The Media Mouse learns about the court yard garden

The Media Mouse (shown here as Poppy the deer mouse) is ready to go outdoors to the Courtyard Garden. Third grade classes have been making observations of the garden since last fall. As the seasons change, so does the activity in the garden.

Mrs. Schleyer's Grade 3 class

Mrs Schleyer's class continued the discussion of mice as characters in children's books.

• Poppy
• Three Blind Mice (the classic nursery rhyme)
• The Nutcracker (the play that the class went to at the Children's Theater and many books here in our Media Center)
• If you take a mouse to school
• If you take a mouse to the movies
• Ralph S. Mouse

Charlotte's Web came up for discussion and it was decided that the character in this book is really a rat. What is the difference between mice and rats? If you know or can find out, post a comment on this blog.

Mrs. Lasswell's class

This morning Mrs. Lasswell's grade 4 class was introduced to this blog and brainstormed a list of books that have mice as characters. If you can think of other childrens books that are not in their list, please leave it in the comments section.

• Stuart Little
• Alexander and the wind up mouse
• Tale of Despereaux
• Geronimo Stilton (series)
• Redwall (series)
• Mouse Magic
• If you give a mouse a cookie