Questioning While Reading

Click on the link below to read and practice asking bigger questions as you read. Sometimes people call bigger questions thicker or inferential questions. They are questions that you have to think about clues before trying to answer. 

http://reading.ecb.org/student/questioning/

January 2

Welcome Back!  I hope you all had a great vacation!

Students should continue to read to meet their independent reading goals.

There are a few students who have not finished their theme writing.  If they have not completed it, they need to finish by the end of the week.



Asking Questions While we Read

http://reading.ecb.org/student/questioning/

Thursday December 21

Have a very Merry Christmas!  If you want to bring a treat for tomorrow it would be greatly appreciated! Student will be watching a movie after caroling! 

Wednesday, Dec. 20

If you would like to bring a snack for the class on Friday that would be great! Please make sure it is peanut free!



Social Studies
Study for Social Studies quiz over the midwest! You can use quiz let on the blog to help you!


Reading: Finish the theme writing if you have not completed it.

Writing: Opinion writings are due by the end of the week!

Tuesday, December 19

Reading: Students are to finish their theme writing over an independent reading book. I have told students if they don't have the internet to write it on paper, and then they can type it up when they get back to school.  Most students are almost done!  The theme writing should include the name of your book and two examples of how that theme is shown in your story.  (Remember transitions such as For example...., and Another example is......!


Read for 1/2 hour so you can work on your independent reading goal!


Writing: Your opinion writing is due by Friday. Make sure to have 5 paragraphs including an introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Mrs. Sprague will be grading them over break.  Make sure to edit for capitalization such as the word I and the first letter of a sentence. Also, edit for periods and commas. 

Monday, December 18

Writing: Students should continue to work on their opinion writing, and need to be completed by the end of this week.  In class today, students worked on adding examples for each reason.  Students could add an example from their own life or give details from an expert about a reason. (They were shown how to incorporate information that would back up their opinion from a web resource)

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour - work on theme writing which will also be due by the end of the week.

Spelling: Students have holiday words to study this week. They wrote them in their reading or writing notebook.

Friday, December 15

We went to the Grand today, To See, It's a Wonderful Life, and it was great!  Students got to see and hear a Radio Talk Show being performed.  We also watched a movie in class and we will be comparing and contrasting the two genres.

I have not given students homework besides reading for 1/2 hour because of practicing for the concert and going to the Grand. 


As far as writing, students should have at least 3 paragraphs for their opinion writing. If they don't have that much done they should be working on it. 

 

Tuesday, December 12

The K - 4 Concert will be tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13. Students should come into the room and be here by 5:40. Hope to see you then!

The Social Studies quiz will be the beginning of next week because of the school dismissal and concert rehearsal.   We will be studying in class as well.

Writing: Students should be working on the second or third paragraph of their opinion writing.  We have been working on using topic sentences for each paragraph. Then examples or expert opinion under each paragraph.

Opinion Writing:
Introductory Paragraph:  Includes catchy lead, such as a question or interesting fact, along with background information about topic, and thesis. (Thesis is opinion + 3 reasons)

Second paragraph:   First reason - Which should have topic sentence, plus examples or expert opinion you have researched.

Third paragraph: Second paragraph - Topic sentence such as my second reason ....... plus examples or expert opinion

Fourth paragraph: Third paragraph  - topic sentence such as My Third reason ..... plus examples or expert opinion

Conclusion:  - Wrap up everything you said, but in a different way

December 11

Reading: Work on first paragraph of theme writing

Read for 1/2 hour

There will be a Social Studies Quiz on Friday On The Chapter, "A Crop Duster Tour of the Midwest"

You may also use the link on Quizlet which I will be showing you tomorrow!

Study for Quiz in Social Studies using Quizlet

There will be a quiz in Social Studies on Friday on the Midwest and all the place we have visited with our tour guide Mr. Ortiz!

 A great way to study for the Social Studies quiz on the Midwest will be to us  Quizlet! It includes vocabulary and main ideas from the chapter! Have fun and good luck!

https://quizlet.com/116233031/grade-4-social-studies-alive-chapter-8-flash-cards/

December 7

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Study Spelling words for a quiz  ~  Unit 13

December 6

Sorry for not posting yesterday! I had a commitment and I got home late.

There is a K - 4 Christmas concert on December 13 at 6:00. 

We are going to the Grand on December 15 to see It's a Wonderful Life!

Homework: 

Writing: Students should have their introduction and first paragraph completed at this point. Please have them share with you what they have written so far! We are off to a great start on our opinion writings.

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour and add to your reader's notebook. We have been learning about what a theme is and students are writing down what happens in their stories or writing down what a character may say or do. This will, hopefully, help us to make an inference about at theme.

Spelling: Unit 13 - Third page

December 4

Homework: Bring all necessaries materials into to class.

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour  - add to reader's notebook trying to think about what you think the theme might be. 

What did a character do in the section you read today? 


What did the character say? 


Writing: Finish introduction of opinion writing which should include catchy lead such as a question a question or a quote. and background information (What is happening right now at school?) and thesis.
Thesis should include your three reasons. 

Homework November 30

Writing: Students should be working on their introductory paragraph for their opinion writing.  
What should go in the introductory paragraph?

* Catchy lead such as a question or quote from research
* Background information 
   Such as what is happening now around your topic
  (Such as: How much recess time do you have now and why it is not enough time)
(If you are doing electronics on the bus ~ What is happening on the bus now? )


Spelling: Practice words for test tomorrow

November 29

Sorry for yesterday's post. We are on Unit 11 in Spelling not Unit 12!

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour ~ Be thinking about what the theme is in your book! 

Spelling: Third page if you haven't finished it

November 28

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Third page of Unit 12 in Spelling (Categorizing and analogies)

The K - 4 Winter Concert will be on Wednesday, December 13 at 6:00 pm! Students who play an instrument should show up no later than 5:40 to warm up and tune in the gym.  Students should wear black and a solid color.

November 27

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Unit 11 ~ Second Page

November 27

Let's write a Haiku!

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/haiku/


Mystery Doug Link
https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/moon?code=469bc8b0d95f2ec6dfd6bc994e1f4ed2

November 14

Students have been presenting their landform slide shows! They are doing a great job!

If students haven't presented yet, they still have time to add last minute details!

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour; add to reading response (You may do either an SOS or pretend you are the character in the story)  Remember we are working on the strategy of summarizing what you read, so make sure you let the reader know the major events!  You need 4 to 5 sentences!

Spelling: Study those spelling words! We had a short week last week, and the Veteran's Day Assembly so it put us behind in Spelling.

Spelling Quiz tomorrow! Wednesday, November 15!

We are going to the Grand on Friday to see Alice in Wonderland! We will be leaving shortly after students arrive in the morning!

November 13

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour; Finish reading response SOS - Summary of what you read, opinion of what happened or how the character responded to events.

Social Studies: Work on slide shows; Students have started presenting in class.

November 7

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour  - Reading Responses S.O.S (Summary, Opinion, Support) - Some students have completed this,  and some have to add more detail to their responses.

Summarize what you read. Give an opinion of what you read, and support for your response.

Practice Veteran's Sharing

Social Studies: Work on slide shows -

November 6

Practice Veteran's Speech!!!!

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour and do 3, 2, 1 Three things that happened in your story, 2 cool words, and 1 question you still have.

Most students were able to get the 3, 2, 1 done, but they still need to read for a 1/2 hour

Social Studies: Continue working on slide show for SS  (Slides should be Location, Description,
History, How the land form affects people)

November 2

Students will be presenting information about a veteran on Thursday, November 9 at 9:30 am in the gym.  Parents are invited to attend!

We will also be going to see Alice in Wonderland at the Grand on Friday, November 17.

Don't forget there is no school on November 10.

Homework:  Students should have their information about a veteran on a notecard or 1/2 sheet of paper I gave them.

We will be writing the information into complete sentences tomorrow.

Reading: Two reading responses will be due this week!

Spelling: Spelling quiz tomorrow so study Unit 9 words.

Social Studies: This is not mandatory because we are doing most of it in class, but if students want to they can be looking for information on their landform for the slide show.

Nov. 1

It was great to see so many parents and students at Parent/Teacher Conferences! 

Newsletters went home today so look forward to reading about the news at Hancock Grammar School. 

Homework:
Read for 1/2 hour & finish reading response; which should be at least a paragraph
Remember to pretend you are the character in the story and share what happened and how you feel about this event.

Spelling: Finish page 2 or Unit 9

October 30

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

For Veteran's Day 4th grade students will be sharing information about a person they know who served or is serving in the military.  It does not have to be someone they are related to, so a close friend could work as well.

Information they should be asking includes: The person's name, branch of service, how long they served, rank, something special about them, special memories of being in the service, any awards, etc.

Some students still have not edited their narrative so they should continue to edit.

October 26

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour Students should have three entries for this week.  They also had class time to work on this so some students may have it completed. 

Writing: Continue to edit your personal narrative (Capitalizations, indent paragraphs, commas and periods.

Spelling: Study those spelling words!

October 25

Spelling: Unit 8 - Finish 3rd page

Reading: 4N - Read for 1/2 hour and journal entry - Pretend to be the character and explain an event that happened in the story, and explain how the character felt about that event.

Writing: Work on Personal narrative  - This week we have been learning how to edit our own writing.  (Capitalizing the first letter of a sentence, proper nouns, putting in periods, commas, and quotation marks)

October 24

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour and finish reading response - Remember to use the pronoun I because you are pretending you are the character in your story.    Explain an event in your story and how your character is feeling because of that event. (At Least 4 to 5 sentences)

Writing: Continue to revise or edit your writing - Editing - Indent new paragraphs, capitalize the word "I"  and proper nouns.  Make sure to put in periods where there is a complete thought. 

Spelling: Unit 8 - Second page

October 23

Just a reminder that students were sent home Parent/Teacher Conference forms. If you need a new one please let me know.

We also have the Book Fair going on this week.  Grade 4S went today, but they can bring money in any day this week to get a book.   A lot of students know just what they want to buy!

Reading: Read 1/2 hour 4N has a reading response due for Tuesday.  What happened in your story while you read today and how did your character feel about what happened. One reading group just started reading Knee Knock Rise so they will be writing about how the people in the town feel about  the Mountain. They should use the book to help them with the response.

Spelling: Unit 8 - First page   

October 19

Writing:  Continue to writing personal narrative  - We were shooting to finish rough draft by this Friday.  (5 paragraphs)  Keep up the hard work!  If you don't have the internet you can write a paragraph on paper so you can type it when you get to school. 

Reading: You will be scored on three reading responses this week.  Remember to write it from the character's point of view. Remember it should be at least a 1/2 a page. 

I am so happy........ I am so mad.........   I can't believe this has happened..........

Spelling: Practice your spelling words! Quiz tomorrow!

October 18

Writing: Work on personal narrative - Make sure to have your thoughts and feelings, sensory imagery, and have included dialogue....

We have also been learning when to start a new paragraph such as when a new event happens or an new setting.

 We have read many examples of personal narratives.   Examples of personal narratives from Write Source  https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/resources/studentmodels#Grade 4

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour - Finish reading response which should be 5 - 6 sentences.  Students were given a sheet from which to choose from. This should be from the character's point of view so more like a diary entry or journal entry. For example.... I am so upset because....... 

Or I am going to explain what happened to me when.......


Spelling: Unit  7  3rd page 53 - Study words  - Think of strategies we learned in class.  Breaking the word up into syllables, or underline the tricky parts!

October 17

Writing: Continue to add thoughts and feelings into your personal narrative.  I have given most students comments (suggestions) in google docs.

Students should also be revising to make sure they have paragraphs. Paragraphs could start when a new event happens, new setting, and/or a new person is speaking.  Today, they had a lesson on including dialogue in their writing. 


Reading:  Read for 1/2 hour - work on reading response if you didn't get it done. 


Spelling: 2nd page of spelling if they did not complete the page

October 16

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Work on first page of Unit 7 if you have not completed it

Writing: Work on Personal Narrative - You should have two paragraphs with at least 5 to 6 sentences in each. Remember a personal narrative should have your sensory imagery, your thoughts and feelings, and dialogue. You are not just listing events because you want to grab the reader's attention. 

You should also be looking where you need to start a new paragraph.  Remember what we learned in class. You start a new paragraph when there is a new event, new setting, or someone new is speaking.


If you don't have access to google docs you can do you writing on paper and then type it up when you are in class.  Remember to add detail. 

October 12

Spelling: Study Unit 5 spelling words for a quiz tomorrow. 

Remember to use strategies we have been learning like underlining the tricky parts or breaking a word up into syllables.


Social Studies: A few students did not finish the quiz so they will get another day to study. If you didn't finish you get another day.   I also told students to bring their book home or map to study.


Reading: Read for 1/2 hour and bring your independent reading book to class!!

October 11

Homework:
Spelling: Unit 5 - Finish second page - page 39

Social Studies:  Study for quiz for Thursday.  Use your study guide, maps we have done, and you can also use your books to review the United States map.

Reading: Read for 1/2 an hour

Writing: (Optional) Continue on your personal narrative. Today we worked on when to make a new paragraph, and adding your thoughts and feelings! 

October 10

Don't forget Picture DAY TOMORROW!!!!

Homework:
Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: First page of Unit 5 - Page 38

You may also show you parents your beginning for your personal narrative on google docs. 

Study for Social Studies Quiz

https://quizlet.com/158495095/grade-4-social-studies-map-skills-flash-cards/

Thursday, October 6

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Writing: Add thoughts and feelings to your personal narrative; If you choose another small moment story that is ok!


Spelling: Study Unit 4 Spelling Words

Wednesday, October 4

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour
Work on response if you have not finished it! If you could ask one question to a character in your story what would it be and why?  Also, make two predictions and write them down in your reader's notebook.

Spelling: Unit 4 - Second page

Monday, October 2

Reading: Students are to read for 1/2 hour and write a response to their reading. They started the response in class, and may not have finished.  The response should be 3 to 4 sentences. I shared with them an example in class.  They have a tic/tac/toe grid to choose from.

Expanding Vocabulary: Each student need to choose 3 words from their reading that he/she thinks is interesting or cool! They can write them down on a sticky note and leave right in their books or put them in their reading notebook.

Columbus Day, October 9  ~ No School

School Picture Day is October 11

Scholastic Book Fair is October 23 - 27!  

Halloween Bash ~ October 27

September 27

Reading: Reading for 1/2 hour

Writing: 4S - Continue to add to writer's notebook for times when you were excited about something!

Add small moment stories to other categories such as: First time, last time, and 3 people you do something with

For example: First time water skiiing, first time playing soccer, first time playing an instrument, first time on a plane!


Spelling: We are on Unit 3 - finish third page

September 26

Students have been working really hard on NWEA's! Very proud of 4th graders for taking their time reading and rereading passages!

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Finish Second page if it is not done

Writing: Continue to add to Writer's notebook

September 25 Homework

Reading: Students should be reading for a 1/2 hour every night!

Writing: Students should be adding to their writer's notebook! They all know what to do!

Spelling: Mr. Nickerson's class did not have spelling today because of NWEA's.
Mrs. Sprague's class needs to finish 1st page

NWEA's are on Monday

We will be taking NWEA's on Monday and Tuesday of next week! I hope students will be getting a good night sleep on Sunday night!

Thursday, September 21

Homework:
Writing:
Students should be continuing to add small moment stories in their writer's notebook.  Many students need to continue to add to them.  They should have 4 or 5 small moment stories under the three people they have chosen. They also need 4 to 5 small moment stories under the headings First time, Last time, and a time they realized something.

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Study Unit 2 words - spelling quiz tomorrow

Geographical Features of the United States

Let us learn where geographical features are in the United States. Check out this great interactive site!

http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/sea-game/


Look what we are going to make!

http://theopendoorclassroom.blogspot.com/search/label/social%20studies

September 18

We are off to a good start this week. Students are generating ideas for their personal narrative they will be starting soon!

Homework: Continue writing in your writer's notebook

WRITING:  List people or animal that you may have a special memory with.
Write small moment stories under the person or animal's name

YOU are to list at least 4 to 5 small moment stories under each name

Mr. Nickerson's class also started listing first times and last times they have done something.


READING:  READ FOR 1/2 HOUR

September 13

Wednesday has been a great day! Fourth graders wrote an on demand narrative writing. We will soon be starting our narrative writing unit and this on demand writing will give me a snapshot of what students are able to do and need to learn.

There will be a spelling test on Friday over the Unit 1 Words!

September 11

We are off to an amazing Monday!  Students are working on reading responses and analyzing a character in a Tall Tale.  We are also learning how to use Google Docs!  The students are excited to be able to type and share their document with me.  Students will be posting what they have written soon!

Students will have a quiz on Unit 1 Spelling words on Friday.   They should also be reading for at least a 1/2 hour every night!  

In Social Studies we are starting to learn all the features of a map, and we started out learning two important words. (latitude and longitude)  

September 6, 2017

It was great to see so many parents and students at Open House on Wednesday.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!  

Just a reminder that students should be reading to meet their independent reading goals!  

Thursday, August 31

I was excited to meet all the students in Mr. Nickerson's class today!  

Students started writing about a special place today in Writing. We read the book, All the Places to Love and we discussed how the author used similes in her descriptions.  


Students should be reading for 1/2 hour tonight!  

Open House is on September 6 from 5 - 6. The newsletter said it was from 5 - 7 but it was incorrect. 

There is no school on Columbus Day, October 9. 

School Picture Day is October 11!

August 30 First Day of School

The first day of school was awesome! It was so great to meet my homeroom class!  We accomplished a lot in one day! Students were able to pick out an independent reading book and should be reading for 1/2 hour tonight.  (This reading assignment will be for Monday - Thursday throughout the year.)

They also need to bring in a summer souvenir. It needs to be small and could symbolize an event, a person, or special place.    

We brainstormed how our class will run smoothly this year. Students came up with all the ideas for being respectful such as being polite, working quietly, and Listening when someone else is talking.   

For responsibility students came up with ideas such as cleaning up after themselves, following directions, and being prepared!   

Welcome Back to School!!

Wow! I hope you had an awesome summer! I can't wait to be your teacher and share the year with you all!  The first day of school is Wednesday, August 30.

I will be adding homework to this blog and sending along important dates to remember.  

It will also be a place where you will find out what is going on in 4th grade ELA and Social Studies.  

Let's learn English or Spanish

English Games
https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/

Spanish Games
www.digitaldilects.com

https://rockalingua.com/games

Earthquakes

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/sciencefair.php

Science Discoveries & Inventions

http://www.sciencemag.org/videos

Science Fair Projects & Ideas

https://sciencebob.com/science-fair-ideas/the-scientific-method/

Let's Have some Pun Fun

Let's check out with other students are saying about puns.

http://www.corbettharrison.com/GT/Tom-Swift.htm

Poetry LInks

Examples of Free Verse Poetry
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-free-verse-poems.html

YOU CAN REVISE THIS FREE VERSE POEM
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-verse-poetry-space-11244444

Shape Poetry
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/theme_poems/

Figurative language
Examples of Puns
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-puns-for-kids.html

Examples of Personification
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-personification-for-kids.html

Examples of Onomatopoeia
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-onomatopoeia-for-kids.html

Sensory Imagery Poetry
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-imagery-poems.html

Found Poem
http://carriezona.deviantart.com/art/The-Sea-168886810?q=boost:popular%20sea&qo=65

Cinquain
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/best/cinquain

Haiku
http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm


Vivid Adjectives
https://betterlesson.com/lesson/resource/2914540/vivid-sensory-adjectives-word-list

Vivid Verbs
http://www.stevehammer.net/lessons/verblist.pdf

Diamante Poem
http://classoftech.blogspot.com/2011/08/diamante-poems-writing-resource-from.html

Science

Quizlet Let's study
https://quizlet.com/10365634/producer-consumer-decomposer-flash-cards/

Let's Learn about Food Chains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/living_things/food_chains/read/1/

Video Over Classifiing Anamial:

https://jr.brainpop.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/

http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/birds

Poetry

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/poetry_engine.htm#

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson391/WritingNamePoem.pdf

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/haiku-poem-interactive-31074.html

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/haiku.html

Next Week April 10 - 14

School Spirit Days to benefit The HGS Backpack Program

Monday: Dress Like a Staff Member Day

Tuesday: Book Character Day

Wednesday: 80's Day

Thursday: Tie or Scarf Day

Friday: Crazy Hair and Crazy Sock Day

April 6 Update

Tomorrow we are going on a field trip to Washington Academy in East Machais. Students will need to bring a bag lunch.  

Science

http://www.mensaforkids.org/teach/lesson-plans/classifying-animals/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/the-dynamic-earth/plate-tectonics/

March 30

Students worked really hard during testing!  

Homework:  Spelling: Study words for quiz tomorrow 

Math: Worksheet

Writing: continue researching nonfiction topic   ~  You should be on Third paragraph.  

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

March 29

Students will be having MEA testing tomorrow so hopefully they will get a good nights sleep!

Spelling: Unit 27 ~ Third Page

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Writing: Students should continue to take notes and should have at least two paragraphs completed.

Introduction and First paragraph

Nonfiction text Features

Let's look at this slide show!
https://www.teachingmadepractical.com/text-features-slideshow/

https://www.slideshare.net/mrsweeks/text-features-presentation

Updated Sites for Robotics

Robotics In The News
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38089984

Robot Educator - Basics

Using Sensors:
Great Video on how to use the Gyro Sensor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5SjhfVPbNs


http://education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/previews/ev3_products/ev3_curriculum/


Vidoe on the Ultrasonic Sensor 
Move down to where it says Move and then go to Move Until Near:

http://education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/previews/ev3_products/ev3_curriculum/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B49J93rSsTg


https://sites.google.com/site/gask3t/lego-ev3/the-missing-commentaries/ev3-basics

Having the EV3 Make a square Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv5X3zzkBk4

Touch Sensors Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWOThIuvU4U

March 6

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Triple Entry Journal in Google Docs for Unit 23 Spelling words

Math: Worksheet

March 2

Reading: Study those root words - meter - measure, phon - sound, photo - light,  struct - build
auto - self

Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling Quiz over Unit 23

February 28

Spelling: Unit 23 Second page

Wrting: Finish Career Letter

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

February 16

Reading: Reading Quiz tomorrow over chapters 7 - 10
Read for 1/2 hour ~ Independent Reading Book


Root Word & Spelling Quiz  (Unit 22)

Make sure to know where those hyphens need to be in your spelling words!

February 15

Spelling: Unit 22 ~ finish second page if you haven't
If it is a snow day you are to do the third page in spelling

Root Word Quiz Friday
Study you root words: meter - measure, phon - sound, photo - light, and struct - build You also need to know at least 3 words that have the root word in it!

Reading: Reading quiz on Friday over chapters 7 - 10 from Phantom Tollbooth

February 14

Spelling Unit 22 - First Page

Math: Worksheet

Robotics

http://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/sites/default/files/technicprimer.swf


http://elearning.legoeducation.com/lessons/oscilloscope-mode


http://elearning.legoeducation.com/courses/how-to-datalog

Programming
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/lego/ev3/preview/

Menus
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/previews/ev3_products/robotc_ev3_curriculum/

Sensors
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/previews/ev3_products/robotc_ev3_curriculum/


http://elearning.legoeducation.com/lessons/live-logging

Erosion

Let's try Study Ladder
https://www.studyladder.com/games/activity/erosion-27826

What is Erosion?
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/erosion.php


Let's build!
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232779874465429861/

February 8

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Unit 21 ~ Third page

Quizlet + Genetics

https://quizlet.com/4062670/5th-grade-genetics-flash-cards/


https://quizlet.com/134374342/5th-science-heredity-genetics-chpt-13-flash-cards/


Do you want a challenge?
https://quizlet.com/75383502/5th-grade-genetics-flash-cards/

What book do you want to read?

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/best-children%E2%80%99s-books/539641

February 2

Reading:
Study Root word meanings: Act, Aqua, Aud, Card, and graph

Read for 1/2 hour


Spelling: Study Unit 20 Words

Math: Decimal and Fractions Worksheet

January 30

Homework: Spelling Unit 20 First page

Science: Worksheet using a Punnett Squares


Math: Worksheet - Circle Graph and Collecting Data

January 26

Students worked really hard  on NWEA's today!   Great Job grade 5!

Math: Practice Set Worksheet

Spelling: Third page and study Unit 19 Words

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour every night!

January 25

Please get a good nights sleep because we are taking the NWEA's for reading tomorrow!



Spelling: Unit 19 ~ Second Page

Reading:Read for 1/2 hour

Science: Genetic Worksheet

Math: Skills Maintenance Worksheet

January 23

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Spelling: Finish page 126 and Unit 19 First page of Unit

January 19

Writing: Finish opinion writing if you are not done

Spelling: Finish Unit Review pages 1 - 3

Reading: Independent Reading ~ Read for 1/2 hour Don't forget to bring in books you need to conference on. You should be half way through your goal at this point.

Math: worksheet

January 17

Writing: Work on opinion writing ~ You should be working on last two paragraphs. Third reason paragraph and concluding paragraph.

Spelling: Unit 18 ~ First page of review

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

January 12

Spelling: Study Unit 17 spelling words

Reading: Finish reading packet for chapters 4 - 6 if you didn't finish

Writing: Opinion writing ~ You should be working on 4th paragraph or 3rd reason.


Social Studies: Study for quiz

Math: finish worksheet

January 10 Homework

Reading: Reading Quiz on Wednesday over chapters 1 -5 Phantom Tollbooth; Review vocabulary words

Spelling: Unit 17:  2nd page

Writing: Work on picking out evidence for each reason of your essay
You should have 2 pieces of evidence for each reason (evidence can be quote from an expert, own experience, statistics - like the poll we did in class to see who likes chocolate milk better 9 out of 10 students or a percentage of students)

Math: Worksheet 5 - 3

Homework - January 9

Spelling: Unit 17 - Finish the first page

Reading: Finish packet for chapter 4 - 6 if not complete
Quiz on Wednesday over chapters 1 - 5; Study triple entry journal for this section

Independent Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

January 5 Homework

Writing: Work on picking out evidence from articles we have read or other articles you may have researched for you opinion writing.

You should have your second paragraph completed and finding evidence for your second reason.

Spelling: Unit 16 page 34 You also need to study for spelling test!!!

Read for 1/2 hour for independent reading!

January 4

Homework:

Writing: Work on 2nd paragraph of opinion writing

Read for 1/2 hour

Newton's Laws of Motion

Let's Review the Physics Classroom

https://quizlet.com/39721658/5th-grade-science-newtons-law-of-motion-flash-cards/


https://quizlet.com/82072837/newtons-laws-of-motion-review-flash-cards/


http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-1/Newton-s-First-Law

Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/18193424/newtons-laws-of-motion-examples-flash-cards/