3rd Grade, Unit 4 5Ws Nonfiction

After reading about "King Tut:  The Face of a King", students answered 5W questions using picture clues.  They also had to complete the face of  King Tut on a given activity.  They did an amazing job!

Activity from www.time4kids.com

Acitivity from
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/ancient_egypt_colouring_pages.htm

4th Grade Unit 3, Story "The Hungry Spider"

My 4th graders have begun to read the story "The Hungry Spider".  Before reading the story, the new vocabulary words were introduced.  They have also been learning about the 4 types of sentences:  declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative.  Next week they will be learning about adjectives.

Activity adapted from www.teachertakers.blogspot.com and  www.pampetty.com/polarexpressstoplight.htm Letter tiles from www.jason-ism.com/english_images/scrabble_letters.jpg

5th Grade Unit 4 "Cendrillon"

5th graders will begin to read the story "Cendrillon".  In order for them to get background knowledge about the setting, Martinique, we read a selection from the textbook called "The Island of Martinique".  Later, they saw a video about Martinique.  They had to pay close attention, because they were going to compare and contrast Martinique to Puerto Rico.  They really enjoyed the activity, and they were surprised to learn that we had some things in common to Martinique.

After finishing the story "Cendrillon', students created a flapbook project.  In first flapbook, they had to draw pictures of what happened first, next, then, and last.  In another flapbook, they compared and contrasted the story to a short "Cinderella" video.  

4th Grade Story Dogzilla File Folder Activity

4th graders worked on a special in-class assignment related to the story "Dogzilla".  They had to cut and glue each story element to the correct answer on a file folder.  Then, they had to draw a picture of the story on the cover of the file folder. They did a terrific job on the assignment!

3rd Grade Parts of a Newspaper Article

Unit 3 is about the News.  So, the kids worked on the Parts of a Newspaper Article.  Here they had to label each part of an article they chose from the newspaper.

5th and 6th Grade Text Features/Parts of a Book

Students worked on an assignment where they had to create a chart.  Using the Parts of a Book/ Text Features, they used a story from their textbook to answer questions.  5th grade used the story "Find the Titianic"; 6th grade used "El Niño".  They did a superb job!!

5th Grade

6th Grade

Happy 2013! Welcome Back!!

Happy New Year, 2013!  Welcome back to the second semester!  Here are a few updates...

2nd Grade - Unit 2.3 Taino Myths and Creations
3rd Grade Unit 3.4 The News...Parts of a Newspaper and Article
4th Grade Unit 4.3 Making Inferences, Predictions, and Connections...Story "Dogzilla"
5th Grade Unit 5.3 Discovering Our Neighborhood - Text Features/Parts of a Book
6th Grade Unit 5.3 NonFiction Studies - Text Features/Parts of a Book

This activity was made by students from various grade levels (2nd- 6th),,,

New Year's Resolution: In 2013 I will...

Activities from www.stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com and  www.aplacecalledkindergarten.blogspot.com

Please keep visiting for new updates.  Hope this new year brings lots of health, love, and blessings!  :)