Colony Status Reports and Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr.

Colony Status Reports
Students are continuing to learn about colonization and they have been making great strides as their colonies grow.  When the Native American chiefs are feeling generous, the students have been able to claim more land.  Take a look at the map below to see how their colony flags are spreading to show the land they have claimed.  Students are learning that being a colonist is not easy.  Their destiny depends on fate cards. Sometimes the cards bring good news... such as they had beautiful weather that allowed their crops to grow which made for a bountiful harvest.  Other times the news is not good.. such as their hunters got lost for 2 months and all but 2 survived!  Last week each colony presented a status report to let the other colonies know how they are doing.  Each colony did a wonderful job giving an overview of the highs and lows of being a colonist.

The Wake Colony

The Illuminati Colony

The Jayville Colony

The New Blondon Colony

The River Woods Colony

The New Burton Colony

Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr. 

In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, the students have been sharing what they know about Martin Luther King, Jr. and learning about the gifts he gave to the world; especially solving conflicts without using violence. I shared the story Martin's Big Words with them and then had them write about a gift they would give to the world. Their ideas are very heartfelt and thoughtful.  Please take a look at the pictures below to see what they wrote. We also listened to the "I Have a Dream" speech which they found to be very moving.