Our short week full of learning

We had one less day this week but that didn't stop our learning! This week we worked on grammar in Language Arts. We learned about verbs and nouns! We watched Schoolhouse Rock to help introduce us to the topic! I told the kiddos that Schoolhouse Rock was something I watched in school at their age too! They got a kick out of that. 

The kids worked on comic strips using at least 10 verbs! Here are some of the results! 

In history we began working on our European Explorer book covers. The students have been tasked with taking on the role of graphic designer for a book cover of a biography on a European Explorer. This project requires research (using our Chromebooks!) and creativity! I am looking forward to seeing the results! I did not get a chance to get any pictures of the researchers in action though, but maybe that means we were just so involved in the project :) 


Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather! Go Hokies! 

Our week of Exploration!

This week in Reading we worked on identifying the plot elements in fiction. We worked on this skill by watching a few Pixar shorts and adding their plot elements to a plot graph. 

In History this week we began talking about European exploration of the Americas and West Africa. We talked about the discoveries, struggles, and accomplishments of Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Francisco Coronado, Samuel de Champlain, John Cabot, and Robert Sieur de la Salle. 

Each kiddo created an Explorer "trading card" for an explorer of his or her choice. They had a lot of fun with these! It was also our first adventure using our new Chromebooks for research! 

We ended our week with a few laughs! On Friday, students got to tell one of their favorite jokes :) 

Enjoy your weekend and stay dry!! Go HOKIES! 

A peek at our week!

This week Language Arts was all about WORDS! We worked on synonyms, antonyms, homophones and Greek/Latin Root words.

All week students worked on creating books explaining and giving examples of those word types.

We had more authors share during Free-Write Friday this week too!

Some Pictures from i-Ready Thursday: 

The kids love being able to sit wherever they want on i-Ready days! They are all about comfort :) 

For the past two weeks we have been studying the Native American groups of North America in History class. This week, students each got to choose one of the 5 groups on which to make an informational brochure. They enjoyed getting to be creative this week. 

Here are a few more pictures from the week: 

I love seeing students excited about a new book for reading group! 

Happy readers! 

We finished up the week like we always do, with a Friday whiteboard activity:

Have a great weekend!