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Science: Under the Sea

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                                              There are a many different animals under the sea that we can discover!  Do you know what kind of animals can breathe underwater? Do you know what can be found from the darkest depths of the ocean to streams high up in the mountains? The answer to all of these questions are fish! The story Fish by the scholastic book company helps students explore the different types of animals that are found within different bodies of water. This text helps students explore and learn twenty new and different vocabulary terms related to the sea world and in what parts of the water special sea animals are found. The fish text also informs the readers about different types of pollution that can be found in the ocean and how we can help save the earths oceans.

Social Studies: If the Walls Could Talk

If The Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House Have you ever wondered how the White House was created or  what type of rooms are found inside? Did you know that the White House was burned down in 1812?  Did you know that the words President John Adams wrote to his wife  in a letter is carved in the White House on the fire place mantel? "I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and  all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest  and wise Men ever rule under this roof." Jane O'Conner's If the Walls Could Talk tells the story of American history and the creation of the White House. It also expresses a little bit of personal and sometimes funny information about the first forty-three presidents of the United States of America. This children's historical book offers students insight into the history of each president in the White House and what years they had also served their preside...