suddenly
your
summer
everyone
begins
you're
possible
leaves
before
system
most
because
snow
rain
heard
such
you've
there
among
carefully
easy
understand
Monday, April 27, 2009
Korean War Vet
We were honored to have Dwight Henderson, Korean War vet, meet our class. He shared artifacts, pictures, and stories about his service to America.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Unit 24 Spelling Words
heart
there
another
distance
sat
their
possible
almost
finally
real
quite
thought
than
then
idea
simple
early
morning
followed
toward
although
different
there
another
distance
sat
their
possible
almost
finally
real
quite
thought
than
then
idea
simple
early
morning
followed
toward
although
different
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Nature Unleashed - Birds!
How do we attract birds to our environment? Student ideas: feeders, trees, bath, house, flowers, plants with berries, bugs, pick up trash.
What birds do we want to attract? Student choices: bluejay, cardinal, finch, woodpecker, kestrel, chickadee.
Group Tasks:
1. What part of the year is the bird here?
2. What does it eat?
3. How would we provide food for it?
4. What sort of nest does it build?
5. How would we make/provide shelter?
6. What eats this bird?
What birds do we want to attract? Student choices: bluejay, cardinal, finch, woodpecker, kestrel, chickadee.
Group Tasks:
1. What part of the year is the bird here?
2. What does it eat?
3. How would we provide food for it?
4. What sort of nest does it build?
5. How would we make/provide shelter?
6. What eats this bird?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Poetry Contest!
TIME For Kids Poetry Contest
Calling all poets! TIME For Kids has a challenge for you: Write a funny, rhyming poem. Enter it in the TIME For Kids Poetry contest. Read the rules below. The grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from poet Kenn Nesbitt, a signed copy of Nesbitt's newest book of poetry, My Hippo Has the Hiccups, and publication on timeforkids.com. Four finalists will receive a signed copy of Hippo and publication of their poems on timeforkids.com.
CHARLIE SCHMIDT
Poet Kenn Nesbitt will judge the TIME For Kids Poetry Contest.
If you can't imagine how to begin writing a funny, rhyming poem, here are some tips from Nesbitt. Make a list of things you like. Your list might include chocolate, basketball, dogs or peanut butter. Choose your favorite topic from the list. For example, if you choose to write about chocolate, think, "What's funny about chocolate?" For Nesbitt, the largest chocolate bar in the world would make a funny topic. Now, how do you tackle those tricky rhymes? Use a rhyming dictionary or go to rhymezone.com and type in a word to get a list of rhyming words. Finally, Nesbitt suggests you read some examples of funny poetry on his website at poetry4kids.com.
WHAT: Write a funny, rhyming poem and enter it into TFK's Poetry Contest. Poet Kenn Nesbitt will look for originality, creativity, humor and rhyme in the style of his own poetry. To read some of Nesbitt's poems, go to poetry4kids.com.
HOW: Send your poem by email to contest@poetry4kids.com. The subject line of your email message should read TFK POETRY CONTEST. Be sure to include your first name only, your email address and your parents' email address.
DEADLINE: April 30, 2009
Calling all poets! TIME For Kids has a challenge for you: Write a funny, rhyming poem. Enter it in the TIME For Kids Poetry contest. Read the rules below. The grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from poet Kenn Nesbitt, a signed copy of Nesbitt's newest book of poetry, My Hippo Has the Hiccups, and publication on timeforkids.com. Four finalists will receive a signed copy of Hippo and publication of their poems on timeforkids.com.
CHARLIE SCHMIDT
Poet Kenn Nesbitt will judge the TIME For Kids Poetry Contest.
If you can't imagine how to begin writing a funny, rhyming poem, here are some tips from Nesbitt. Make a list of things you like. Your list might include chocolate, basketball, dogs or peanut butter. Choose your favorite topic from the list. For example, if you choose to write about chocolate, think, "What's funny about chocolate?" For Nesbitt, the largest chocolate bar in the world would make a funny topic. Now, how do you tackle those tricky rhymes? Use a rhyming dictionary or go to rhymezone.com and type in a word to get a list of rhyming words. Finally, Nesbitt suggests you read some examples of funny poetry on his website at poetry4kids.com.
WHAT: Write a funny, rhyming poem and enter it into TFK's Poetry Contest. Poet Kenn Nesbitt will look for originality, creativity, humor and rhyme in the style of his own poetry. To read some of Nesbitt's poems, go to poetry4kids.com.
HOW: Send your poem by email to contest@poetry4kids.com. The subject line of your email message should read TFK POETRY CONTEST. Be sure to include your first name only, your email address and your parents' email address.
DEADLINE: April 30, 2009
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