Thursday , January 7 (again!), 2010
Homework -
Reading: Read 15 minutes, Test tomorrow
Spelling: Missed words 2x each- Test Tomorrow
Math: Math Boxes 6.7 and 6.8 Practice times tables (Today in class we learned to measure angles using a protractor)
Social Studies: Project due 1/14/ 10 (see Social Studies for more information)
I have assigned a research project for January. I sent the information sheet home today, the actual paper for the report should follow tomorrow. It is due on January 14th.
Resources for research project.
Helpful web sites:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/johnson.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/
http://www.factmonster.com/
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/afroambios.html
http://www.blackinventor.com/sites.html
http://nausetschools.org/research/worksgrade3.htm (citation guide)
Reading Topics for the Week of 1/04/10
Focus Skill: Cause and Effect Phonics Skill:
oi/ oy sound Phonics story for the week: Cowboys on the Trail Take Home Book for the week: Thunderstorms : Giggle Grandma(Orange Group), Crash Flash(Gray Group), Thundercakes (Pink and Purple Groups)
Non-Fiction Articles focus on Cause/ Effect
Figurative Language: Similes (using like or as to compare), Personification (giving animals and things human characteristics)Onomatopoeia (Sound Words, for example, woof, meow, eeek) and Alliteration (beginning consonants the same, for example, 'super savers' or 'Betty Botter's butter').