Current Events Journal

Our class had begun to discuss some current events, so I created a Current Events Journal for our classroom. It's just a big, blank book that hangs up in the back of the classroom. During the morning, kids can glue in current events they've brought from home or comment on articles other students have posted. We share these during class meeting once or twice a week. We've discussed a lot of interesting articles: the government bailout of the auto industry, Obama and McCain vowing to work together, the urine recycler on the international space station (yes, I'm serious), New York's big snowfall, Somalia pirates, and the war in Iraq. Rebekah, Coco, and Porter have all contributed articles to our journal. Here's a picture of Coco sharing with the class one morning.