Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
The Roots Video
Labels:
Greek and Latin Roots,
Reading Workshop,
Stems,
Vocabulary
Friday, January 8, 2016
Student Choice Project
Reading Workshop students, you have your choice of genre for the next project. Please fill out the form below and submit. Once this form has been turned in, I will meet with you individually or in small groups to discuss your project.
Labels:
Google Docs,
Reading Workshop,
Writing
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Baby, Fix Your Sentences
Labels:
Fused Sentences,
Grammar,
Reading Workshop,
Run-on Sentences,
Youtube
Monday, January 4, 2016
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Friday, December 18, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Know Your Homophones
Homophones--Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
Not Homophones—where/wereHomophones—where/wear
A
ant, aunt
H
here/hear
P
peer, pier
T
there, they're,
their
threw, through
to, two, too
W
where,wear
The rules for today's Reading Workshop Homophone Telephone:
1. You can only
whisper to the person beside you
2. You can only use
www.dictionary.com as a
resource
3. You can share
with the person on each side
4. If you hear
(here) words from anyone other than the person beside you, you (ewe)
cannot use those words
5. If homophones
start with different letters, you can list them under whichever word
you list first.
6. You can't (cant) use proper nouns.
6. You can't (cant) use proper nouns.
Labels:
Homophone,
Reading Workshop,
Spelling,
Student Blogs
Friday, December 4, 2015
A Poster Child for Success
Her first month of school was tough. She was in trouble for not doing her school work. She spent every recess in study table. Her grades were not good. She got a lecture, or had to listen to teachers talk about not getting her work done daily. I had several conversations with her myself, and none seemed to help.
Fast forward to December and she is a success. She is getting every assignment complete and never has to go to study table. She is working hard to do her best. Her teachers are proud of her.
Annie's story started with the decision that she didn't want study table
any more. She was tired of the pressure to do her work. She made the
decision to start doing her work. Then she talked to all of her teachers
about her missing assignments and how to get caught up on her work. She
spent a few days working real hard to get everything done. Then she
made sure she did all of her homework every night.
So what's the message here? Success is possible. It can and did happen. It seems simple when you read about it. Annie made it look easy. And when it happened it was amazing. Everyone felt good. The teachers were so proud of her. All it took was a little hard work and a lot of determination. Great job Annie!
Labels:
attitude,
Hard Work,
Reading Workshop,
success
Monday, November 23, 2015
KP Says, "Be Thankful!"
I am so thankful for this year's sixth grade class. It is a smiley class with a ton of students with great attitudes. As we take a break for Thanksgiving, thanks to all the students in the hallway at Salt Creek that are making this a great year!
Labels:
Kid President,
Reading Workshop,
Thank you,
Thanksgiving
Friday, November 20, 2015
In Conclusion
Here is an example of a great conclusion from a recent writing assignment, As a Writer . . . Luke's conclusion wraps up his essay and leaves the reader understanding him as a writer.
My goal as a writer is to wow the reader. I’m trying very hard every
time I write to do my best and get the best response from the reader. I
don’t just write for a grade. I write because it is what I like to do. I
love that feeling of someone telling me that the writing I do is great
and and creative, and just fun to read. I know I have a few mistakes,
but either way I’m going to be the best writer I can.
Here is another example from Kaleigh. Although it is shorter, it sums up her essay in a great way.
In eleven weeks of school, I have learned so much about writing. I understand what I am doing well and what I need to work on. If I keep practicing I hope my spelling problems and lack of ideas will be improved!
Here is another example of a good conclusion written by Ella.
Over the past nine weeks I have continued to improve as a writer. I also need to work on different things that will help me get a better grade on my essays. However, there are also things I have succeeded in writing as well. In conclusion, I will continue to improve when I write in Language Arts class!
Ellie wraps up her essay well by restating her main point.
I am going to get better at writing this year because I am going to try my best. I have been making mistakes but that’s fine to me because it is teaching me that I need to do better. I’m ready to start getting better at writing and keeping up the work I already do well.
Here is another example from Kaleigh. Although it is shorter, it sums up her essay in a great way.
In eleven weeks of school, I have learned so much about writing. I understand what I am doing well and what I need to work on. If I keep practicing I hope my spelling problems and lack of ideas will be improved!
Here is another example of a good conclusion written by Ella.
Over the past nine weeks I have continued to improve as a writer. I also need to work on different things that will help me get a better grade on my essays. However, there are also things I have succeeded in writing as well. In conclusion, I will continue to improve when I write in Language Arts class!
Ellie wraps up her essay well by restating her main point.
I am going to get better at writing this year because I am going to try my best. I have been making mistakes but that’s fine to me because it is teaching me that I need to do better. I’m ready to start getting better at writing and keeping up the work I already do well.
Labels:
Conclusion,
Reading Workshop,
Writing
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