First off, a couple of important dates this week:
Tuesday, September 1st is Picture Day.
Wednesday, September 2nd is Open House.
In Language Arts this week, we'll be getting more in depth with verbs, focusing on how active verbs power our writing. On Wednesday, we'll have a quiz on nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Then, we'll be studying adjectives.
In Advanced Language Arts, we're moving into adjectives and adverbs.
Here are some of the assignments and projects we'll be working on in language arts classes this week:
Adjectives Notes and Practice
Your Choice: Adjectives
Adjectives Writing Prompts
Adverbs Notes and Practice
In history, students will be working on a research project. Here's a link to the packet that will guide students through the steps.
It has been so much fun getting to know the students. I look forward to meeting families on Wednesday night!
Friday, August 28, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
This Week...
It was fantastic meeting everyone last week. We're off to a great start!
In language arts classes this week, we'll be jumping into a review and exploration of the parts of speech. I find that understanding the way the parts of speech functions really helps when it comes to analyzing and discussing writing pieces. We'll begin with a review of nouns and pronouns, taking notes and practicing individually and in groups. We'll move into a review of verbs, focusing on the three types of verbs. With every part of speech, we'll discuss how that element powers our writing, and we'll do some writing prompts like these and these. Here's a few links to some of the assignments we'll be working on in class:
Nouns and Pronouns Notes and Practice
Nouns and Pronouns Writing Prompts
Verbs Notes and Practice
Verbs Writing Prompts
In history, we'll be working on our Personal and Historical Timeline, which is due on Thursday. Then, we'll be reading about the earliest people who lived in America, beginning with a reading from Adventure Tales of America. (Here's a link to the questions for this assignment.)
In language arts classes this week, we'll be jumping into a review and exploration of the parts of speech. I find that understanding the way the parts of speech functions really helps when it comes to analyzing and discussing writing pieces. We'll begin with a review of nouns and pronouns, taking notes and practicing individually and in groups. We'll move into a review of verbs, focusing on the three types of verbs. With every part of speech, we'll discuss how that element powers our writing, and we'll do some writing prompts like these and these. Here's a few links to some of the assignments we'll be working on in class:
Nouns and Pronouns Notes and Practice
Nouns and Pronouns Writing Prompts
Verbs Notes and Practice
Verbs Writing Prompts
In history, we'll be working on our Personal and Historical Timeline, which is due on Thursday. Then, we'll be reading about the earliest people who lived in America, beginning with a reading from Adventure Tales of America. (Here's a link to the questions for this assignment.)
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone had a great summer, and I'm so excited about Thursday. The first day of school is always one of my favorite days of the year; it's so much fun meeting all of my new students. Throughout the year, I'll post to this blog about upcoming assignments and activities in my classes, so feel free to check in regularly.
During the first week of language arts class, we'll be getting to know one another and looking ahead to the first weeks of the year. We'll begin by focusing on grammar--parts of speech and sentence structure, to get a strong base for all the reading and writing we'll be doing throughout the year.
In history, we'll begin by discussing the question of "What is history?" and we'll take a look at the various sources of historical information. Students will take a look at how personal and national history overlap, sequencing events in a Personal and Historical Timeline.
It's going to be a great year!
During the first week of language arts class, we'll be getting to know one another and looking ahead to the first weeks of the year. We'll begin by focusing on grammar--parts of speech and sentence structure, to get a strong base for all the reading and writing we'll be doing throughout the year.
In history, we'll begin by discussing the question of "What is history?" and we'll take a look at the various sources of historical information. Students will take a look at how personal and national history overlap, sequencing events in a Personal and Historical Timeline.
It's going to be a great year!
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