Lake Bluff third graders show learning with frog research, trading‑card project
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Summary
Third graders from Lake Bluff Elementary showcased an ELA unit on frogs at the Shorewood School Board meeting, presenting research, poems, scientific illustrations and trading cards created over multiple weeks using Book Creator.
Johanna French, interim principal at Lake Bluff Elementary, introduced third‑grade students and teachers who presented a multi‑week ELA unit on frogs. Students described learning activities that included background research, writing two informational paragraphs, composing poems and folklore‑style "porkwad" tales, creating scientific illustrations and assembling digital trading cards using Book Creator.
Student presenters explained the unit timeline—roughly three weeks for background knowledge, about one week to select a frog, 2½ weeks to research and write, and about one week for scientific illustration. Students described both favorite parts (writing poems and creating trading cards) and challenges (logging into Book Creator). Teacher presenters said the unit emphasized perseverance and cross‑curricular integration of nonfiction, poetry and science.
The board praised the students’ work and applauded the student board representatives and Youth Rising Up for recent community events. The presentation illustrated hands‑on, student‑centered learning and produced artifacts the students could take home and share.
