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WEEK 1

MONDAY

Each day this week, visit this website:

 

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/

 

Find the month that we are in and click on the month’s name.

Find today’s date.

Read the writing prompt assigned.  Click on the PDF file to see any pictures or added material.

 

Please complete the prompt given for that day and email your writing to your teacher.

 

Remember to:

Use interesting words, bright  beginnings, good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  Use this website to help you remember what you need to do:

 

http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/curriculum/editchklst.pdf 

 

TUESDAY

Each day this week, visit this website:

 

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/

 

Find the month that we are in and click on the month’s name.

Find today’s date.

Read the writing prompt assigned.  Click on the PDF file to see any pictures or added material.

 

Please complete the prompt given for that day and email your writing to your teacher.

 

Remember to:

Use interesting words, bright  beginnings, good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  Use this website to help you remember what you need to do:


http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/curriculum/editchklst.pdf 

 

WEDNESDAY

Each day this week, visit this website:


http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/


Find the month that we are in and click on the month’s name.

Find today’s date.

Read the writing prompt assigned.  Click on the PDF file to see any pictures or added material.


Please complete the prompt given for that day and email your writing to your teacher.


Remember to:

Use interesting words, bright  beginnings, good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  Use this website to help you remember what you need to do:


http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/curriculum/editchklst.pdf 


THURSDAY

Each day this week, visit this website:


http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/


Find the month that we are in and click on the month’s name.

Find today’s date.

Read the writing prompt assigned.  Click on the PDF file to see any pictures or added material.


Please complete the prompt given for that day and email your writing to your teacher.


Remember to:

Use interesting words, bright  beginnings, good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  Use this website to help you remember what you need to do:


http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/curriculum/editchklst.pdf 


FRIDAY

Each day this week, visit this website:


http://www.theteacherscorner.net/daily-writing-prompts/


Find the month that we are in and click on the month’s name.

Find today’s date.

Read the writing prompt assigned.  Click on the PDF file to see any pictures or added material.


Please complete the prompt given for that day and email your writing to your teacher.


Remember to:

Use interesting words, bright  beginnings, good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  Use this website to help you remember what you need to do:


http://www.reading.k12.ma.us/curriculum/editchklst.pdf 

 



WEEK 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Visit the following website to learn about the story elements of a fairy tale.  Take the quiz after you explore this page.

 

Copy down the questions and answers to email to your teacher.

 

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/samoset/gr2ftelements.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the next three days, you will be visiting these websites  to read different fairy tales.  You will be choosing two of your favorite ones to write story elements.  Read carefully and take story element notes as you read.

 

http://www.familymanagement.com/literacy/grimms/grimms-toc.html

 

http://andersenfairytales.com/en/stories

 

http://classicfairytales.com/en/main

 

http://www.rickwalton.com/folktale/folktale.htm

 

Email your teacher a list of titles that you are reading.

 

 

 

 

For the next three days,you should be reading as many fairy tales as you can!

 

Continue to read and explore the different fairy tales.  Choose two that you enjoyed the most.

 

Write down the title of two fairy tales.  For each one, write down the story elements you found adding details this time.

Be sure that you include:

*Characters with description

*Setting with description

*Problem/Solution

*Royalty?  Magic?  Special Words?

 

Email your teacher a list of titles that you are reading.

 

 

 

 

 

Continue to work on reading fairy tales and writing story elements for two of them.

 

Email your teacher the work you have done for the two fairy tales.

 

Also email your teacher a list of titles that you are reading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose any two fairy tales and complete a VENN diagram to compare and contrast the two stories.

 

http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/l/lessonplans_graphicorg_pdfs_venndiagram.pdf

 

Email the Venn diagram to your teacher.

 

***For the daring….

Try this Fairy Tale Web Quest

 

http://www-ma.beth.k12.pa.us/jhoke/jhwebquest/jhwebquest.htm

 

 




WEEK 3

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

Today you will be learning about Main Idea and Details in non-fiction reading.  Visit the following websites and learn all you can about it.

 

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/coleytech/dynamic_curriculum/Language/Mainidea%20.ppt

 

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/weblessons/gettheidea/default.htm#page6

 

After learning about Main Idea and Details, create a paragraph of your own.  Write a Main Idea sentence and include at least 4 detail sentences that go with your topic sentence.  Your paragraph can be about any topic.  Email this to your teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explore the following websites and learn about Coral Reefs.  You will want to take notes as you read.

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112361/

 

http://library.thinkquest.org/6249/

 

http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/coral/indexfr.htm

 

http://www.reefball.org/kids/index.html

 

 

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/609/deploy/interface.html

 

 

Make a list of 10 or more important things you learned about Coral Reefs.  Email this to your teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explore yesterday’s sites some more to find important information about Coral Reefs.  You will be writing a short report about them. 

 

Use the following two sites to help you plan a report about Coral Reefs.

This page will show you what an outline looks like.  You will be using this to make your own outline about Coral Reefs.

http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/u/unit_exposwriting_expository_sample.pdf

Use this page to actually create your own outline using the information you’ve learned about Coral Reefs.

http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/u/unit_exposwriting_expository_outline.pdf

 

Continue to research and create your outline of information about Coral Reefs. 

Email the outline to your teacher.

 

Once you receive your outline back from your teacher, you are ready to write your short report.  Use the outline and other information to create a report about Coral Reefs.  You may include pictures in your report.  Email this to your teacher.

 

 

***Now try this….Create A 'Save the Coral Reefs' Poster.Help educate and influence others to take part in saving our planet's coral reefs. Display your completed poster.