NOVEL STUDIES February Novel Study: Elizabeth Winthrop http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading41/castle_in_attic/chapter1-2b.htm We are now reading Battle In The Castle by the samse author in her award winning sequel. Click here for some questions on the first four chapters. January Novel Study: Elizabeth Winthrop
As we get ready to launch into Medieval Times we are reading The Castle In The Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop.
Here is the link to the Chapter questions and activities. Students can do these on line as we read the novel. This will help them to be prepared for the discussions we have about the novel. http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading41/castle_in_attic/castle_in_attic.htm#
October and November Author Study: Roald Dahl
November 1, 2010. We have started reading another Dahl book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can go to http://www.roalddahl.com/ to read a summary and play a quiz. You can ask your student questions about the main idea in this story. We read for 20 minutes each day, so should be able to relate a chapter a night to you.
October 8, 2010 : Roald Dahl. We are reading The Witches by Roald Dahl. To explore more of Dahl's books and play some games go to http://www.roalddahl.com/ This is Roald Dahl's official website.
September: Farley Mowat
We finished reading Owls In The Family by Farley Mowat and a few passages
from The Dog Who Wouldn't Be.
Langage Arts Fun
NOVEL STUDIESFebruary Novel Study: Elizabeth Winthrop
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading41/castle_in_attic/chapter1-2b.htm
We are now reading Battle In The Castle by the samse author in her award winning sequel. Click here for some questions on the first four chapters.
January Novel Study: Elizabeth Winthrop
As we get ready to launch into Medieval Times we are reading The Castle In The Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop.
Here is the link to the Chapter questions and activities. Students can do these on line as we read the novel. This will help them to be prepared for the discussions we have about the novel.
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading41/castle_in_attic/castle_in_attic.htm#
December: Mary Elizabeth Hahn
We are reading A Time For Andrew Click on the link below for the Webquest activities.
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210321/
October and November Author Study: Roald Dahl
November 1, 2010. We have started reading another Dahl book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can go to http://www.roalddahl.com/ to read a summary and play a quiz. You can ask your student questions about the main idea in this story. We read for 20 minutes each day, so should be able to relate a chapter a night to you.
October 8, 2010 : Roald Dahl. We are reading The Witches by Roald Dahl. To explore more of Dahl's books and play some games go to http://www.roalddahl.com/ This is Roald Dahl's official website.
September: Farley Mowat
We finished reading Owls In The Family by Farley Mowat and a few passages
from The Dog Who Wouldn't Be.
MEDIA STUDIES
3D animation with Story Telling Alice
http://www.alice.org/kelleher/storytelling/index.html
SPELLING:
Today we started our Word study of word families. These Word Families help us with learning how to spell and decode many new words. Here are a few websites you can visit to help your student explore and learn.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/wordfamily/http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/mag/spelling.htmlhttp://pbskids.org/lions/
LIBRARY SEARCHES
Going to the library is a fun way to find exciting and informative books. But how to get the most out of a library can be a challenge! Click Here to find all you ever wanted to know about libraries and how they work.
GRAMMAR
Who cares about boring VERBS, NOUNS, ADVECTIVES and other parts of speech?
.Click here to play games and learn all about this topic in a fun way.