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.

Wednesday April 27th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. complete
2. certain
3. couldn't
4. shouldn't
5. several
6. pumpkin
7. proposal
8. postal
9. resist
10. reptile

Spelling Challenge 

"Tongue Twisters"

Reading

Class Reading

"Bring Your Own Book Day" 

Worksheet

• "Questions, Explanations, Observations"
• "Mental Images"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Space Exploration"

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

• "Narrative Writing"
• "Creative Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Unfinished class work

Monday April 25th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. starfish
2. shudder
3. smiled
4. seasick
5. portly
6. professor
7. piped 
8. prepare
9. briskly
10. buckets

Reading

Class Reading

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

Worksheet

"Questions, Explanations, Observations"
"Mental Images"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Keep Quiet "

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

"Narrative Writing"
"Creative Writing Prompts"

Homework

Any unfinished class work.

Wednesday April 20th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. poor
2. floor
3. lunar
4. music
5. window
6. winter
7. garden
8. brother
9. sister
10. cousin

Spelling Challenge 

"Left Hand, Right Hand"

Reading

Class Reading

"Bring Your Own Book Day" 

Worksheet

"Book Review" and "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "While You Were Sleeping"

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

• "Creative Writing Prompts"

Homework

• Unfinished class work

Monday April 18th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. butterfly
2. notebook
3. barefoot
4. sailors
5. places
6. riddles
7. sparkling 
8. guessing
9. solving
10. ashore

Reading

Class Reading

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

Worksheet

"Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Minotaur"

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 Prompts"