Friday, February 28, 2014

March Book Report Assignment


March Project
“Place Postcard”

Type of book:  Your Choice!

Directions:

         *Select a book and “okay” it with your teacher the first week of March.

         *Create a cool postcard that celebrates a favorite setting in your book.  Begin with a blank rectangle paper.  On one side, draw a picture of the place and write “Greetings from ______” (setting).  On the other side, pretend you just vacationed there and are anxious to tell a friend all about it.  In your paragraph include interesting events from your story.  When you’re done, address it to a classmate. 

       *Use lots of color and illustrate/print neatly.

         *In very small print, “hide” the author and title on the front of your postcard.

         *As always, check your spelling and grammar.
      
Materials Needed:   book, rectangular paper - a 5x8 index card will be passed out on March 6, pencil/pen, markers and/or crayons.

DUE DATE:  April 2 (Wednesday)


This project is out of this world!  Have fun reading, but don’t forget to come back to earth!

Monday, February 24, 2014

Unit 19 Spelling

Word Preview Words:
heavy
carefully
follow
beautiful
everyone


Our skill of the week is comparisons.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Unit 18 Spelling

Word Preview Words:
power
problem
longer
winter
deep


Our skill of the week is antonyms.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Unit 17 Spelling

Word Preview Words:
understand
moon
animals
mind
outside

Our skill of the week is /el/ and /er/ spelling patterns.

Monday, February 3, 2014

February Book Report Assignment


February Project
Character Haiku’s
Type of book:  Historical Fiction or Biography

Directions:

            *Find a historical fiction or biography book that looks great!  Okay it with your teacher the first week of February.  This will be a book where the setting takes place in another period of history or a book written about an actual person.  Examples are Colonial America, Days of Slavery, Exploring the American Frontier, etc.  Ask for help finding a book if you find it difficult.

            *A haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry that paints a meaningful picture in just a few words.  We’ve written these in class.  For a quick review, the first line has five syllables, the second line has seven and the third line has five. Example:

George Washington

Our first president
A trustworthy and brave man
Courageous and good

            *Write your haiku’s (you’ll need 3 of them) neatly and check for correct spelling.  Mount the haiku on construction paper.  Please make sure to have them colored and of the best quality. 
           
            *Include the title, author and copyright.

Materials Needed:  Historical fiction book, construction paper, markers, pen and/or crayons and glue.

DUE DATE:  February 28

Unit 16 Spelling

Word Preview Words:
already
warm
gone
finally
summer

Challenge Words:
foothills
navigable
fall line
natural resources
industry
agriculture
floodplain
tornado


Our skill of the week is homophones.