Lorimer- Kobo Project

I had a Skype meeting with the children’s editor and a publicist at Lorimer books yesterday. They have agreed to let us to download books for our Kobos for free! I am so excited to see which books my ESL students will choose. There is a lot of overlap between English Language Learners and “reluctant readers.” Both groups want to read materials appropriate their age, despite reading below grade level. I am very optimistic that my students will enjoy their new books.

Check back for more updates on the Kobo ‘experiment’ as we start reading our new books.

Mrs. W.

100 Years From Now

Here is an illustrated article called 100 Years From Now. Read it for predictions about life in 100 Years.

The Kobos are coming

Creative Commons pic by Honza chodec from Wikimedia Commons

We are going to be doing an experiment in ESL class. We are going to be learning how to use Kobo Mini eReaders. Kobo calls them “the world’s smallest and lightest full-featured eReader.” Watch this space to find out when the Kobos arrive. More about the readers here.

Budgies

Budgies are the third most beautiful of all bird species.

Budgies can only fly to the next neighborhood because they have small wings.

You can give them seeds where you got the budgies from and if you get grapes from outside you have to wait  one minute so the chemicals go away. You should not give any more food. I will tell you one more thing budgies can learn over 2054 words. Thank you for reading my story.

                                           By Imam

Caring for Chickens

This story was written by collaboration. Two boys who both raised chickens before coming to Canada, wrote it together. Click to read about chickens.

Underwater Sea Creatures! & 100 Year Predictions

Here are two more articles in PDF form. Read them here: Underwater Sea Creatures.

Coming to Canada by Plane

One of my students wrote a short article about flying to Canada. You can read it here: Coming to Canada.

100 Years from now….

Predictions:

1) I will go to college

2) I will get a government job

3) In the future cars can swim

4) In the future boats have wheels

5) In the future everyone will be Superman and Spiderman.

6) In the future ghosts will come.

7) In the future I will be a vampire.

8) In the future I will be a super hero.

9) In the future I will save the world.

10) In the future I will be a marvel hero.

11) In the future I will be a snow man.

12) In the future I will be flying.

13) In the future everybody will live under water.

14) In the future I will live in space.

15) In the future there will be beaches on space.

16) In the future I will take bath in fire.

17) In the future I will get inside the television.

18) In the future I will make a robot.

19) In the future the world will be like a cartoon.

20) In the future aliens will be my friend

21) In the future animals will read books.

22) In the future people won’t die.

23) In the future the world will be water world

By: t

Toronto

I went to Toronto Island, by ferry. First we went to a bench. Then we ate food then we at a beach. My sister was scared. Then we go Splash , it  was  cold .Then  we  go to pool  it was OK  then we stayed for some time. Then we went home.

S.S.

My sister’s birthday

During the holidays we went to CHUCK E. CHEESE. There were lots of games and climbing equipment. I played coin-operated games. There was a zone for toddlers. There was a monster truck that moved left right up and down when you put a token in it. Then we went home. I had a great day.

By S.S.