4th Graders participated in a graffiti wall discussion about The Westing Game. Students walked around the room answering questions and each other about the novel.
Mrs. Cooper's Bio
This is my 20th year of teaching in the Chicago Public Schools and my 16th year at Decatur. In my 20 years of teaching, I have taught everything from 1st grade to 8th grade! Literacy & Social Studies are passions of mine and I am very excited to be teaching 4th grade English Literacy and Social Studies this year.
I received my undergraduate degree from DePauw University in elementary education and history. Later I attended DePaul University and received my master’s degree as a reading specialist with a focus on learning disabilities. I'm excited to be utilizing my background in history & literacy in my classroom on a daily basis. I'm lucky to be able to teach two of my favorite subjects this year!
When I'm not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, figure skating, and doing needlepoint.
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Yearbook Club is having a contest for Decatur Classical School student artists to design original student artwork to be used as the cover for this year's school yearbook. If your student is interested, see this flyer for details. Entries are due by Friday, March 25th and only one design will be selected for use.
5th Graders are excited to begin their penpal writing exchange with their new kindergartener friends!
4th grader shows analysis of a character's personality, physical characteristics and feelings in a visual representation. What can you learn about Grace Wexler from The Westing Game from this illustration?
4th graders work on adding new information to their Westing Game detective case files!
4th Graders get excited about our new mystery novel, The Westing Game, by creating their own detective case file folder!
Happy Valentine's Day
4th graders worked with partners on a text feature scavenger hunt in our novel, What Was the Age of Exploration?
5th graders led their own small group discussion about our novel, Amal Unbound. Students wrote their own questions of varying complexity.
5th graders participated in a nonfiction article jigsaw task. Each student read a different article and created an infographic to teach their group members about what they read.
Selling the Magic Water Advertisement
5th Graders reviewed important elements of our novel, Freak the Mighty, by working together to solve the escape room!
5th Graders create cause and effect comics for our novel, Freak the Mighty!
Fall Fest Fun with 4th Grade!
- Name
- Katherine Cooper
- Position
- 4th | ELA and Social Studies
Katherine Cooper
4th Grade Literacy & Social Studies Teacher