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Alan Gratz Videos

Benefits of All School READ

Benefits of an ALL-SCHOOL Read!

1. Generates Excitement and Enthusiasm!

2. Expand Background knowledge
3.  Common Language
4. Improves cognition and focus
5. Expands World View

6. Guest speakers:

7. Builds Empathy
8. Escapism
9. Receive their own book

 

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Two Degrees Teacher Posters!

Two Degrees - Learn more about the topics!

The Chapters

Part 1, Sierra Nevada, California

The Video

 pg 2-4

"Red Flag Warning"

Mrs. Malowski

 pg 5-7

"King Sequoia"

Mr. Wisdom

pg 8-11 "Trespassers"

 

Mrs. Twitchell

pg 12-14

"A Fire Named Morris"

 

Mr. Jones

pg 15-17

"Burning Questions"

 

Mrs. Clark

Pg 18-21

"Into the Fire"

 

Ms. Lee

pg 22-24

"The Car in Ditch"

 

Mr. Navarro

Part 1

Churchill, Manitoba

The Video

 pg 26-33

"The Tundra Buggy"

Mr. Fullenkamp

 pg 34-35

"Ice Holes"

  

Mr. Chambers

pg 36-41

"Mac and Cheese" 

Mr. Dalzell

pg 42-44

"Momma Bear"

Weather Celebrity

Guest Reader!

 

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January 29!

Part 1 - Miami, Florida Pgs 46-68 Video

pg 46-51

"The Big One"

Mrs. Young

pg 52 - 55

"Diablito"

Mrs. Schuerman

pg 56 - 58

"The Party's Over"

Ms. Hemsley

pg 59-62 

"Mariposa"

Ms. Prudente

pg 63-65

"The Ocean comes to Hileah"

Mrs. Larsen

pg 66-68

"Into the Storm"

Mrs. Wilcox

 

Part 2, Sierra Nevada

The Video

 pg 70-71

"Going Nowhere"

Mrs. Reed

 pg 72 -73

"Trapped"

Mrs. Reed

pg 74-76

"Human Pinball"

Ms. Pohlman

pg 77-78

"Bad Signals"

Ms. Pohlman

pg 79-81

"Tag, You're it"

Double Down on Deans!

Who do you think it is?

Pg 82-83

"The New Normal"

Mr. Doc

pg 84 - 86 

"A Day off"

Mrs. Lopez

pg  87-88

"Follow the Nose"

Mrs. Lopez

pg 89 - 93

"Pool Party"

Mrs. Twitchell

Part 2, Churchill Manitoba

The Video

 pg 95 - 98

"Bad to the Bone"

Ms. Hankins

 pg  99 - 101

"Like a Boss"

Ms. Leet

pg 102 - 104

"Swiss Cheese"

Mr. Fischer

pg 105-106

"On Thin Ice"

Mrs. Morris

pg 107-108

"The Ice Never Forgets"

Mr. Kerr

Pg 109 -111

"Big Boy"

Gustavo

pg 112-114

"A Polar Bear Ate my Snowmobile"

Mr. Haworth

Part 2  Miami, Florida 116-137

The Video

 pg 116-117

"Swept Away"

Mrs. May-Burr

 pg  118 - 120

"Hitchhikers"

Mrs. May-Burr

pg 121 - 124

"The Drowning House"

Ms. Cortney

pg 125 - 127

"A Little Space"

Miss Lara

pg 128- 131

"Rising Water"

 

Miss Jasmine R.

Pg 132 - 133

"All Aboard"

 Guess the counselor!

 

pg 134 - 137

"Refugees"

 

Ms. Vickery

Part 3 The Sierra Nevada

The Video

 pg 139 -141

"The Horse in the Pool"

Ms. Turner

 pg  142 - 144

"You can lead a horse to water"

Mrs. Honkomp

pg 145 - 148

"Burning Ravioli"

Mr. Merrill

pg 149 - 150

"If, If, If"

Mrs. Kernisky

pg 151-153

"A Way out"

Mr. Bruckner

Part 3, Churchill Manitoba 155

The Video

 pg 155-159

"Nanuq"

Ms. Reynoso

 pg  160-161

"The Burning Tundra"

Ms. Andrade

pg 162-163

"What Happens in the Arctic"

Guess the Counselor

 

pg 164-166

"Flaming Farts"

 

Mr. DeSalvo

pg 167-170

"The Insult Contest"

 

Mrs. Rannells

Pg 171-172

"Newfoundland"

Mr. Olson

Part 3, Miami, Florida 

The Video

 pg 174-176

"The Sinking Ship"

Mr. Alaniz

 pg  177-179

"The Pink Flamingo"

Ms. Bjork

pg 180-182

"Fellow Travelers"

Guest Celebrity Reader

pg 183-185

"Going for a Swim"

 

Mrs. Kuhn

Part 4, Sierra Nevada, California

The Video

 pg 187 - 190

"Up and Over"

Ms. Turner

 pg  191-192

"Exodus"

 

Ms. Turner

pg 193-196

"The Bald"

 

Ms. O'Neal

pg 197

"Blasted"

 Double Down on Deans

Can you guess who it is?

pg 198-199

"Through the Fire"

 

Ms. Wipf

Pg 200-203

"Burned"

 

Ms. Nadolski

Part 4, Churchill, Manitoba

 

 pg 205-209

"Three Legs, Two Arms, and One Brain"

Check out this Marrs Alum!

 pg 210-211

"Jimmy's Place"

 

Mr. Preston Taylor

pg 212-214

"Chef Nanuq"

 

Mr. Wisdom

pg 215-217

"Peek-a -boo"

 

Mrs. Smith

pg 2018-220

"Roof Dreams"

 

Mr. Raya

Pg 221-222

"Northern Lights"

 

Former Marrs Student!

Part 4, Miami, Florida 

Video

 pg 224-226

"Here Comes the sun"

Ms. Cortney

 pg 227-228

"Round 2"

Ms. Young

pg 229-230

"No Time"

Ms. Young

pg 231-232 

"Patience"

Guess the Counselor!

pg 233-235

"Hurricane Zombie"

 

Mr. Hernandez

Part 5, Sierra Nevada

video

 pg 237-239

"Persespective"

Ms. Turner

Part 5 Churchill, Manitoba

The Video

 pg. 241-242

"Polar Throwdown"

Guess the counselor!

  pg. 243-244

"Shadows in the Snow"

 

Mr. Olson

 pg. 245 - 246

"Bing Bang Boom"

 Former Marrs Student!

Part 5, Churchill, Manitoba

The Video

 pg. 248 - 252

"Solavaya"

Meet the Packers

Librarians!

Part 6: The Sierra Nevada

The Video

 pg. 254-259

"Home"

Mrs. Twitchell

  pg. 260-262

"Blinders"

Ms. Turner

 pg. 263-264

"Thousand Pound Scaredy Cats"

Former Marrs student!

 pg. 265-266

"Up in Smoke"

Ms. Sanders

 pg. 267-268

"A Clear Path"

Ms. Scholl

 pg. 269

"Horse Sense"

 pg. 271-272

"Changing Course"

Mrs. Palmgren

 pg. 273-276

"Taking the Plunge"


Part 6 Canada

The Video

 pg. 278-280

"Caught in a Bear Trap"

Jay and Brency

  pg. 281-282

"Arctic Ninja" 

Former Marrs student!

 pg. 283-284

"Chillin' in Churchill"

 pg. 285-287

"Dead Meat"

Mrs. Masasi

 pg. 288-289

"Last Cracker Shell"

Celebrity Guest Reader!

 pg. 290-291

"Say Goodnight"

Ms. Maas

 pg. 292 -293

"Connected"

 pg. 294.297

"Save the Polar Bear"

Mr. Wisdom

Miami, Florida

The Video

 pg. 299-303 

"Brother's Keeper"

Former Marrs student!

  pg. 304-307

"Impatience"

Ms. Bakar

 pg. 308-309

"Take a walk"

Mr. Fullenkamp

 pg. 310.312

"You loot, we shoot"

Ms. Andrade

 pg. 313-314

"Mama's Story"

OPS Guest Librarian

 pg. 315-317

"Tia Beatriz"

Omaha Public Library

Branch Manager

 pg. 318-320

"What do you have?"

Mr. Willman

 pg. 321-324

"Magic City"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buena Vista Librarian

 pg. 325-327

"A Great story"

Ms Hallgren (Hawker!)

pg.328-330

"Different Boats"

Special OPS

surprise guest!

Epilogue - Washington DC

The Video

 pg. 332 -338

"Rally Time"

Ms. Scholl

  pg. 339-345

"No Planet B"

Jose D. and Ms. Lee

 pg. 346 -352

"Tourists" 

Special Guest Weather Reader

 pg. 353 -359

"The Final Challenge"

Ms. Maas

 pg. 360 -365

"Two Degrees"

Mrs. Barone

Alan Gratz discusses his book,

Two Degrees in a Youtube video.

 

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