Mrs. Danforth's Language Arts: 2020

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Monday, March 23, 2020

Typing Practice

This is a great time to practice some FREE at-home keyboarding skills:

https://www.kidztype.com/typing-web/browse-typing-practice.html OR

https://www.kidztype.com

Epic - Free! Code: xlg2086

Remember, Epic is FREE now for home. Class code is: xlg2086
Your parents were sent an email telling them how to sign up, but I'm happy to send it again if they need it!

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Digital Escape Rooms! (Hogwarts/Dog Man)

Here's a Digital Escape Room that you can try to play with your family.

It's challenging, and you may need help! Hogwarts Digital Escape Room

And here is one for Dog Man! Dog Man Escape Room

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Mad Libs - So Funny!

Write your own Mad Libs story here: On Line Mad Libs!

Friday, March 20, 2020

Here's a fun NearPod about living in different kinds of homes. Would you like to live in one of these?

https://share.nearpod.com/VAH9OCqR04

If you would like to do more NearPod activities at home, let me know, and I will post some!

Lunch Money Read Aloud on YouTube

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Hi There!

I miss all of you! Be sure to sign up for Epic at home for free...talk to your parents and have them email me if they did not receive a link. Your parents can also send me photos of your e-learning at home. With their permission, I will send them to our Superintendent and we will put them on the school Facebook page.

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

EPIC - FREE!

Dear Students...
Have your parent send me an email and I can get you EPIC at home for FREE! I know how much you love this site!
sdan4th@nlsd122.org

Puzzle/Critical Thinking Games

Online Animal Jigsaw Puzzles

Games for the Brain

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

E-Learning Link and Letter to Parents/Students

Dear Parents and Students,

This link
http://www2.nlsd122.org/files/district/parentsandstudents/elearning/122_e_learning_lessons.pdf
should be able to help you directly connect to the e-learning requirements, or go to www.nlsd122.org.

I am here and available to help you if anything is needed. You can email me at sdanforth@nlsd122.org. I will check communications often.

I would LOVE to see any projects or creations that students made when they are off school. You can even email me a photo.

This is SO cool! Watch and hear an astronaut read from space:
Storytime from Space (Rosie Revere)
Storytime from Space (Max Goes to Space)

Virtual Field Trips to Zoos, Aquariums, Art Museums: Virtual Field Trips for Parents and Kids to Take

Here are some more "JUST FOR FUN" ideas to get you started:
100 Cheap, Fun Activities to do at Home

Make some thank you cards for your family. Tell them what you love about them. Here's an origami one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1JW2KjynAc	View some BrainPop videos and make a fact card about the topics that you researched. BrainPop. Research an animal and make a quick report: https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videosVirtual Trip San Diego Zoo	Write a poem. It doesn’t even have to rhyme! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YcB0bauwC8 Make a pretend restaurant menu of your favorite foods.
Write a mini-book report. Draw a picture that you imagined on the front of the card, and write what you liked about the story inside. www.storylineonline.net	Use a blank book to create a diary, write a story, or keep a sketch pad. Bring it to school to show me. I’d love to see it!!	Learn about one of the 50 States and make a fact card about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2CNZIlVIg
Write and mail a note to a family member. Be sure to address the envelope correctly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYS-JhbFmx8	Design an advertisement for your favorite sports team. Make it bright and colorful.	Listen to your favorite song. While you are listening to it, draw a picture of how it makes you feel.

Monday, March 16, 2020

Hour of Code Activity COOL & FUN!

This is a GREAT coding site to try at home. Start with "Dance Party" to learn how to code!

https://hourofcode.com/us/learn

Leprechaun/St. Pat's Activities

Where is Ireland? Read about it here:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/ireland/#ireland-dublin.jpg

Take the "Quiz Whiz" on Ireland:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/quizzes/quiz-whiz-st-patricks-day

Are leprechauns real? Check out this Wonderopolis:

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/are-leprechauns-real

Watch this quick video about St. Pat's Day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ckRcNbYQD9k

Watch this Brain Pop about St. Pat's Day:

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/stpatricksday/

Draw a leprechaun with this Art Hub:

how to draw leprechaun

Read this leprechaun story on NearPod:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/jSAEdYDpMu

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Spelling City Unit 23

Find your pretest and practice games here:

Spelling City Unit 23

Friday, March 13, 2020

Tomie dePaola Legends & Native Stories

Legend of Indian paintbrush

Legend of Bluebonnet

Legend of the Pointsettia

Legend of the Rough Faced Girl

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

More Pourquoi Tales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLLV53SoQgY = Why Lizards Change Color
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQODHGg4ev0 = How the Snake Lost His Legs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d_wgWZ94Ws = How Kangaroo Got Pouch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXOx3nEmL58 = Why Porcupine Has Quills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5QbOZzDFM = Why Elephant Has Long Trunk

IAR Practice Test

https://il.mypearsonsupport.com/practice-tests/

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Quilt Longest Night

Quizlet for "Longest Night": Quizlet

Dialogue/Quotation Mark Songs

Learning Video:

Dialogue Review Video (4 min.)

Electric Company Learning Video

Songs:

"Quote Me!" Song

"May I Quote You on That?" Song

One More Song!

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Adjectives (er/est)

We are learning about adjectives. Watch this video to learn about comparative and superlative adjectives:

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Complete this NearPod:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/vLRzlxyNLu

Complete IXL OO 10
IXL OO 11

Comparative/Superlative Review Video

Friday, March 6, 2020

Spelling City Unit 22

Take your pretest and then play your games:

Spelling City Unit 22

Pourquoi Tales

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

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

Native American Pourquoi Tales:

Iroquois Creation Story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aXWpMa_mXs

Pueblo Tribe video (Desert) - 3 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7IOowc544U

Tale of the Indian paintbrush (Pueblo Desert Story):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyaifWkUWr0

Native American Stories:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlHtzU133NI

Native American "The Invisible Warrior" Bedtime Story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHJySa7jkJA

Cherokee Indian Tales:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlHtzU133NI

The Story of Fire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD_f23pbZDc

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Totem Animals

1. Take this quiz to find your Spirit Animal:

https://www.kidzworld.com/quiz/what-animal-personality-are-you

2. Make your own totem pole with your Spirit Animal:

https://mrnussbaum.com/totem-pole-maker-online

3. Read and answer these questions:

https://mrnussbaum.com/chinook-nation-interactive-scavenger-hunt

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Native American History

Read this article and complete the questions on your paper: Native American History Article.

You can then use what you have learned to complete the interactive word search or crossword puzzle on the website.

What is a Vision Quest?

This quick video can help you understand a Vision Quest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FySH1pFlUs

Here is one tribe member's explanation of a Vision Quest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXCdcfxi9vQ

Friday, February 28, 2020

Spelling Unit 21

Take your pretest and then do some practice games:

Spelling City Unit 21

Native American Links

Spelling City Unit 21

Take your pretest and then do some practice games:

Spelling City Unit 21

Common/Proper Noun Review

Watch these short videos:

proper noun video powtoon

Capitalize Proper Noun Video

Common/Proper Noun Song

Proper Noun Song

Practice at IXL II 4

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Latin & Greek Word Parts

Watch this video:

Latin & Greek Word Part Video (5 min.)

Log on to IXL to complete these practice activities:

X.Greek and Latin roots

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Learning a New Language

Read Sleuth pages 22-23 called Learning a New Language.

Then, watch this video of the top 25 Spanish words to learn:

Top 25 Spanish Words to Learn

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Longest Night Vocabulary Practice

Quizlet for "Longest Night": Quizlet

Monday, February 24, 2020

Dictionary Skills

Click here for word of the day and to use a dictionary:

Dictionary Practice

Challenge your vocabulary here:

https://freerice.com

Practice at IXL GG6, GG7, GG8

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Grammar Review (Dialogue) and Capitalizing Titles

Watch this great 4 minute video to review how to use quotation marks in dialogue:

how to use quotation marks in dialogue video for kids

Watch this 4 minute video to review how to capitalize book titles:

How to Capitalize Book Titles

Friday, February 21, 2020

Spelling City Unit 20

Take your pretest and play some games:

Spelling City Unit 20

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Homophones

Homophone Video (2 min.)

Their, There, They're Song

Homophone Video #2

HomeSchool Pop Video - 8 min.

Practice Your HOMOPHONE skills at IXL !

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Storyteller Joe Hayes Stories

Split Dog Story

The Day is Snowed Tortillas

The Gum Chewing Rattlesnake

Coyote Under the Table Story

Rain Story

Checker Playing Hound Dog

My Pet Rattlesnake

The Love Sick Skunk

Did you like these stories? Ask Mrs. Danforth to help you find more of Joe Hayes' Stories!

John Henry

John Henry Quizlet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF-3t8Id6mA - Ballad of John Henry (Song)

Stanley Brothers John Henry Song

Friday, February 7, 2020

Spelling City Unit 19

Take your pretest and play your games:

Spelling City Unit 19

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Tall Tales

Other Tall Tales to watch and read:

Paul Bunyan Story

Pecos Bill Story

Casey Jones Story

More Paul Bunyan Stories

Johnny Appleseed Video

Figurative Language

1. Simile and Metaphor Song

and lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROmKMtLWY14 (Simile)

and lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNal4_izVU (Metaphore)

2. Idiom Song

and lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUT_WSavAC8

3. Personification Song

and music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwa3QpHGFEw

4. Onomanopia Video

5. Alliteration Song

and rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkyIiSN8eKg

6. Hyperbole Video

Hyperbole Video

Hyperbole in Disney

Hyperbole

Figurative Language - definitions and examples

Idioms for Kids - definitions and examples

Games and Examples:

Figurative Language Baseball

Figurative Language in Videos

Figurative Language in Movies and Videos

Figurative Language in Movies

Figurative Language in Videos and Commercials

Disney Figurative Language Song

Figurative Language Games

Friday, January 31, 2020

Pecos Bill Links

Vocabulary Quizlet:

Pecos Bill Quizlet

The story of Pecos Bill's life:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-izs5Wi4TUQ (10 min.)

Pecos Bill Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHC8o9GNI8k (4 min.)

Spelling City Unit 18

Take your Pretest and then play your games:

Spelling City Unit 18

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Super Bowl Fun!

READ on Epic! about your favorite football team!

Super Bowl History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8CTrYr_8dg

Football BrainPop: https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/football/

Basic Football Rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6hM5tRlfA

And Just for Fun...the top "Tricky" Plays of 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YNLLDuE1UU

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

How the Stars Fell Quizlet/Vocabulary

Practice your vocabulary here:

How the Stars Fell Quizlet/Vocabulary

Fables

Watch and think bout these fables:

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

Tortoise and the Hare - Moral/Theme

Tortoise and the Hare Video (8 min.)

Watch to identify the theme and compare the characters:

Disney 1934 Tortoise and Hare

Watch these also:

Lion and Mouse Video

Ants and Grasshopper Video

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Spelling City Unit 17

Take your pretest and play your practice games here:

Spelling City Unit 17

Friday, January 17, 2020

DRC Test Link for Practice

1. https://wbte.drcedirect.com/TR/portals/tr/ott1?index=1&adminId=593318

2. https://tr.drcedirect.com/default.aspx?leapp=General+Information

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Theme

Here's the THEME Brain Pop to watch :

https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/theme/

Can you guess the theme in these songs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3PJkPsW8_M

Monday, January 13, 2020

Point of View

Point of View:

Point of View Song

Point of View Explaination:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaIW7wOLRec

Setting Video

What is the setting in a story?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BVOIyUnk6s

Try this NearPod on Setting:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/W1Yn3pFvMu

Flowcabulary Setting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30CPmgVQNks

Friday, January 10, 2020

Spelling City Unit 16 (Contractions)

Practice your words:

Spelling City Unit 16

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Adjectives

1. Adjective BrainPop:

https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/adjectives/

2. Schoolhouse Rock Adjective Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuZEey_bs

3. Silly Adjective Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxoDGlPUmyU

4. Complete this Piper the Bird Adjective Activity:

https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5e13912a5726e

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Pourquoi Tales

Pourquoi Tales:

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

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Singular and Plural Possessive Videos

Watch these videos to help you with Spelling Unit 15:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFPnVz7JB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXJLYYameBY

You can also do IXL II 11, 12, 13 to help you practice possessive nouns.

Complete this NearPod to learn more:

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/mJC2xuUBNu