science experiment.  Katlyn tells us in detail an alternative method to make ice cream right at home.  With all the necessary ingredients and just a one gallon zip lock bag, home made ice cream can be yours in very little time.  My family loves ice cream and after reading this I have tried it with my own kids, which has quickly become a favorite of theirs.

A blog that I found fascinating came from Dalton.  In this one he shows his enthusiasm for how the human body functions.  He uses a picture of a human esophagus and mentions the many things we would not be able to do without one or if it is damaged as a result of not taking care of our bodies.

One other blog that was a lot of fun to read came from a group of children in Ms. Dorby's third grade class.  Following up to the story Flat Stanley and The Magic Lamp students had an opportunity to do what the character in this story has done and took two animals to create one new animal.  The imaginations of these children were boundless and amazed.  They came up with creatures such as a "choth", which is the combination of a cheetah and sloth, and a "giraphant" which is a giraffe and an elephant.  Along with the animal's appearances, the students also imagined what these make believe creature's activities and favorite foods would be.  I had asked them if they drew pictures to go along with the narratives because I sure had lots of fun picturing what these animals would look like in my own head!

Finally, I viewed an animation of the Grand Canyon created by Cyrus, a student also from New Zealand.  In his short video, Cyrus provided interesting facts about the Grand Canyon including its placement on the list of the natural wonders of the world.