Finding Facts about Your Topic

Check out this link to help you see what a fact looks like.

Watch some videos below to gather some information:

Turtles
Frogs
Beavers
Ducks
Raccoons
Alligators

What topic did you choose?  Click on a link below to look at facts.  You may want to include some of these in your writing.




Facts about Cats
Facts about Dogs
Facts about Rabbits
Facts about Fish
Facts about Turtles
Facts about Lions
Facts about Butterflies
Facts about Tigers
Facts about Dinosaurs

Sea Turtles

Watch the video below to learn some interesting facts about sea turtles.  This documentary was filmed in Egypt.  What facts did you learn about sea turtles?

At the end of the documentary, the film director says that sea turtles are endangered animals... not because of other animals but because of people.  Ms. Platt is very passionate about animals, particularly turtles, as she had a beloved pet turtle growing up that she would read to every day.  This is what made me a reader!  Let's make sure we take care of ocean life and non-threatening animals.

Ms. Platt's pet turtle Freddy Teddy Platt, that she got when she was 7 years old.  Here is Freddy at age 3

Scientists

, 

This week we began reading and writing like scientists (more information to follow regarding what we are specifically learning and how you can help at home)...We will be learning more about the ocean throughout the classroom day -- through poetry, read alouds, video clips, and reader's and writer's workshop.  This week we have been gathering facts about sea turtles.  Did you know that a baby sea turtle is called a hatchling?