Antonym Songs

Antonym Songs

We have been working on antonyms in Reading class. For an assignment, students worked with a partner to choose one of their favorite songs playing on the radio today. Then, they printed the lyrics and changed some of the words using antonyms and performed them in class.

Model Sailboats

Here are the sailboats students created for Reading extra credit to go along with our Chris Van Allsburg unit. They were all very creative using anything from recycled soda bottles to legos to wood.

Chris Van Allsburg

We kicked off our Chris Van Allsburg unit by reading The Wreck of the Zephyr. The students have the opportunity to do extra credit in Reading by creating a model of the Zephyr. Students are excited to read more Chris Van Allsburg books because they know he has written Jumanji and The Polar Express. Stay tuned for pictures of their sailboats and more with Chris Van Allsburg!

Think-Tac-Toe the MI Way

In Reading class students did an activity called Think-Tac-Toe the Multiple Intelligences Way. They had to choose three activities from a graphic organizer to explain the story, The Wise Old Woman. One of the projects was to build a model of one of the story settings. Here are some of the models that were built.

What is a Sentence?

Click on the following link to play the game about sentences.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/flash2.shtml

Problem/Solution Writing Prompts

Choose one prompt and then write a 7-10 sentence paragraph describing how you would solve it. Sometimes, problems are not solved on the first attempt. You may have two different attempts in your paragraph.

Prompt #1: You have noticed your school needs to be cleaned up. Think about what students could do to clean up your school and keep it clean. How would you solve this problem? Who would be involved? How would you get supplies?

Prompt #2: New students who enroll in your school often feel left out because they do not have any friends and it is not easy for them to make new friends. Think of some ways to solve this problem for new students to make them feel better about their new school. First, describe the problem of being a new student, and then explain what you would do to help solve the problem.

Prompt #3: Studies show that many young people spend more time watching TV than they do in any other leisure activity. This has concerned some citizens and they have formed a group called Unplug and Tune In. The group does not say watching TV is wrong, but they are concerned that watching too much TV does not improve people's reading and thinking skills. What solutions can you think of to help this group and encourage young people to spend less time in front of the TV.

The Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the generalWelfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Presidents' Rap

Click on the following link to learn the Presidents' Rap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITdakRPwI-U

WeLcOmE bAcK!!!

Welcome 5th grade students! I'm excited to be your teacher for the 2011-2012 year. My blog will be used for many things. I will post website links for you to visit, assignments, pictures, movies, and other valuable information. I look forward to spending the year with you!