Homework 11-25

Open Area Multiplication Practice Page - Some finished in class.

Character Development- Homework 11-20

In class we are working on developing characters in a realistic fiction story.  Tonight for homework, I've asked kids to start developing their secondary characters....

"We want to know our characters so well, that we know how much change is in their pockets!"

GRIT! It's what's for dinner.....

In class we talked about GRIT!  

Here is Angela Lee Duckworth's TED talk on GRIT

WE rewarded some pretty gritty kids and work with PAWS

http://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_the_key_to_success_grit.html

Some Gritty Mental Math

The Standard Algorithm and Homework 11-19

We've done it!  We are learning the standard algorithm for multiplying in math.  It went pretty well.  There are some practice problems for homework.

Fun Math Games

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/math/transformation.html

Fun Friday

We had a busy week and ended it today with some Fun Friday activities.  We watched an episode of Fetch with Ruff Ruffman and played 7 up!

We also did some research on explorers, and we are working our way towards the algorithm in multiplication!

Verb Tenses and Homework

Today we reviewed verb tenses.  You have homework on verb tenses.  Here is a link to the game we played in class if you want to challenge family members!

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/verb-tenses-interactive-grammar-game-for-esl-jeopardy-quiz-game/

Cece takes over!

Cece teaches our new vocab word of the day.....criticize.

Some Websites for Explorer Research

Samuel de Champlain



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ei6ZcP4WQ8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv3XSSFcD38


John Cabot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOvmicAGjw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whnUlKJiXqc
Jacques Cartier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeEsNH3w604
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0w2NsNcTz0





Christopher Columbus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My8Vd-NZ8Qo

Hernando Cortes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oicgynllrfY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPj4swVZZZM

Henry Hudson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuk21ciiZ6U

11-7. No homework tonight .

Homework 11-6

Writing Bug

11-5 No Homework Assigned Tonight

Homework 11-4

Please read the table on Christopher Columbus' three ships and answer the questions.

Thanks!

1492 The Age of Exploration

We're reading The World Made New by Marc Aronson and John W. Glenn.  We are learning about the importance of the year 1492.  This is the year civilizations on two great continents met.  We are learning the reasons for European Exploration.

Religion
Knowledge
Glory
Wealth and...
Competition

Silent Reading

Kids are hunkered down with some good literature the day after Halloween!