Have fun with these puzzles:
spring break puzzles
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Community Service
The following link has the best opportunities for students who still need community service. You may go online and sign up for various sessions according to what fits with your personality. For some of the opportunities you will need to be 12 or older, so look carefully at the requirements.
Remember 15 hours are due by the first week in May.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Reading Assessment Review
assessment vocabulary review
prefix/suffix review
another prefix/suffix quiz
game for prefix/suffixes
Text structure:
1. All crocodilians are reptiles with long snouts, long tails, four short legs, tough skin, and sharp teeth. Members of the crocodilian family include alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials. Crocodilians live in warm weather throughout the year and they spend part of their time in the water and part of their time on land. Almost all crocodilians grow to be very large, with the largest more than twenty feet long. There are two kinds of alligators, 14 kinds of crocodiles, eight kinds of caimans, and one kind of gavial.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
2. Recently, scientists have gained an understanding of a crocodile’s reproductive activity. Crocodiles mate in the water, where the buoyancy keeps them from crushing each other. Prior to mating, there are stylized postures, jumping, submerged bubble blowing, and snout contact. After mating, hard-shelled eggs are laid in a nest, in a hole scooped in the sand. When it is time to hatch, the infant crocodiles begin a loud chirping sound that leads the female to the nest, which she excavates. Finally, when all the babies are accounted for, the mother crocodile transports them to the shallow water where they will remain under adult protection for weeks or months.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
3. On the river banks of the Nile River, home to some crocodiles, there are many kinds of birds, sometimes called crocodile birds because they are always hopping around crocodiles. The big crocodiles and the birds are useful to each other for several reasons. The birds eat flies and leeches that they find on the crocodiles’ skin and mouths. In this way, the birds get a good mean and the crocodiles get rid of the leeches and flies. Sometimes an enemy frightens the birds who scream and fly away. As a result of the noise, the birds give the crocodiles a warning of danger.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
4. In most parts of the world there are not as many crocodiles as there used to be. This is a problem because crocodiles are becoming endangered and also crocodile are necessary to the balance of nature. Many crocodiles have died because people dried up the swamps and marshes where the crocodiles live. Poachers have also contributed to the dilemma as crocodiles have been desired for their strong, smooth, leathery skins. In order to preserve these mighty creatures, people must take care of the crocodiles’ environment and help put a stop to the needless shooting of these animals.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
5. Alligators and crocodiles, along with their relatives the caimans and the gavials, are very much alike. These crocodilians are reptiles with long snouts, long tails, four short legs, tough skin, and sharp teeth. There are some differences, however. Gavials have the longest snout and the most teeth. Some people say that alligators and crocodiles differ in the shape of their snouts and the positioning of their teeth. Zookeepers say that crocodiles move faster than alligators and have nastier dispositions.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
prefix/suffix review
another prefix/suffix quiz
game for prefix/suffixes
Text structure:
1. All crocodilians are reptiles with long snouts, long tails, four short legs, tough skin, and sharp teeth. Members of the crocodilian family include alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials. Crocodilians live in warm weather throughout the year and they spend part of their time in the water and part of their time on land. Almost all crocodilians grow to be very large, with the largest more than twenty feet long. There are two kinds of alligators, 14 kinds of crocodiles, eight kinds of caimans, and one kind of gavial.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
2. Recently, scientists have gained an understanding of a crocodile’s reproductive activity. Crocodiles mate in the water, where the buoyancy keeps them from crushing each other. Prior to mating, there are stylized postures, jumping, submerged bubble blowing, and snout contact. After mating, hard-shelled eggs are laid in a nest, in a hole scooped in the sand. When it is time to hatch, the infant crocodiles begin a loud chirping sound that leads the female to the nest, which she excavates. Finally, when all the babies are accounted for, the mother crocodile transports them to the shallow water where they will remain under adult protection for weeks or months.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
3. On the river banks of the Nile River, home to some crocodiles, there are many kinds of birds, sometimes called crocodile birds because they are always hopping around crocodiles. The big crocodiles and the birds are useful to each other for several reasons. The birds eat flies and leeches that they find on the crocodiles’ skin and mouths. In this way, the birds get a good mean and the crocodiles get rid of the leeches and flies. Sometimes an enemy frightens the birds who scream and fly away. As a result of the noise, the birds give the crocodiles a warning of danger.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
4. In most parts of the world there are not as many crocodiles as there used to be. This is a problem because crocodiles are becoming endangered and also crocodile are necessary to the balance of nature. Many crocodiles have died because people dried up the swamps and marshes where the crocodiles live. Poachers have also contributed to the dilemma as crocodiles have been desired for their strong, smooth, leathery skins. In order to preserve these mighty creatures, people must take care of the crocodiles’ environment and help put a stop to the needless shooting of these animals.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
5. Alligators and crocodiles, along with their relatives the caimans and the gavials, are very much alike. These crocodilians are reptiles with long snouts, long tails, four short legs, tough skin, and sharp teeth. There are some differences, however. Gavials have the longest snout and the most teeth. Some people say that alligators and crocodiles differ in the shape of their snouts and the positioning of their teeth. Zookeepers say that crocodiles move faster than alligators and have nastier dispositions.
Overall Text Structure:__________________.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Language Arts:
Students are working on their introductory paragraphs in class. They will begin typing up the first four paragraphs of their research paper in class on Thursday. We have been concentrating on clear and concise thesis statements. Students also read in the Misfits through chapter 20.
Social Studies:
Today we checked the lesson 4-1 on the geography of Egypt. Then they read about the religions and government of ancient Egypt.
Students are working on their introductory paragraphs in class. They will begin typing up the first four paragraphs of their research paper in class on Thursday. We have been concentrating on clear and concise thesis statements. Students also read in the Misfits through chapter 20.
Social Studies:
Today we checked the lesson 4-1 on the geography of Egypt. Then they read about the religions and government of ancient Egypt.
Friday, October 07, 2011
Language Arts:
Students have been reading the Misfits and completing the first paragraph with internal citations. I also completed book conferences. The deadline for the first six books to have been read to be eligible for the 25 Book Campaign is October 17th.
Social Studies:
We read plays from the laws of Hammurabi today. The chapter 3 test will be on Tuesday. Remember to study the map of Mesopotamia.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Language Arts:
Students read through chapter 8 in the Misfits. Then, they had time to complete their note cards. Seventy-five are due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Social Studies:
Students are completing their flip books with information from the "Life in Sumer section". There will be an open note quiz over the section tomorrow in class.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Language Arts:
Today we will have our first shared inquiry discussion over the story Chura and Marwe. Students must refer back to the book when answering questions to find evidence for their responses. It is also our library check-out day.
Social Studies:
We will be checking lesson 3-1 and then reviewing vocabulary words and concepts we have studied so far.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Language Arts:
Students are working on their second read of Chura and Marwe. This is the Shared Inquiry approach to literature where students are focused on higher level thinking. Remember, students should be completing five note cards per evening as homework.
Social Studies:
Students are handing in their final copy of their persuasive essay today. Then, they will begin a study of the land between two rivers -the beginning of civilization in Mesopotamia.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Language Arts:
Students continued to work on their note cards in class today. Students have been told that 75 are due by next Friday, September 30th. This does mean that they should be completing approximately five note cards per night as homework.
Social Studies:
Students are completing the writing of their persuasive essay. This will be due when they come to class on Thursday.
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