Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Advent Poems & Verbs Tenses

Before we get started today, click on this link: http://b.socrative.com/login/student/ to vote for your favorite Christmas song.  The classroom number is:  aaaaaa


Everyone will create an acrostic poem in PowerPoint using the word ADVENT


When you have finished your acrostic poem, practice verb tenses by playing these games:







Destination Impossible - Instructions Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/games





Model Drawing of Addition - Screencast

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Helping Verbs & Summarizing

A helping verb always stands in front of a main verb.
Shyla can ride her sister's bicycle.  The helping verb is can and the main verb is ride.

More than one helping verb can be used in a sentence.
Shyla has been walking to school.  The helping verbs are has and been.

Sometimes a word (such as not) separates the helping verb from the main verb.
Shyla does not want a new bicycle.  The helping verb is does and the main verb is want.

Identify the Main Verb and the Helping Verb


Contraction? Main Verb? Helping Verb?


Helping Verbs


What is the summary of the passage?


Summarize a list


What can you INFER from reading the passage?


What can you PREDICT from reading the passage?


Monday, December 1, 2014

Finish Animal Trading Cards

Everyone will finish their Animal Trading cards today.  You must follow these directions in order to open your document:

  1. Click on the Start button
  2. Click on Computer (in the right side column)
  3. Double click on your personal drive (example: jestm, winsorj, etc.)
  4. You will see your Animal Trading card document - DOUBLE CLICK ON IT TO OPEN
If you have finished, you will work on Greg Tang's Thanksgiving Math Challenge.  Click on the link below to start playing the games.