What is the Great Dismal Swamp like?

Does it really really a dismal place?



How is the Great Dismal Swamp an important part of Virginia history?

Container Ship Being Loaded

This is so cool! Watch this time-lapse video of a container ship being Loaded. Can you see the trucks? Unloading works the same way-- in reverse. Can you imagine how your banana got to the grocery store?

Blade Runner

We read about Oscar Pistorius in our Sept. 19th issue of Time For Kids.

Mr. Baxter Explains the Map in the Lobby

Map in the Lobby from Vincent Baxter on Vimeo.

Topics from TFK September 12th issue

Hurricane Gustav:
How do people prepare for a hurricane?



Hurricane Ike:
What is a "storm surge"?



How much does it cost to fill up a school bus?:



He's your age and he can throw a mean fast ball!:

Booker T. Washington

We read about Booker T. Washington in our Social Studies textbook. Can you find the page in our text that talks about the Booker T. Washington National Monument? Why do you think there is a National Monument named after him?

Can you imagine starting a school without a building?



What do these quotations mean to you?

Time For Kids Connections

Time for kids had two really interesting scientific articles in the September 5th issue!

One was about an invasive species... Turn to that page. What is the title of that article?



Another was about animals sharing-- can you believe it? Which page is it on and what's the title?

Our Read-Aloud Author...

What's her name? And what else has she written?

About Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Questions from kids...

Was writing always a favorite for you?

Why haven't you written a book in a long time (12 years)?

Is there an author that you admire?

Are any of your books based on real life?

Who is your favorite character that you created?

What inspired your writing style?

Beverly Cleary

What does she think about reading?

And how does she go about writing her books?