Spencer West, a Man with No Legs, Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa

Climbing a Mountain with No Legs - Spencer West Redefines Impossible and Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa - WOW!  Click below to read more about Spencer's amazing journey & astounding accomplishment.  

And then ... take a moment to redefine your own possible.

Trees  and Fungi Talk!

View this interesting YouTube clip (4.5 mins) about trees communicating with one another from the Young Naturalist Club (YNC) homepage:  When trees and fungi talk- I wonder what they say? In Mother Tree, UBC Professor Dr. Suzanne Simard talks abouther research showing that Douglas Fir trees in the forest communicate with each other through the help of fungi.

http://www.ync.ca/ 

Enjoy.

Grade Two Suggested Book Titles

Grade Two Suggested Book Titles for Teachers and Parents:

Most review sites offer reading information based on lexile which is based on grade level and book complexity, but these reviews are also based on the books' contents.  The site explains: "For second grade readers, the recommended Common Core Standards reading levels are 450-790 Lexile. Lexile is a measure of the grade level and text complexity of a book. All books included in this site are within this Lexile range.

However, it’s a bit more complicated than that. For example, the classic novelGrapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck falls within this Lexile range. But the topics and emotional content of the book is high school level. We take into account the content of a book before including here. Books recommended here are within the correct Lexile range AND the content is recommended for second grade readers."
Ann Norris Director of 2ndGradeReading.NET

A grade three recommended site will be launched next month: 3rdGradeReading.NET

Note this is an American resource.  Happy researching!  Ms. M.

Thirteen sleeps til we meet again!  Are you wrapping your brain around school yet?  Try out the "Topical Hotties" section to find out about Olympic and Canadian difference makers ("Norton" says Silverlight is a trusted flash player to download).  Also, try out the "How's it Made" series (usually by Discovery, but other authors too).  Blowing bubbles is made possible because of plastics, rubber, and flavouring - yum!

Note always beware of further sidebar options on YouTube sources - most are wonderful, but some can be inappropriate.  So much to learn from so many sources - get reading!  See you soon, Ms. M.