Hewitt Anderson

Tuesday's homework is to reread our Hewitt Anderson story found on pages 466-489 in our Storytown book.  We also completed our vocabulary practice workbook page 102.  Wednesday's story test will be over the vocabulary and the comprehension of this story.  Hewitt Anderson is a folk tale that also contains some tall tale elements.


Hewitt Anderson NearPod

You can click here to practice your words and comprehension at home:

Vocabulary Flash Cards

Hewitt Anderson Vocabulary and Story Practice

This week, students are learning about different kinds of folk tales and trying our hand at writing story webs/idea maps for each kind of folk tale, such as fables, tall tales, and fairy tales.  As the written portion of this unit, students will select one of their story maps and "publish" their favorite for the class.

Spelling City Unit 18

Spelling City Unit 18

Folk Tale NearPod Links

Start Here First:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/DMN8Bd1MMu - What is a Folk Tale?

Folk Tale Review Video (2 min.)



Then Try These:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/p2FD8dOANu = Fairy Tale NearPod

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/X5BV7GhQMu = Fable NearPod

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/T34o1YJFNu= Tall Tale NearPod

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/xc7M9qQWMu = Myth NearPod


And Try this NearPod from our Hewitt Anderson Story:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/HQhDDJHDMu = Hewitt Anderson NearPod

Folk Tale Unit

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

Folktale

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

Anansi Pourquoi Stories:
IAnansi Introduction by Storyteller - 4 min.
All Stories Belong to Anansi - 9 min.
Anansi Tries to Steal All Stories - 3 min.
Anansi - Why Anansi Has 8 Legs
Anansi Goes to Lunch
Anansi Tricks Mosquito

Anansi and the Pot of Wisdom

More Pourquoi Tales:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itszep0duwI - Why Koala Has Stumpy Tail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5QbOZzDFM - Why Elephant's Trunk is Long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Hq-5zBHoQ - How the Parrot Got its Colors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcpPvSBNFuc - Why Zebras Have Stripes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCc3-LLdvQ - Why Leopard Has Spots

Tall Tale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev4-8oPEnZY - Johnny Appleseed
Paul Bunyan (22 minutes)

Myths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJCm8W5RZes - A Short Intro to Mythology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGTTAfwHugY - Pandora's Box

Fairy Tale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhq_FEUEc8Y Princess and the Frog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpVBzQVqitc Aladdin (Block 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7rtIXfc1zA Rumpelstiltskin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLtXjBlN28 - Cinderella

Brainstormer Informative Report Links

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/giant-panda/#giant-panda-tree.jpg = Panda Research

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/transportation/history-aircraft/military-aircraft/ = Military Aircrafts

https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Fighter_aircraft = Fighter Aircrafts

https://www.activewild.com/spider-monkey-facts-for-kids/ = Spider Monkey

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/cheetah/#ww-wild-cats-cheetahs.jpg = Cheetahs

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/animals/general-animals/zebra-facts/#!/register = Zebras

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-dolphins/ = Dolphins

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-foxes/ = Foxes

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/koala/#koala-closeup-tree.jpg = Koalas

Origami Steps in a Process

Let's see how well you can follow the steps in a process!

Origami Rabbit

Origami Dog

Origami Dolphin

Origami Turtle

Terra Nova

This week is our Terra Nova testing week.  We will NOT have a spelling test due to the busy morning schedule.  Tests break down like this:

Monday - Cognitive Testing (Sequences, Analogies, Reasoning)
Tuesday - Verbal Reasoning
Wednesday - Reading & Language Arts Testing
Thursday - Math Testing
Friday - Vocabulary, Language, Spelling, & Math Computation Tests

There will be no homework in my Language Arts classes due to testing, but please continue to read at home for fun!

Just Like Me

Our reading story  is Just Like Me.  We read about different artists and how they created self portraits to express themselves.  We will also be creating self portraits and writing autobiographies.  Students should reread this story tonight for homework.  They may bring in any art supplies that they would like to use to create their self portrait this week.

We studied spelling words with er, ar, and or endings.  We completed Unit 17 workbook pages.  

This week we also worked on subject and object pronouns, as well as reflexive pronouns.  Here's a link to explain reflexive pronouns: 

http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/reflexive_pronouns.htm 

Another skill we are learning is Steps in a Process.  Here are some activities you can have your child do at home to practice Steps in a Process:

Steps in a Process Activities

I will begin 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 two probes to me.  Each story "probe" (selection) is a timed one-minute selection.  The goal is to make good progress in fluency (reading rate).

Spelling City Unit 17 Link

Spelling City Unit 17

NearPod Subject/Object Video

NearPod Subject/Object Video

Spelling City Link

Spelling City Unit 16

NearPod Link Robots/Inventors

Robots without Humans:  https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/VFNSTdUcNu

African American Inventors:  https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/Aa8mUA5wNu

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 will take our 16 Spelling Test Friday.

I will begin 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 two probes to me.  Each story "probe" (selection) is a timed one-minute selection.  The goal is to make good progress in fluency (reading rate).

Near Pod Lesson

Martin Luther King

NearPod Lesson - Online Safety

Following Directions

Here's a link to some activities to practice our skill of Following Directions:

At Home Activities to Try with your Child

Fact/Opinion Quiz

Fact/Opinion Quiz

Spelling City Unit 16

Spelling City Unit 16

So You Want to Be an Inventor?

Our story this week is called So You Want to Be an Inventor: eBook.  Students should reread this story Tuesday homework and practice vocabulary words for the story test.  Here's an at home Jeopardy game you can play to practice the story's facts:

So You Want to Be an Inventor Jeopardy

Inventor Games

Videos:

Kid President - Inventor

Inventions Made By Kids

Inventions are based upon steps in a process, such as Henry Ford's Assembly Line.  Here are some activities you can have your child do at home to practice Steps in a Process:

Steps in a Process Activities

We are also focusing on Facts and Opinions.

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

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

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 16 test is Friday.

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