Monday February 29th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. third
2. suffers
3. hands
4. rules
5. listen
6. wonder
7. carry
8. tell
9. flashed 
10. cracked

Spelling Challenge 

"Draw Your Words"

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Magic Treehouse - Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne, finished Chapter 1. 

Worksheets

• "Character Map" 

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Dragon"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Worksheets

• "Paragraph Guide"

Homework

Unfinished worksheets from class

Wednesday February 24th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. shouted
2. crowded
3. around
4. sound
5. dawn
6. crawl
7. pause
8. because
9. choose
10. understood

Spelling Challenge 

"Caption Words" 

Reading

Class Reading

Students selected to continue reading "Ninja Librarians" or participate in "Read your own book day". 

Worksheets

• "Mapping Story Elements" 
• "Character Grid"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Ship at Night"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Worksheets

• "Paragraph Guide"
• "Event Description"

Homework

Unfinished Worksheets from Class

Monday February 22nd, 2016

Vocabulary

1. wearing
2. crushing
3. crashing
4. smiling
5. looked 
6. swooped
7. bumped
8. hugged
9. sadly
10. absolutely

Spelling Challenge 

"Caption Words" 

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Magic Treehouse - Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne, Chapter 1. 

Worksheets

• "Mapping Story Elements" 
• "Character Grid"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Giant Robot"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Worksheets

• "Paragraph Guide"
• "Event Description"

Homework

Unfinished worksheets from class

Wednesday February 17th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. space
2. fence
3. pencil
4. friendly
5. barely
6. helpfully
7. called
8. ducked
9. traveling
10. glancing

Spelling Challenge 

"Perfectly Colored Definitions" 

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Ninja Librarians", Chapter 1, Pages 5 - 10; bring your own book. 

Worksheets

• "Strong Mental Image"
• "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Castle at Dusk"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Homework

"Creative Writing" Worksheet

Monday February 15th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. exactly
2. floppy
3. empty
4. slower
5. smarter
6. earlier
7. noise
8. someone
9. spending
10. climbing

Spelling Challenge 

"Perfectly Colored Definitions" 

Reading

Class Reading

"FrankEinstein and the Animated Motor" or "Magic Treehouse"

Worksheets

• "Strong Mental Image"
• "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Pirate"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Homework

"Creative Writing" Worksheet

Wednesday February 10th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. dark
2. hollow
3. habit
4. shabby
5. orderly
6. gap
7. clasped
8. possibility
9. obvious
10. insult

Spelling Challenge 

"Kid's News"

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Ninja Librarians", Chapter 1, Pages 5 - 10; bring your own book. 

Worksheets

• "Before and After"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Mischievous Raptor Siblings "

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Homework

"Creative Writing" Worksheet

Monday February 8th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. dark
2. hollow
3. habit
4. shabby
5. orderly
6. gap
7. clasped
8. possibility
9. obvious
10. insult

Spelling Challenge 

"Photo Scrapbook"

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Ninja Librarians", Chapter 1, Pages 5 - 10. 

Worksheets

• "Before and After"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Mischievous Raptor Siblings "

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Homework

"Creative Writing" Worksheet

Wednesday February 3rd, 2016

Vocabulary

1. circuit
2. flannel
3. dark
4. hollow
5. wicker
6. silence
7. breath
8. cheap
9. dozen
10. confusion

Spelling Challenge 
"Mix and Rhyme"

Reading

Class Reading

"Ninja Librarians" Page 1 - 4 or Bring your own book to class. 

Worksheets

"Before and After"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Amazing Landscape"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. 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! 

Homework

Creative Writing Worksheet