November+Happenings

November

Veterans Day President Obama places wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ronald Reagan - Veterans Day (This gives some history and is an inspiring message.) media type="youtube" key="a6yA76fOIwo" height="315" width="560"



your reading makes it meaningful. || Writing is not a silent activity - SHARING our writing gives us purpose and value and helps us gain other ideas. || Solving problems is not just about the right answer but being able to process and communicate how you arrived at your answer. || Scientists wonder, investigate and prove ideas. Historians record history. (What happened yesterday?) Thanksgiving Links The First Thanksgiving Feast Webquest Thanksgiving || Text to Self Text to Text Text to World to enjoy and understand to make sense of text to use schema (connections) and infer || Poetry- Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages Giggle Poetry Acrostic Poetry Writing Poetry 4 Kids Write Poetry Instantly || **__Investigations Online Games and Activities__**__Parents: Make sure your child selects an activity that is most appropriate for where__ __they are with their mathmatical ability__ __and understanding.__ __Specific Suggestions BELOW:__ Multiplication Multiplication Video Online Math Manipulatives Rectangle Multiplication-Arrays Help understand multiplication is a group of numbers || Apples for the Teacher-Thanksgiving Activities Where Does Thanksgiving Grow? Information- Just for fun (2007) || about characters and use text to support thinking || Continue to review Grammar Links from August: Complete Sentences Punctuation [|Parts of a Sentence] Subject/Predicate Nouns Verbs || Math Words Practice IXL Math Words Quiz to Thousands Reading Math Words Practice Johnnie's Math Page || [] [] [] [] [] || List all stories in your reading log but select 2 to write a response. Journal Response: 1. List Title & Date Author 2. In complete sentences, tell why you think the story was written and tell at least ONE thing you learned from the story. Your response should be around 5 sentences. It is NOT a summary of the story. || Punctuation Practice Nouns and Pronouns Singular and Plural Intro Singular and Plural from Roy Singular and Plural Quiz from Funbrain || IXL Math Concepts ||  || High Frequency Words Dolch Kit Divided into smaller lists 1200 High Frequency Words in order || [|Story Maker] ||  ||   || Scholastic's Global Literacy Campaign || Days of the Week Months of the Year Abbreviations Test 11/30 ||  || Our study of Maps and Geography will continue all year with periodic assessments and projects. || Storyline Online Bookflix login:hoovercity password:bookflix ||  ||   || Sci4Kids PBS ZOOM - Science Activities from Chemistry to Engineering ||
 * Reading We ARE Readers! || Writing/Grammar We ARE Writers! || Math We ARE Mathematicians! || Social Science We ARE Scientists and Historians! ||
 * Reading is not a silent activity- TALKING about
 * READERS:
 * Make Connections
 * Visualize
 * *Make Inferences
 * Thanksgiving Short Stories
 * Spell City
 * Check it out!
 * Online Stories:
 * ||  ||   || Try Science Online Experiments ||

__about any of the suggestions below:__ We read everyday for work or pleasure. Enjoying reading is the first step to opening doors to the world. new recipe, reading-online (from online sites approved by parents.) __about any of the suggestions below:__ Madlibs Word Games-Scrabble, UpWords || __Ask someone at home to talk with you__ __about any of the suggestions below:__ Parents: Math Fact Fluency What is math fact fluency? Can your child respond in 3 seconds or less when random combinations are called out? (Combinations up to 10, then continue with combinations that equal/make 11, then add combinations that make 12, 13, 14 - all the way through 20.) When driving in the car or doing household chores, call out random facts to your child. Yahtzee - A great game to play together to practice beginning multiplication/skip-counting. Do you know how to play Chess or Checkers? (Strategy Games help promote problem solving.) || __Ask someone at home to talk with you__ __about any of the suggestions below:__ Explore links together from this month and previous months. CONVERSATIONS ARE SO VALUABLE! ||
 * __**Reading**__ __**Hints for Home**__ || __**Writing/Grammar**__ __**Hints for Home**__ || __**Math**__ __**Hints for Home**__ || __**Social Science**__ __**Hints for Home**__ ||
 * __Ask someone at home to talk with you__
 * Talk to others in your home about the different ways they use READING everyday.
 * Reading the newspaper, magazines, books, cooking a
 * Read with a younger or older siblings || __Ask someone at home to talk with you__
 * Do you have a writing journal or Writer's Notebook for home?