January 14th, 2016
Class activities for Thursday, January 14
Spelling: We reviewed common digraphs today, which are two letters that combine to form a new sound: ch, sh, th, wh, ph.
Cursive: Cursive pages 40-42 are available and due on Friday.
Reading: Students completed a STAR Reading test today.
Writing: Our current writing project is a Choose Your Own Adventure fiction gamebook. Students are writing a fiction adventure story with choices that the reader can make. Each choice can change how the story turns out. Students will publish their adventure as a website at sites.mrhowd.com. See below for more details.
This project is due Friday, January 22. Students should drafting at this point and nearing the end of their story. Get some ideas below or right here. Homework is to work on writing for at least 15 minutes.
Choose Your Own Adventure Resources
- See examples of Choose Your Own Adventure fiction websites here and here.
- Here are some good student examples:
- Look at an Underground Railroad Choose Your Own Adventure website.
- Look through the Underground Railroad Interactive History Adventure book (hint: search for “the end” to see some of the endings of the book).
- Look at some examples of different kinds of endings in a Choose Your Own Adventure Story.
- View the titles of all the Choose Your Own Adventure books to get adventure topic ideas.
- Play Zork, a text-based computer game. Here is a list of commands and directions. Here is a map of the dungeon if you get stuck or lost.
- Play Oregon Trail, another text-based computer game.
- Find a complete list of resources here.
Math: We practiced using rounding to estimate products and check if an answer is reasonable. Students also used MobyMax Math to practice multiplication skills.
Homework is to practice MobyMax Math or Khan Academy for at least 15 minutes.
Science: Students completed an experiment today testing the differences between a solid, liquid, and a gas. Homework is to finish the 3 Balloons experiment if not done in class.
Social Studies: None today due to our reading skills and AR practice time.
Notes:
- Check out our class calendar to stay up-to-date.
- Visit our Links page: keep track of all the websites we use for learning, or try something new.
- View grades, assignments, and attendance at ParentVue or StudentVue.
Our Mission:
All students in Room 130 will do their best and get ready for 5th grade.
