How to Help Africa ~ a Prezi by RL

Water in Africa ~ an Animoto by KA

Try our slideshow creator at Animoto.

Giant Goldfish Invade Lake Tahoe!

Can you believe the size of this goldfish?! Wow.

"Giant goldfish—one of which measured nearly 1.5 feet long and weighed more than four pounds—have been found in Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake in the mountains along the border of California and Nevada. These goldfish are an invasive species—an animal or a plant that moves into an area and harms the native, or local, animals or plants that live there."

Check out this article from Scholastic News and learn more about how releasing pets into the wild can be harmful to an ecosystem.

Extra Credit: Celebrate National Poetry Month!

This excerpt from a Robert Frost poem, introduced to us by Kid President, has become a favorite in our classroom. April is National Poetry Month ~ it's a great time to discover this wonderful form of writing!

For extra credit this month, create some poems of your own and publish them for your classmates to read, create an Animoto based on a favorite poem, perform a poem for the class... basically, find a way to share poetry with us!