Friday in Ellen's Room

• Smokey Bear and his friends visited Hillcrest today. They talked about staying safe when camping or starting a fire outdoors.


• Kindergarten through second grades attended this assembly. Each of them received a bag of fire safety reminders.


• Children practiced googling "stebbinzoo" in order to find this website.


• Students used the "retell" cards today. During the week groups read and study a story. At the end of the week, the teacher puts books away and students use large picture cards to remember and retell what they learned. This is good vocabulary practice.


• As students talk about their cards, they practice speaking as if giving a speech. Listeners practice being a good audience.


• I was impressed with how many details speakers and listeners remembered!


• Magic words: Smokey Bear.