Wednesday July 27th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. fingers
2. except
3. ecosystem
4. community
5. fountain
6. however
7. usually
8. character
9. friends
10. catch

Spelling Challenge 

"Colorful Definitions"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Breakfast Adventures"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Main Ideas"

Homework

• "Movie Review" Worksheet

Wednesday July 20th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. unique
2. specialize
3. triple 
4. design
5. continent
6. excitable
7. breakable
8. horrible
9. invisible
10. climbed

Spelling Challenge 

"Mix and rhyme"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Character Grid"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "The Cave"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Main Ideas"

Homework

• "Creative Writing Prompts" Worksheet

Wednesday July 13th, 2016

Vocabulary

1. galaxy
2. gravity 
3. process
4. coward
5. drawing
6. activate
7. further
8. electricity
9. greatest
10. station

Spelling Challenge 

"Comic Words"

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Sentence Starters"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Minotaur"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Organize Your Opinion"

Homework

• "Creative Writing Prompts" Worksheet

June 15th, 2016 - Summer Session Begins

Vocabulary

1. 
   

Reading

Class Reading

In our first day of class, students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Students selected "Sideways Stories from Wayside School", and we read chapters 1 and 2. 

Worksheet

• "Reading Prompts"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Tell This Story"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• "Event Description"

Homework

• "Creative Writing Prompts" Worksheet

Last Day of Spring Semester!

This is the last day of the spring semester! I have enjoyed working with each student, and am extremely grateful for all of the time spent, lessons learned, and opportunities to grow with the students. We still have a summer Reading and Writing class going on during the months of June and July, so be sure your students are signed up before fall semester begins in August!

Vocabulary

1. sarcastically
2. technically
3. definitely
4. expecting
5. laughing
6. truthful
7. awkward
8. memorized
9. craziness
10. surprised

Spelling Challenge

"My Spring Semester in Reading and Writing Class"
Students wrote a short story using our daily vocabulary words to describe the highlights and low points of the class this semester, as well as what they are looking forward to for the summer! 

Reading

Class Reading

• Continued reading "Wonder - Part 4: Jack Will", Chapters "In Science", "Partners", and "Detention". 

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Last Day of Class Writing"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Activities

Book squares and Book marks! 

Thursday May 19th, 2016

  

Vocabulary

1. confrontation
2. justifies
3. unexpectedly 
4. befriend
5. retrospect
6. stringent 
7. impressionable
8. developmentally
9. resolute
10. abundance

Spelling Challenge

"Tell This Story..."

Reading

Class Reading

• Continued reading "Wonder - Part 4: Jack Will", Chapters "In Science", "Partners", and "Detention". 

Worksheets

• "Character Changes"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge  "Tell This Story"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "BME Organizer"

Homework

Any unfinished class work

Thursday May 12th, 2016

  

Vocabulary

1. kinetic
2. potential
3. squirting
4. smirking
5. badmouthed
6. expulsion
7. suspended
8. permanent
9. Photoshopped
10. ghoul

Spelling Challenge

"Word Search"

Reading

Class Reading

• Continued reading "Wonder - Part 4: Jack Will", Chapters "In Science", "Partners", and "Detention". 

Worksheets

• "Elements of a Story"

Writing

Five Minute Writing Challenge  "Tell This Story"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Article Outline"

Homework

Any unfinished class work