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October 23, 2014
October 21, 2014
List 3 Spelling/Vocab Padlet Jeopardy Challenge
Click here or access the Padlet, below:
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October 15, 2014
Two-digit multiplication: Our first FLIPPED video!
Instructional videos are not a new part of our class website, but FLIPPED videos are! The videos are the same, but the purposes are a bit different. In the past, I’ve posted videos to support kids with their homework. These videos review skills from the day’s lesson and cover content that kids have already learned. Flipped instruction introduces new concepts as homework, usually through an online video. This is intended to preteach a skill that is new to students so that they have a bit of background to support them during the main lesson (usually to be taught the following day). I certainly don’t expect kids to have mastered a skill just from watching a short video, and it’s common that the next day’s lesson will extend the skill beyond what was covered in the flipped video. Sometimes kids will need to complete a problem to show they watched the video, but not always. (Tonight, for example, there is nothing to hand in.) It’s important to remember that that flipped videos are actual homework assignments, and that students are asked to watch them as their nightly assignment. (It’s not optional.)
Tonight’s homework is to watch a video about two-digit multiplication. Students shared that this was a bit challenging while I was out earlier this week, so I want to take another day to go to through it. Tonight’s video introduces two-digit multiplication with regrouping (which is the traditional method that most of us learned as kids). Here’s the link:
http://viewpure.com/RVYwunbpMHA
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October 8, 2014
Week 2 Vocabulary Jeopardy
Tonight, we’re playing a Jeopardy game on Padlet! Students are asked to post clues to help classmates guess which spelling/vocabulary word they’re thinking of, and to guess the answers to other people’s clues! I’m posting a link (below) so that you can use it full-screen. The password is the lowercase name of the person who dances with us on Valentines Day. (Email me if you’re stuck!) Remember, no names online!
http://padlet.com/jmoss/wk2vocabjeopard
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October 6, 2014
Our first Padlet – Settings
Tonight, I’d like you to read a FICTION story on RAZ-Kids. Then, return to this page and add your idea to the Padlet. Did you forget the password for the Padlet? I’ll give you a hint… Who comes to the cafeteria on Valentine’s Day to dance with all the kids? Remember, NO NAMES should ever be used on our class website.
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September 30, 2014
Spelling Jeopardy Preparation and Partial Products Practice
Tonight’s homework should be fun for the kids, I hope! For language arts, students are asked to pick four words from their spelling list. I’d like them to work to write a clue for the word in Jeopardy format. For those unfamiliar with Jeopardy questions, the clue is information explaining the word, and the “answer” is actually a question. For example:
- Clue: This is the name of the PGS mascot, named after a kind of tree found locally. “Answer”: Who is Piney?
- Clue: This park, located in Newington, CT, is known for having the country’s smallest waterfall. “Answer”: What is Mill Pond Park?
The clues can involve the meaning of the spelling words, their uses, etc. We’ll play the Jeopardy game tomorrow!
For math, students were given the choice of three different levels of worksheet, so that the challenge level is appropriate for them. If your fourth grader chose one that was too easy or too hard, here are the three worksheets (in the order of easy, medium, then most challenging.) (Coming soon – sorry!)
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September 18, 2014
Tonight’s Homework
There are two assignments for tonight. The reading homework is to read the picture book that (hopefully) came home today.
This morning, I read one of my favorite kids’ books: The Purple Coat. I modeled how a reader can think about the text while reading by putting my thoughts on post-it notes and putting them into the book. Later, I hand-picked 25 of my favorite kids’ picture books, and kids read through them in class and put in some sticky notes with some of their own thoughts. For homework, students chose a different book to bring home, read, and think about. The books already have some post-it notes in them from the “first round”, but I’d love kids to add more of their own thoughts on sticky notes tonight. Ideas for the sticky notes can include:
- predictions
- connections to the text
- inferences
- questions
- character observations
- reactions to events
- nearly ANYTHING else!
The math homework was something we “built” together at the end of the day. If your child did not get a copy, he or she can download it here.
Posted in Class Updates, Homework Assignments|By Jon Moss
June 11, 2014
“Poetry Slam” Project
Your task is to use Mrs. Warner’s poetry page to choose a style of poetry and a topic for your own poem. You have plenty of choices of poetry types:
- A series of couplets (at least seven)
- Cinquains (at least two)
- Diamante
- Free Verse
- Limerick (at least three)
- Shape Poems (15 words minimum)
- Haiku (at least four)
- Color Poem
- Bio Poems (Mr. Moss must approve these in advance.)
Remember the requirements for your poem:
- It must be FUNNY!
- It has to be appropriate for school.
- NO POTTY HUMOR!
- If I am asking you to include more than one part to your larger poem (couplets, cinquains, limericks, and haikus) the different parts must be related to one another so they make a set.
By FRIDAY, JUNE 13, complete this form to tell me what kind of poem you’re going to write and what topic your poem will focus on.
All next week, work on writing and revising your poem. Be sure to share it with people at home so you can make it the best poem you’ve ever written!
On FRIDAY, JUNE 20th, we will have our Poetry Slam and you’ll be able to share your poem with the class. Props, costumes, artwork, or other additions are definitely welcome! 🙂
Posted in Class Updates, Homework Assignments|By Jon Moss
June 10, 2014
Poetry Website
Click here to visit Mrs. Warner’s website about poetry!
http://mrswarnerarlington.weebly.com/poetry.html
Posted in Homework Assignments, Learning Resources, Writing|By Jon Moss
June 3, 2014
Southwest and West State Practice
Here are some resources to practice learning the states and capitals AND LOCATIONS of states in the southwest and western regions.
LOCATIONS OF STATES:
- Owl and Mouse – Place the states in the correct location. You can try it with or without state borders showing, and you can also work on identifying the capitals of each state. All regions are available!
- Place the State with Ben Franklin – Similar game, but it also shows you capitals as you drag the states.
- Sheppard Software Place the State – An extra challenging version for the whole country!
STATES AND CAPITALS:
- This quizlet practice game for the southwest region has some spelling errors and no capital letters!!! But it is good practice.
- This quizlet practice game for the western region is much better.
Posted in Homework Assignments, Learning Resources, Social Studies|By Jon Moss