Mrs. Danforth's Language Arts: February 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

My Diary from Here to There

Spelling City - We are on Unit 22-our test is Friday.

eBook - Today we read My Diary from Here to There, and students should reread this story for tonight's homework. It it the story of a young girl moving to a new home in America. We completed our vocabulary pages in our Practice workbook.

We are talking about the parts of a story; characters, setting, plot. This video clip explains the parts of a story's plot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfL0LToik0

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Dog, Cat, and Horse Videos and Wonderopolis Questions

Animal/Pet Facts:

Dog Facts for Kids

Cat Facts For Kids

Horse Facts for Kids

Reptile Facts for Kids

I Wonder Questions (Wonderopolis)

Wonderopolis Dog Questions

Wonderopolis Cat Questions

Wonderopolis Horse Questions

Wonderopolis Reptile Questions

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Because of Winn-Dixie.

Spelling City - We are on Unit 21-our test is Friday. We worked on our Spelling assignment/workbook pages today to practice.

eBook - Because of Winn-Dixie is tonight's homework assignment. Students read about how Miss Frannie and India Opal become friends. Miss Frannie tells the story of a time that a bear came in to her library!

Because of Winn-Dixie Full Movie Link (22:00 is clip from Storytown book)

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Spelling Test Tomorrow

Our Spelling Unit 20 Review Test is tomorrow.

Today we went to library and we also worked on writing stories for our upcoming Brainstormers assembly.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Links

Spelling City - We are on Review Unit 20

eBook - The Case of the Too Hot Apple Cider is Theme 4, Unit 20 - we read this story today in class

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Pouquoi & Fairy Tales

Pourquoi Videos:
Why Bat Flies at Night
How Rhino Got His Skin
How Leopard Got His Spots

Fairy Tales:
Shoemaker and Elves
Gingerbread Man

Tall Tale:
Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyan Flapjack Frenzy

Chocolate Fever

Today we took a break from our "regular" work to have some Valentine Fun and learn about Milton Hershey and CHOCOLATE!

Milton Hershey Biography

Chocolate Fever Part 1

Chocolate Fever Part 2

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Links

Our Spelling test over unit 19 is Friday:

Spelling City

Spelling Lists

We are discussing many different literary forms, such as tall tales, fables, and folklore. We will be watching several of the examples of different types of narrative literature listed below and writing our own versions of these different stories.

eBook
Juan Verdades Read Aloud

Legend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmg7EWZ-hY4 - Coyote Dream
Indian Paintbrush
Bluebonnet
Legend of Poinsettia

Folktale

All Stories Belong to Anansi
Anansi Goes to Lunch
Anansi Tricks Mosquito
Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom
Legend of Juan Verdades
Day it Snowed Tortillas
My Pet Catfish

Fable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXOYRyQrRCk - Lion And Elephant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6QUQvmKnfk - Bear And Two Travelers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hFazOSjWwA - Lark And Her Young Ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRjY8KO2Cs - Peacock and Magpie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6WMRycR0vA - Dancing Monkeys

Pourquoi (Why?) Tales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1K4wXy2CI - Why Mosquitoes Buzz