Grateful for the grammar and punctuation practice (and all the laughs!) during this Escape the Room activity! Happy Thanksgiving from Room 208! 🦃 #ewlearns Kim Troiano Willets Road School

There is so much to learn about Westward Expansion! Students are loving this new unit! 🧭🗺 #ewlearns Willets Road School Kim Troiano

This crew is enjoying a D-Block Dog Man party! #ewlearns DAV PiLKEY @HomerKaren

The pioneers in room 208 have loaded up their wagons to travel westward on the Oregon Trail. Which wagon train will make it there first?! Stay tuned! 🗺️ 🧭🦬 Kim Lynch Willets Road School East Williston UFSD #ewlearns

Nothing but holiday cheer in Room 208! 🤠🎄🕎 #ewlearns Kim Troiano Christine Dragone Anshu Prabha

Working in our wagon train groups to learn all about the important inventions that helped westward expansion 🗺️⛴️🚂☎️ #ewlearns Kim Lynch Willets Road School East Williston UFSD

When your SS unit and Festive Hat Day collide… 👌🏻🤠🦬 Willets Road School

Today’s wagon train challenge: Can your team correctly label all the parts of a “prairie schooner?” #ewlearns Willets Road School

Reviewing our knowledge of The Oregon Trail by reading, annotating, and solving tricky clues! 🗺 #ewlearns Willets Road School Kim Troiano

Organizing our westward expansion topics & subtopics as we prepare for our next writing adventure in room 208 🗺️📋 #ewlearns Kim Lynch Willets Road School East Williston UFSD Dr. Danielle Gately Nicole Hunn Anshu Prabha

Organizing research takes time, effort, and deep thinking. Add in great discussions with classmates and these writers are ready to tackle their next unit! #ewlearns Kim Troiano Anshu Prabha Dr. Danielle Gately Nicole Hunn

Enjoyed my second Caldecott celebration in Kim Lynch’s classroom. Her students were so excited to share their favorites! I love Patchwork and the message: “all the young people out there stitching together their own story.” #ewlearns Willets Road School

A beautiful morning of books! The room was filled with great conversation during our Mock Caldecott Celebration! 📚🏅#ewlearns Dr. Danielle Gately Ed Kemnitzer Lynn Mazza Christine Dragone @HomerKaren

One of my favorite days of the year! Thank you Jessica Liakonis and Kim Lynch for including me in the #Caldecott Book celebration! My favorite was Matt de la Pena’s Patchwork! Such a beautiful message about finding your inner strength! #ewlearns

This afternoon we continued the Caldecott celebrations! We can wait to find out the official winners next week! #ewlearns Willets Road School Anshu Prabha

Over the last few weeks we’ve enjoyed and appreciated so many beautiful 2022 picture books. Congratulations to all of today’s 2023 Caldecott winners!! Come to Room 208 to see our personal favorites! American Library Association #ewlearns Willets Road School Kim Troiano Nicole Hunn

Last minute discussions with our writing partners help us get ready for publishing! These writers have come so far during this informational writing unit! #ewlearns Willets Road School Nicole Hunn Kim Troiano

Celebrating and complimenting all of the non-fiction authors in room 208 📝🫶🏼 We are so proud of their hard work! #ewlearns Kim Lynch Willets Road School Nicole Hunn East Williston UFSD

Our amazing SPARK Cast crew is at it again! A new fun tradition started today- live, call in trivia! We had quite the belly laughs! #ewlearns East Williston Tech East Williston UFSD

Such a fun day at The Vanderbilt Planetarium! 🌎🪐🔭 #ewlearns Ms. Claire Messina Kim Troiano Willets Road School