DGP 3 Due: Friday
More of our daily grammar.
Bubble Maps x2 Due: Friday
We are practicing pre-writes without actually having to do the writing. Do two bubble maps for your choice of game-related topics.
Build a Mtn. Due: Friday
We are conducting the "Build a Mountain" lab on Tuesday. These are the handouts that are involved.
Poster Background Due: Friday
Table groups are working together to create a background for their geological era project. The next step will be to draw pictures of plants and animals on index cards to cut out and put on the poster.
Reading Journal Due: Friday
Students will do a reading entry for every chapter they read at home. They should read 15-20 (every day) minutes every day.
Math: POW Cubes Due: Friday
What is the volume of the first ten cubes in this sequence: (1x1x1); (2x2x2); (3x3x3)...
Math Assignment #2 Due: Friday
4th graders: pg. 7 and pg. 11
5th graders: pg. 3-4.
CONFERENCES!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Classwork October 19
Lava Lake: 9 Main Ideas
Read "Lessons in Lava" and write down the main idea of each of the nine sections.
Vignette #2 RD
Make a "hand" prewrite (focus on description).
Write a one page description of your favorite place in Port Townsend.
3rd Art Project
We have done 1) earth core drawing. We are finishing up 2) Pangea. Now kids have a choice of which art projects to do for our Earth History Unit (check out the link to the right for more details).
Era Worksheet
We are beginning a mural project where students explore the different eras of geological time. We will be making posters and kids will add plants and animals from each era.
Watershed Diagram
We are doing a brief demonstration where kids will draw a cross-section of a valley to show that they understand the concept of a watershed.
DGP week 1 + 2
We are on week two of Daily Grammar Practice.
X tricks math
We have been talking about strategies for mastering the basic multiplication facts.
1st pages
After taking the pretest for unit 1, students will be identifying learning goals. Then, working in groups, they will select work from their Bridges workbooks that target those goals. The pages will differ, depending on the group.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Class Work for October 13th
Pt Vignette due Thursday
Students are writing a descriptive piece about an event in Port Townsend. They can pick any "snapshot", but should focus on adding details and descriptions.
Multiplication X Tricks due Thursday
This week, we are focusing on single digit multiplication. We are strengthening our strategies for these facts, but more importantly, our communication of mathematical ideas.
Read "Earth Movers" due Thursday
Students should read this National Geographic Explorers article. Then, they should identify and write down the four main idea from the four sections of the article.
Tectonic Plate Lab due Thursday
We conducted a lab in class simulating tectonic plates. Students pushed and pulled cardboard stacked with tiles to see what happens when plates collide. They have a handout to fill in.
Earth Core due Thursday
For art, students are drawing a diagram of the different layers of Earth.
POW: Leon's Stamps due Thursday
How much will it cost Leon to buy 3 sheets of stamps?
Each stamp is 26 cents. Those stamps come in 3x6 sheets. The key to this assignment isn't in the math, but in the explanation of their strategies.
DGP:Week One due Thursday
We are starting a program called "Daily Grammar Practice." On Monday, we identify the parts of speech. On Tuesday, we identify the subject, predicate, and prepositional phrases. On Wednesday, we rewrite the sentence with correct punctuation and grammar. On Thursday, students write their own sentence, using the same grammatical structure. On Friday, we diagram the sentence. I can already tell, this is helping kids immensely with their writing AND their reading.
TIP OF THE WEEK:
When reading non-fiction, ask your kids to summarize each paragraph. Instead of, "What was that about?", ask them, "What was the subject?" or "What was the what?" that the entire paragraph was about. This will tie in with writing and identifying the main idea in reading.
Students are writing a descriptive piece about an event in Port Townsend. They can pick any "snapshot", but should focus on adding details and descriptions.
Multiplication X Tricks due Thursday
This week, we are focusing on single digit multiplication. We are strengthening our strategies for these facts, but more importantly, our communication of mathematical ideas.
Read "Earth Movers" due Thursday
Students should read this National Geographic Explorers article. Then, they should identify and write down the four main idea from the four sections of the article.
Tectonic Plate Lab due Thursday
We conducted a lab in class simulating tectonic plates. Students pushed and pulled cardboard stacked with tiles to see what happens when plates collide. They have a handout to fill in.
Earth Core due Thursday
For art, students are drawing a diagram of the different layers of Earth.
POW: Leon's Stamps due Thursday
How much will it cost Leon to buy 3 sheets of stamps?
Each stamp is 26 cents. Those stamps come in 3x6 sheets. The key to this assignment isn't in the math, but in the explanation of their strategies.
DGP:Week One due Thursday
We are starting a program called "Daily Grammar Practice." On Monday, we identify the parts of speech. On Tuesday, we identify the subject, predicate, and prepositional phrases. On Wednesday, we rewrite the sentence with correct punctuation and grammar. On Thursday, students write their own sentence, using the same grammatical structure. On Friday, we diagram the sentence. I can already tell, this is helping kids immensely with their writing AND their reading.
TIP OF THE WEEK:
When reading non-fiction, ask your kids to summarize each paragraph. Instead of, "What was that about?", ask them, "What was the subject?" or "What was the what?" that the entire paragraph was about. This will tie in with writing and identifying the main idea in reading.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Earth History Unit Starts October. 12th!
We are starting a big unit on geology and geography.
All of this information is on a link to the right. -------------------->
We will be doing several group projects, individual projects (including some choices from an art menu), and lab experiments and explorations. This unit will last well over a month. We may not get to all of this, but we'll give it a shot.
GROUP PROJECTS
Geological Era Posters
Mt. St. Helens Eye Witness Accounts
Rock Cycle
Map Exploration
LABS
Tectonic Plate Lab
Earthquake Lab
Ring of Fire Lab
Magma Bulges Lab
Build a Mountain Lab
Stream Table Lab
Crayon Rocks
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Timeline of Eras
Fossil Reading
Erosion Reading
Rock Cycle Reading
4 Items from the Menu of Art Projects
ART MENU (you must pick 4 of these assignments to draw and color)
Pangea
Landforms
Earth's Spheres (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere)
Rock Cycle
Volcano Hazards
Circle of Fire
Grand Canyon Layers
Earth's Layers
All of this information is on a link to the right. -------------------->
We will be doing several group projects, individual projects (including some choices from an art menu), and lab experiments and explorations. This unit will last well over a month. We may not get to all of this, but we'll give it a shot.
GROUP PROJECTS
Geological Era Posters
Mt. St. Helens Eye Witness Accounts
Rock Cycle
Map Exploration
LABS
Tectonic Plate Lab
Earthquake Lab
Ring of Fire Lab
Magma Bulges Lab
Build a Mountain Lab
Stream Table Lab
Crayon Rocks
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
Timeline of Eras
Fossil Reading
Erosion Reading
Rock Cycle Reading
4 Items from the Menu of Art Projects
ART MENU (you must pick 4 of these assignments to draw and color)
Pangea
Landforms
Earth's Spheres (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere)
Rock Cycle
Volcano Hazards
Circle of Fire
Grand Canyon Layers
Earth's Layers
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