Last Day of Spring the Semester!!

This is the last day of the spring semester! I have enjoyed working with each student, and am extremely grateful for all of the time spent, lessons learned, and opportunities to grow with the students. We still have a summer Reading and Writing class going on during the months of June and July, so be sure your students are signed up before fall semester begins in August!

Vocabulary

1. drawings
2. awesome
3. welcome
4. wonder
5. perfect
6. really
7. laugh
8. next
9. story
10. different

Worksheet

"My Spring Semester in Reading and Writing Class"
Students wrote a short story using our daily vocabulary words to describe the highlights and low points of the class this semester, as well as what they are looking forward to for the summer! 

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Magic Treehouse - Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne, chapter 3 and 4, in our 430pm class.

Began reading "The Elementia Chronicles, Book One: Quest for Justice", prologue and Chapter 1, in our 330pm class.  

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Last Day of Class Writing"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. 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! 

Activities

Book squares and Book marks! 

Wednesday May 18th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. robot
2. ghost
3. purple
4. marble
5. garbage
6. language
7. coastal
8. castle
9. berry
10. porch

Spelling Challenge 

"Extra! Extra!"

Reading

Class Reading

"Bring Your Own Book Day" 

Worksheet

• "Character Changes"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "The 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

• "BME Organizer"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Monday May 16th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. throne
2. attend
3. ceremony
4. level
5. risk
6. captain
7. specimen
8. discovery
9. natural
10. watercolors

Worksheet

"Extra! Extra!"

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Magic Treehouse - Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne, chapter 3 and 4, in our 430pm class.

Began reading "The Elementia Chronicles, Book One: Quest for Justice", prologue and Chapter 1, in our 330pm class.  

Worksheet

• "Character Changes"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Evil Fish"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. 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! 

Worksheet

• "BME Organizer"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Wednesday May 11th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. infection
2. disruption
3. invention
4. decade
5. ecology
6. astronomy
7. although
8. quantity 
9. quality
10. illustrate 

Spelling Challenge 

"Captions"

Reading

Class Reading

"Bring Your Own Book Day" 

Worksheet

• "Elements of a Story"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "The Underworld"

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

• "Article Outline"

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Monday May 9th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. footsteps
2. hallway
3. pixels
4. cubes
5. spacious 
6. luxurious
7. attached 
8. explained
9. monstrous
10. expert

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Magic Treehouse - Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne, chapter 3 and 4, in our 430pm class.

Began reading "The Elementia Chronicles, Book One: Quest for Justice", prologue and Chapter 1, in our 330pm class.  

Worksheet

• "Elements of A Story"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "The Underworld"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. 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! 

Worksheet

• "Article Outline"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Wednesday May 4th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. rather
2. penguin
3. ecosystem
4. vegetable
5. habitat
6. evil
7. destroyed
8. however
9. perhaps
10. gerbil

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Search"

Reading

Class Reading

"Bring Your Own Book Day" 

Worksheet

• "Author's Toolkit"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Reading on the Train"

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

• "The Vessel"

Homework

• "Creative Writing Prompts"
• Any unfinished class work

Monday May 2nd, 2016

Vocabulary

1. shark
2. gigantic
3. strange-looking
4. four-armed
5. murmured
6. twinkling
7. beneath
8. immediately
9. fiery
10. conquer

Reading

Class Reading

Continued reading "Magic Treehouse - Dark Day in the Deep Sea" by Mary Pope Osborne, chapter 3 and 4. 

Worksheet

• Author's Toolkit

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Monster"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively w rite. 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! 

Worksheet

• "The Vessel"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.