Knowledge World Communities

• Ms. Greenblatt and her class from PS 89 is collaborating with  Ms. Goren and her class, Ein Ganim an elementary school located in Petach Tikva, Israel.  Petach Tikva is Israel's fifth largest city. 
• Ms. Capous and her class from PS 127 is collaborating with Mr. Seaward and his class, from Croydon, England.  Croydon is about 12 miles from London. 

Ms. Greenlatt's class is researching Israel. Please help her students learn more about this wonderful country by answering the following questions.

Does Israel have seasons and what is the best time of year to visit?
Do people have the same jobs in Israel as they do in New York? Please describe some jobs that people do.
Can you tell us something about where you live?
We attend school from September to June and from 8:30 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon.  Some students have to stay after school until 3:30.
What is your school day like?

 

If you have any questions about New York, please post them to the blog.  We look forward to answering them.

Ms. Capous and her class have a lot to say about the "Windy City".  That is the nickname for Chicago, Illinois.  We were amazed to find out that on St. Patrick's Day they turn the Chicago River green. 

Ms. Hannon from PS 89 and her class are researcing Santa Fe, New Mexico. I didn't know that Santa Fe is 7,000 feet above sea level.  I am very glad I was not in Santa Fe the day the temperature rose to 122 degrees.  Come visit our blog and learn more about Santa Fe, New Mexico.

 

Ms. Capous and her class are researching wonderful London.  Please visit the blog to help us f ind out more.

In New York we have our rainy season in the Spring.  What is the weather like in the Spring?
Many people travel by train to get around. Another name for the subway in New York is subway.  Can you tell us about the transportation in your community?  Are the names different from ours?
When people come to New York they like to see the Empire State Building. What are some of the places we would see, if we planned a visit?
Tell us about some the differenct types of  jobs people do.

 

If you have any questions about New York, please post them to the blog.  We look forward to answering them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Kim and her class from PS 86 are researching Freiburg, Germany.  Visit our blog to help us learn more about this wonderful city by responding to our questions.|

Can you tell us about where your school located and the school day?
Have you ever visited the Black Forest? Please tell us about it.
What is the climate like where you live? We have four seasons.  Right now it is Spring.
What kinds of farming is done where you live?

 

We are sure you have questions about New York, please use the blog to post your questions.  We look forward to answering them.

 

 

At PS 92 Q Ms. Dakis and her class are researching and enjoying the warm tropic breezes of Honolulu, Hawaii.  Students learned that Honolulu is the captial of Hawaii. They also learned that Hawaii is part of the United States and their money is the US dollar. Did you know that the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters? Some languages spoken there are Enlglish, Spanish, and Hawaiian.  Congratulation to Ms. Dakis and her class.

Today I visited PS 116, located on Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn. I was there to assist the teachers with the Title IID 3^rd grade project. The first thing I noticed was how comfortable the students were with logging into Think.com, with very few exceptions, the children new their usernames and password.  Secondly, students had just begun researching their community, Puerto Rico and I was impressed with how much students already knew.  Anxious to share, they rattled off such accurate information as Puerto Rico is an island, the climate is tropical and it is a common wealth of the United States.

 

I look forward the seeing the rest of the research that the students conduct about their community and viewing their results during the next phase of the project. Students will post the results of their research, using text, pictures, and lists on the Puerto Rico group pages hosted by their teachers. 

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