Monday November 9th, 2015

Read chapter 2 in our new book, "Magic Tree House: Night of the New Magicians"!

Vocabulary

1. puffy
2. tower
3. bridge
4. lamps
5. coins
6. fair
7. caps
8. country
9. clothes
10. science

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Read passage from "Marcelline Goes to Music School". 

Class Reading

Began reading: "Magic Tree House: Night of the New Magicians" by Mary Pope Osborne

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Evil Alien"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Class Writing Activity

• Write 6 complete sentences using beginning, middle, and end format. Include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
• Use 3 of the daily vocabulary words in your writing; please underline your vocabulary words.
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers (in complete sentences) in your essay:

1. Describe what Jack and Annie were wearing.
2. Where is the fair located? Describe the scenery. 
3. What year is the fair held?
4. Describe what people wore at the fair and what countries they were from.
5. What type of fair is the World's Fair and what are some of the things you can see there?
6. What would YOU like to see at the fair?