Ella's class is beginning to learn about how to research and write reports. Each 1st grader was recently told to pick an animal they want to learn more about and work on writing a 5 page report at home. Ella told us about the spiders, snakes, monkeys, lions and cheetahs that her classmates picked. What did she choose, you wonder?
(Are you also wondering where in the world she came up with this? The blue-footed booby has been an obsession since the first time she read What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?)
My first reaction to her choice was, "What!? You'll have to stand in front of the class sharing your report and saying 'Booby'! And this is a research project, where are we going to find any information about this random bird?" However, researching reports no longer means digging through the old World Book Encyclopedias at the public library. Ella was smart enough to answer, "The computer, Mom!" (duh). Sure enough, a Google search led us to a plethora of You Tube videos, images and personal blog posts about people's encounters with this interesting bird. If you want to know more, give Ella a call and she'd be happy to fill you in on all things blue-footed booby, including a detailed description of the odd dance it does to get a girlfriend! :)
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