In our district we have to give an oral language grade. Think About It! is how the kids earn that grade. Each month they are given a topic (see below). Students have three weeks of time to work on their project entirely at home. They are brought in and on the due date and then over the next several days to a week (depending on time) we spend about 15-30 minutes a day sharing/presenting their projects. I grade them and hang them for the month. At the beginning of the year the kids are given a list of project ideas that they can do. It is very open ended so that it works for all kids. For example Red...a kid may make a simple collage of red things...write a poem about red...bake something red...the possibilities are pretty endless. Kids, remember to be very creative and do not wait until the last minute to complete the project. Your project should look like you spent the full three weeks working on it.

Some project ideas include: posters, dioramas, scrapbooks, collages, stories, videos, Power Point presentations, interviews, reports, and the list goes on and on.
Please refer to the handout that I gave you in class.

	The first Think About It project is due on Tuesday, August 26th. The topic is: Summer Olympics This is the first time I've used this theme, so there are no previous projects to view.
	This project is due on Tuesdsay, September 23rd. The topic is: Life Skills I can not find the pictures from the 2007 class projects. Click here to see 2006 projects from the Life Skill theme.
	This project is due on Tuesday, October 14th. The topic is: Autumn in Southern California Click here to see 2007 projects from this theme. Click here to see 2006 projects from this theme.
	This project is due on Monday, December 15th. The topic is: Holidays Click here to see 2007 projects from this theme. Click here to see 2006 projects from this theme.
	This project is due on Tuesday, January 29th. The topic is: Freedom Click here to see 2008 projects from this theme. Click here to see 2007 projects from this theme.
	This project is due on Friday, February 22nd. The topic is: Red Click here to see 2008 projects from this theme. Click here to see 2007 projects from this theme.
	This project is due on Tuesday, April 22nd. The topic is: A Hobby You Have Click here to see 2008 projects
	This project is due on Tuesday, May 20th. The topic is: Mom or Dad Click here to see 2008 projects from this theme.
	This project is due on Tuesday, June 17th. The topic is: Third Grade Click here to see 2008 projects from this theme. Click here to view the grade sheet for this theme.

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