Music and MentorsWe will be beginning the Music and Mentors (M&Ms), a classroom music program, with a third grade class. Students will learn how to read and compose music using the recorders. This year students will be participating in Recorder Karate, where they will earn “recorder belts” for each song they learn to play. Learning to play the recorder is a requirement for my fourth grade class and will be considered part of their Art grade.
ClaymationClay animation is a short movie using clay as characters. Claymation is a hands-on activity that allows students to explore their creativity, use their writing skills, learn to organize information, and how to work in a team.   Young ScientistsI believe all students should learn Science. Science teaches students to be creative in solving problems, to learn from their mistakes and to figure out how things happen. In fourth grade, students will learn about 1. (Earth Science) Rocks and Minerals, 2. (Life Science) Animals, and 3. (Physical Science) Magnitism and Electricity. You can see many of the science projects we do in school by going to "Class Photo Albums."   Typing AuthorsThe students use Garfield Typing Pals program to learn how to properly type. Click here to see how many words you can type in a minute: Garfield Typing Program Test.
  Learn with Garfield and his friends how to properly type!
  This is what the program looks like. Studens learn a few letters at a time and must pass before moving on to the other letters.
Fourth graders should be able to type 26 words per minutes. After the students write, they use the AlphaSmart to type up their writing to publish it.   | Reading BuddiesEvery Friday afternoon, our class becomes Reading Buddies to Mrs. Tikker's first grade class. The students are paired up with a first grader and throughout the year will read with them for 30 minutes every Friday. This teaches the fourth graders leadership skills and responsibility. Furthermore, it teaches them to apply reading strategies with their Reading Buddies.
 Books By YouEvery year in Room 12, it is a tradition that students publish real, binded books. Knowledge Adventure® Books by You™ is a make-your-own-book software experience that inspires the love of reading and writing in children as they create and publish their own books. Award-winning actor and author John Lithgow guides the way as children choose a story line, then twist and transform it with their own ideas. Kids can add pictures, design a cover and dedicate the book to someone special. Publish a real chapter book that your child will love to read and your family will treasure forever.     Students can choose from four different stories to begin their book adventure. When everything is done, students will have their first published book!  |
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 Brockton Avenue School
1309 Armacost Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone 310.479.6090
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