Robots

Today we read a National Geographic Explorer magazine with a story called Robot Revolution.  Here are some more useful robots...

Robots for Kids Videos

Other skills this week included Steps in a Process and comparing and contrasting fiction/nonfiction text.

We also took our Unit 16 Spelling Test and worked on Fact/Opinion.

I have begun AIMS testing for fluency for the Winter Benchmark.  It will take a while to get through the entire class before reports are sent home, but we are in the process of completing this test.  Students orally read three probes to me.  Each story "probe" (selection) is a timed one-minute selection.  The goal is to make good progress in fluency (reading rate).

Steps in a Process Activities

Fact and Opinion Practice:

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/

http://roomrecess.com/pages/FactOpinion.html

https://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/5l_fact.html

This is a fun site that our class will use to answer some "I Wonder Why...?" questions:

http://wonderopolis.org

http://www.whoinventedit.net

Schoolhouse Rock invention video:

Schoolhouse Rock Inventions

So You Want to Be an Inventor Jeopardy

Inventor Biographies for Kids:

http://www.biography.com/people/wilbur-wright-20672839#early-life - Wright Brothers

http://mrnussbaum.com/thomas_edison/ - Thomas Edison

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-thomas-edison/ - Thomas Edison 

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/entrepreneurs/levi_strauss.php - Levi Strauss

http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-graham-bell-9205497 - Alexander Graham Bell 

Our spelling Unit 17 test is next Friday.

Spelling Lists 

Spelling City - games - Unit 17 next week