Math
Today, we worked on finding common denominators. If the problem is 2/3+5/9, you can make the denominators the same by multiplying 3x3 and 2x3 to get 4/9. Then do 4/9 to get 9/9 or 1 whole. We used our whiteboards and markers to practice these types of problems as well. We worked on a couple pages of this lesson in our math journal and it was pretty challenging. Sometimes, I got stuck but sometimes, I blazed right through the problem. After working on those 2 or so pages, we received our Unit 6 quiz. The teacher said some of the class didn't do too well and some did great. When the teacher said some didn't do too well, I was terrified. I was begging to get a good score. I got every question right. 100% baby! I was really glad to be on the good side.
Language Arts
Today, we worked on part 2 of the section 2 centers. We worked on characterization skills first. We rolled a die, got the corresponding activity, read its story, and answered questions. It was E-A-S-Y easy. The poem we read about an alligator was really weird. One line said, “Yo, I'm out of the escalator!” My whole group laughed like crazy. It was really weird. The other story we read was The Open Window. After that center, we went to the center where we worked on the character journal. I decided to write as Jamie to a Journal. I wrote about how annoying Claudia can get. She always wants to go to stores and shop but Jamie is being smart and ignoring her. I like the way he preserves his money.
Social Studies
Today, we worked on our Explorer poster. My explorer is John Cabot. So far, we finished the center box where you put his name and a picture of the explorer. We also started labeling each square. The next time we do it, we just need to finish labeling and writing down the info. We have our entire project planned out. We hope to get it done tomorrow or we have homework on the weekend. We'll try as hard as we can not to rush but at the same time, pick up the pace a bit and finish the poster.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Tuesday, 01/27/09
Math
Today, we used a math tool we like to call the “Slide Rule.” There is a holder where on one side is for fractions and the other side is for something we have not used yet. The other part is the slider. Like the holder, one side is for fractions and one side is for something we have not used. You place the slider in the holder and adjust the slider to match the numbers. If the 2 on the slider is right on top of the 2 on the holder, you are set. What we did with this tool is we added and subtracted fractions. If it was ¼+¾, you would move the zero to the ¼ of an inch mark. Then slide it over ¾ more. The zero would end up at the 1 whole mark. There's your answer. We also took a quiz. There were problems on converting fractions to decimals, fractions to percents, decimals to percents, and many more. I finished it then worked on some pages in my math journal.
Language Arts
Today, we worked on our first half of centers for section 2 of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Our group's first center was Antonyms Out. There was a sentence and then a part where you choose the antonym of the right word. If the sentence was, “Another word for girl is (woman, female, man). The word you'll circle is man because it doesn't belong. It's an antonym of girl. Easy, huh? The next center we did was the literature game. The way you play is you get seven red cards. Those are literary technique (L.T.) cards. Characterization, setting, you name it. Then there are green cards called action cards. You roll two dice. You pick which ever amount you want. If one lands on 2 and the other lands on 5, you may choose either 2 or 5. That's the amount of points you get. Fail to complete the challenge and you subtract that from your original score. Get it right though and you add it to your total. After you roll the dice and choose, you pick up an action card and flip over one of your L.T. cards. Read them both and do as follows. There's the game!
Social Studies
Today, we continued working on the Explorer project. My explorer John Cabot is the explorer who likes to search for new land. He worked for the great King Henry VII. He got paid £20 which I think was good back then. The research outline was finished and now, my partner and I started our poster. With my art skills and his planning skills, we made a great poster so far. Right now, the only things left are gluing the picture down and writing down the facts in the 4 squares. We have this all in the bag.
Today, we used a math tool we like to call the “Slide Rule.” There is a holder where on one side is for fractions and the other side is for something we have not used yet. The other part is the slider. Like the holder, one side is for fractions and one side is for something we have not used. You place the slider in the holder and adjust the slider to match the numbers. If the 2 on the slider is right on top of the 2 on the holder, you are set. What we did with this tool is we added and subtracted fractions. If it was ¼+¾, you would move the zero to the ¼ of an inch mark. Then slide it over ¾ more. The zero would end up at the 1 whole mark. There's your answer. We also took a quiz. There were problems on converting fractions to decimals, fractions to percents, decimals to percents, and many more. I finished it then worked on some pages in my math journal.
Language Arts
Today, we worked on our first half of centers for section 2 of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Our group's first center was Antonyms Out. There was a sentence and then a part where you choose the antonym of the right word. If the sentence was, “Another word for girl is (woman, female, man). The word you'll circle is man because it doesn't belong. It's an antonym of girl. Easy, huh? The next center we did was the literature game. The way you play is you get seven red cards. Those are literary technique (L.T.) cards. Characterization, setting, you name it. Then there are green cards called action cards. You roll two dice. You pick which ever amount you want. If one lands on 2 and the other lands on 5, you may choose either 2 or 5. That's the amount of points you get. Fail to complete the challenge and you subtract that from your original score. Get it right though and you add it to your total. After you roll the dice and choose, you pick up an action card and flip over one of your L.T. cards. Read them both and do as follows. There's the game!
Social Studies
Today, we continued working on the Explorer project. My explorer John Cabot is the explorer who likes to search for new land. He worked for the great King Henry VII. He got paid £20 which I think was good back then. The research outline was finished and now, my partner and I started our poster. With my art skills and his planning skills, we made a great poster so far. Right now, the only things left are gluing the picture down and writing down the facts in the 4 squares. We have this all in the bag.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Friday, 01/23/2009
Math
Today, we worked on taking data, and making it into a graph or a chart. We took an empty chart and data from the question, “Which two are your favorite sports?” The sports were written down and we filled out the chart. We tallied them, then wrote down the number/amount of each, then the fraction, then the percentage. We did the same for the next chart but this time it was with the question, “What is your favorite type of entertainment. On the next page, we made a bar graph with the entertainment data. It was interesting to see how much TV beat Reading by. Then, we made a pie chart with the sports data. We divided the pie using the percentage of each. Bike riding was the largest portion of the pie. Next, we made a stem and leaf plot using data about the duration of your shower or bath. This was weird. Some person goes in for only 3 minutes while some other person goes for 40 minutes! I'm glad it's not true. If it was, that would be just plain wacky.
Language Arts
Today,we read chapter 4 of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia and Jamie get in line to see the Angel Statue made of marble who people think Michelangelo made. Claudia is just amazed by it. She just has to get more. The next day, they try to get a magazine with an important story about the Angel statue in it. Jamie doesn't want to buy a copy of the magazine she wants so they make things easy and steal a magazine from a man when he wasn't looking and read about it. They're criminals. Hahaha. We couldn't finish the entire chapter and the disk was being funky and kept stopping in places so we read the rest of the chapter at homeroom.
Social Studies
Today, we worked on the Explorer project. The first page asks about his birth, his family info, his life before exploring, and other questions. On the second page were questions on some of his journeys and a couple questions about his death like how, when, and where he died. The back page is about his acomplishments, and the pages in between are asking for us to pick out some of his journeys and talk about them. We only got the first page, the second page, and a portion of Journey #1 done. It was a lot though. We have plenty of time left.
Today, we worked on taking data, and making it into a graph or a chart. We took an empty chart and data from the question, “Which two are your favorite sports?” The sports were written down and we filled out the chart. We tallied them, then wrote down the number/amount of each, then the fraction, then the percentage. We did the same for the next chart but this time it was with the question, “What is your favorite type of entertainment. On the next page, we made a bar graph with the entertainment data. It was interesting to see how much TV beat Reading by. Then, we made a pie chart with the sports data. We divided the pie using the percentage of each. Bike riding was the largest portion of the pie. Next, we made a stem and leaf plot using data about the duration of your shower or bath. This was weird. Some person goes in for only 3 minutes while some other person goes for 40 minutes! I'm glad it's not true. If it was, that would be just plain wacky.
Language Arts
Today,we read chapter 4 of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia and Jamie get in line to see the Angel Statue made of marble who people think Michelangelo made. Claudia is just amazed by it. She just has to get more. The next day, they try to get a magazine with an important story about the Angel statue in it. Jamie doesn't want to buy a copy of the magazine she wants so they make things easy and steal a magazine from a man when he wasn't looking and read about it. They're criminals. Hahaha. We couldn't finish the entire chapter and the disk was being funky and kept stopping in places so we read the rest of the chapter at homeroom.
Social Studies
Today, we worked on the Explorer project. The first page asks about his birth, his family info, his life before exploring, and other questions. On the second page were questions on some of his journeys and a couple questions about his death like how, when, and where he died. The back page is about his acomplishments, and the pages in between are asking for us to pick out some of his journeys and talk about them. We only got the first page, the second page, and a portion of Journey #1 done. It was a lot though. We have plenty of time left.
Thursday, 01/22/2009
Math
Today, we worked on samples. When you go to any restaurant in the world, do you see a person handing out small portions of food? That's a sample of their food. Today,we had a bucket of “quiet counters” and each table took ten counters from the bucket. That was our sample. We categorized the counters by color, then made a chart. We listed the tallies, the number of each color, the fraction of each color, and the percentage of each color. Afterwards, we combined each groups sample to make a large sample. The large sample is more accurate and trustworthy than the smaller samples because it gives you a better idea of what amount each color is in the bucket. It's fun, it's easy, and you can try at home.
Language Arts
Today, we read chapter 3 of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia and Jamie continue traveling to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way, they eat lunch at a deli. Jamie gets a little upset when $1.50 gets taken off of their starting amount of cash. Through the whole way, Claudia gets exhausted and complains about not taking the bus or a taxi. Jamie is wise and says no to preserve the money. If they buy a ticket for the bus or a taxi, their money will decrease yet again. I agree with Jamie. He's making the right choice and saving money while avoiding Claudia's whining and bickering.
Social Studies
Today, we discussed our Explorer project. We partnered up with someone and then randomly chose an explorer. Our explorer is John Cabot. He explored for new lands and got paid £20 which seemed like a lot back then. We had to make a poster answering questions for the project. We're trying to split the work as equal as possible. I'm looking forward to making the poster. It'll be exciting! My super art skills will be summoned again! Mwahahahaha!
Today, we worked on samples. When you go to any restaurant in the world, do you see a person handing out small portions of food? That's a sample of their food. Today,we had a bucket of “quiet counters” and each table took ten counters from the bucket. That was our sample. We categorized the counters by color, then made a chart. We listed the tallies, the number of each color, the fraction of each color, and the percentage of each color. Afterwards, we combined each groups sample to make a large sample. The large sample is more accurate and trustworthy than the smaller samples because it gives you a better idea of what amount each color is in the bucket. It's fun, it's easy, and you can try at home.
Language Arts
Today, we read chapter 3 of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Claudia and Jamie continue traveling to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way, they eat lunch at a deli. Jamie gets a little upset when $1.50 gets taken off of their starting amount of cash. Through the whole way, Claudia gets exhausted and complains about not taking the bus or a taxi. Jamie is wise and says no to preserve the money. If they buy a ticket for the bus or a taxi, their money will decrease yet again. I agree with Jamie. He's making the right choice and saving money while avoiding Claudia's whining and bickering.
Social Studies
Today, we discussed our Explorer project. We partnered up with someone and then randomly chose an explorer. Our explorer is John Cabot. He explored for new lands and got paid £20 which seemed like a lot back then. We had to make a poster answering questions for the project. We're trying to split the work as equal as possible. I'm looking forward to making the poster. It'll be exciting! My super art skills will be summoned again! Mwahahahaha!
Wednesday, 01/21/2009
Math
Today, we used our whiteboards and markers. We worked on different things like writing down numbers in standard notation. For example, if Ms. Cohen said, “Forty-seven and thirty-two thousandths.” we would write
47.032
Easy, huh? We also worked on some fractions. For example, “If 15 counters are one whole, how many is ⅔ of the set?” That's obviously 10 counters. We also worked on problems spotlighting exponents and order of operation. Here's an example.
64x32 +(5x5)-(8x8)+19=?
If you do the problems in parenthesis first, then the rest, you'll end up with the answer. Go ahead and try it!
L.A.
Today, we practiced writing an ingenious introduction. Basically, an intro that's eye catching and attention grabbing. The topic we had was pizza. The sub topics were convenience, nutrition facts, and ingredients. When we finished writing our very own intro, Mrs. Fitzgerald collected ours and handed us someone else's. We read it and graded it. The maximum score was 35 points. 7 subjects—each worth 5 points max. I gave my person's introduction a perfect 35/35. It seemed right on the money. I'm eager to find out who got mine and how they scored me.
Science
Today, we talked about the opportunity to enter the brain busting science fair. We discussed safety reasons, like not being able to do certain things to a fellow human so both you and your friend are both safe. We also suffered major bummers from experiments we were banned from performing. Like the rat maze where you put a rat at the start and a chunk of cheese at the finish. I also wanted to make a volcano or at least diet coke and mentos. But the only way to test those is to say it worked or to say it failed and that's not very good for an experiment. Sadly, it's true. I don't think I'll do it. At least for this year. Solo seems a bit scary but a partner is fine. There was a huge list of requirements and it seemed like a lot to cover. I won't do it—even for extra credit.
Today, we used our whiteboards and markers. We worked on different things like writing down numbers in standard notation. For example, if Ms. Cohen said, “Forty-seven and thirty-two thousandths.” we would write
47.032
Easy, huh? We also worked on some fractions. For example, “If 15 counters are one whole, how many is ⅔ of the set?” That's obviously 10 counters. We also worked on problems spotlighting exponents and order of operation. Here's an example.
64x32 +(5x5)-(8x8)+19=?
If you do the problems in parenthesis first, then the rest, you'll end up with the answer. Go ahead and try it!
L.A.
Today, we practiced writing an ingenious introduction. Basically, an intro that's eye catching and attention grabbing. The topic we had was pizza. The sub topics were convenience, nutrition facts, and ingredients. When we finished writing our very own intro, Mrs. Fitzgerald collected ours and handed us someone else's. We read it and graded it. The maximum score was 35 points. 7 subjects—each worth 5 points max. I gave my person's introduction a perfect 35/35. It seemed right on the money. I'm eager to find out who got mine and how they scored me.
Science
Today, we talked about the opportunity to enter the brain busting science fair. We discussed safety reasons, like not being able to do certain things to a fellow human so both you and your friend are both safe. We also suffered major bummers from experiments we were banned from performing. Like the rat maze where you put a rat at the start and a chunk of cheese at the finish. I also wanted to make a volcano or at least diet coke and mentos. But the only way to test those is to say it worked or to say it failed and that's not very good for an experiment. Sadly, it's true. I don't think I'll do it. At least for this year. Solo seems a bit scary but a partner is fine. There was a huge list of requirements and it seemed like a lot to cover. I won't do it—even for extra credit.
Tuesday, 01/20/2009
Math
Today, we didn't have math due to a two hour delay.
Language Arts
Today, we took our The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler section #1 test. We were tested on main idea, figurative language, supporting details, summarizing, and many more topics. Some questions were pretty easy while some had me sitting there confused and puzzled with answers hard to choose from. When everybody finished the test, Mrs. Fitzgerald pulled up the Inauguration of Barack Obama. A sea of people showed up to watch the history making event. More people than you could ever count. We saw Barack Obama swear in using the same bible Abe Lincoln used at his Inauguration. We also watched Joe Biden swear in as Vice President and watched Barack give his Inaugural speech. It was breath taking. A new president is here to lead our country.
Science
First thing we did today was take our Rock Cycle test. On the first page was a question on soil and questions on rocks. On the back, there was a large picture of the Rock Cycle. The three types of rocks were on there but the steps to the changing were missing. You had to fill the steps in. Below that was an extra credit question. It asked, “A plant grows and the roots crack through the sidewalk. What kind of weathering is it?” I guessed mechanical weathering and I think it's correct. When the test was over, I took a Time For Kids magazine and a packet with questions. There were questions about Barack Obama's Inauguration, him being welcomed to the White House, the Inauguration schedule and the parade route for the Inauguration. For homework, we answered questions about the bombing in Gaza, the top 5 greatest speeches and the great nut debate. Should they separate kids with nut allergies from the people who don't have nut allergies? I say yes. Just because they're allergic, doesn't mean they have to ruin everyone else's fun.
Today, we didn't have math due to a two hour delay.
Language Arts
Today, we took our The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler section #1 test. We were tested on main idea, figurative language, supporting details, summarizing, and many more topics. Some questions were pretty easy while some had me sitting there confused and puzzled with answers hard to choose from. When everybody finished the test, Mrs. Fitzgerald pulled up the Inauguration of Barack Obama. A sea of people showed up to watch the history making event. More people than you could ever count. We saw Barack Obama swear in using the same bible Abe Lincoln used at his Inauguration. We also watched Joe Biden swear in as Vice President and watched Barack give his Inaugural speech. It was breath taking. A new president is here to lead our country.
Science
First thing we did today was take our Rock Cycle test. On the first page was a question on soil and questions on rocks. On the back, there was a large picture of the Rock Cycle. The three types of rocks were on there but the steps to the changing were missing. You had to fill the steps in. Below that was an extra credit question. It asked, “A plant grows and the roots crack through the sidewalk. What kind of weathering is it?” I guessed mechanical weathering and I think it's correct. When the test was over, I took a Time For Kids magazine and a packet with questions. There were questions about Barack Obama's Inauguration, him being welcomed to the White House, the Inauguration schedule and the parade route for the Inauguration. For homework, we answered questions about the bombing in Gaza, the top 5 greatest speeches and the great nut debate. Should they separate kids with nut allergies from the people who don't have nut allergies? I say yes. Just because they're allergic, doesn't mean they have to ruin everyone else's fun.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday, 1/16/09
Math
Today, we took our quiz. It was easy but you never know what you get until you look at it. After that, we worked on pages in our math journal. We're almost done. Once we finish that, we move on to Journal #2. We just have like 20 more pages or something. I'm excited. When everyone finished their quiz, we learned a new game called Finish First. We have a stack of cards (4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, and 8's) then we each take turns drawing cards. The person who draws the card that brings the amount to 21 or higher wins. Right now, my record is 2 wins and 10 losses because I always go first and every pair says that the first person loses a lot. It's true for me. Note to self: Go second next time.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we did the second half of our centers. In the first one, we worked on plot. We read a story about a guy who dies trying to escape prison for a murder. After we read the sad and heart breaking story, we took a worksheet and read the direction. Since it is plot, we had to write down the original plot and then next to it, write our own that's made up. Mine is about a guy named Jacobo. He goes to prison and his cell has a well secured door and one very hard to find exit—a trap door. Now, the weird thing is, he is in jail in the sky. When he finds the trap door and triggers it, he falls to New York City, crashes through a mini-mart, thus grabbing the winning lottery ticket from a clueless old lady, as he falls! Amazing, isn't it? Once that center of craziness was over with, we chose something to do for our packet. We decided to do the Vocabulary. This was easy. We had the words tyrannies, ventured, vow, stowaway and one other that I don't remember. First, we had to write down what we thought it means and then, we look up the real definition in a dictionary. Very easy... EASY!!!
Science
Today, we took our Vocab Quiz on The Rock Cycle. We needed to know each word in the Vocab Words to this lesson. She pulled up the definitions on the smart board and it was up to us to know the right word. After that, we did a lab where we used clay to demonstrate the way rocks can change into different types. We started with igneous rock where each of us took a dab of clay and shoved little beads and pieces of paper to represent crystals. When we finished, we each broke and slapped our rocks together to form a sedimentary rock. Then we added heat and pressure to it to make it metamorphic rock. We then filled out questions and there, we finished the lab. Once it was over, we got to watch a Bill Nye The Science Guy video on rocks. Bill Nye is hilarious. He has weird sound effects and random cut scenes. But at the same time, he's giving you facts to help you learn them.
Today, we took our quiz. It was easy but you never know what you get until you look at it. After that, we worked on pages in our math journal. We're almost done. Once we finish that, we move on to Journal #2. We just have like 20 more pages or something. I'm excited. When everyone finished their quiz, we learned a new game called Finish First. We have a stack of cards (4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, and 8's) then we each take turns drawing cards. The person who draws the card that brings the amount to 21 or higher wins. Right now, my record is 2 wins and 10 losses because I always go first and every pair says that the first person loses a lot. It's true for me. Note to self: Go second next time.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we did the second half of our centers. In the first one, we worked on plot. We read a story about a guy who dies trying to escape prison for a murder. After we read the sad and heart breaking story, we took a worksheet and read the direction. Since it is plot, we had to write down the original plot and then next to it, write our own that's made up. Mine is about a guy named Jacobo. He goes to prison and his cell has a well secured door and one very hard to find exit—a trap door. Now, the weird thing is, he is in jail in the sky. When he finds the trap door and triggers it, he falls to New York City, crashes through a mini-mart, thus grabbing the winning lottery ticket from a clueless old lady, as he falls! Amazing, isn't it? Once that center of craziness was over with, we chose something to do for our packet. We decided to do the Vocabulary. This was easy. We had the words tyrannies, ventured, vow, stowaway and one other that I don't remember. First, we had to write down what we thought it means and then, we look up the real definition in a dictionary. Very easy... EASY!!!
Science
Today, we took our Vocab Quiz on The Rock Cycle. We needed to know each word in the Vocab Words to this lesson. She pulled up the definitions on the smart board and it was up to us to know the right word. After that, we did a lab where we used clay to demonstrate the way rocks can change into different types. We started with igneous rock where each of us took a dab of clay and shoved little beads and pieces of paper to represent crystals. When we finished, we each broke and slapped our rocks together to form a sedimentary rock. Then we added heat and pressure to it to make it metamorphic rock. We then filled out questions and there, we finished the lab. Once it was over, we got to watch a Bill Nye The Science Guy video on rocks. Bill Nye is hilarious. He has weird sound effects and random cut scenes. But at the same time, he's giving you facts to help you learn them.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thursday, 01/15/2009
Math
Today, we worked on our line plot skills again. Well, kind of. We learned matching data to it's appropriate line plot. For example, If your data is about the age of your grandma and your choices are:
A- From 1 to 10
B- From 50 to 80
If your grandma was 1 to 10 years old, that would be VERY awkward. Actually, that's impossible. You wouldn't event have a mom yet! That's why choice B is appropriate because that's more like how old your grandma is. I mean, think about it. It was pretty funny. Some answers were straight up wacky. Sometimes it was challenging. There may be two answers that could work. You just need to find the right one. Today, we also met our student teacher, Miss V. We call her that because it's hard to say and we spell it that way because it's tough to spell. We introduced ourselves by telling her our name and our favorite subject. The majority of the class said Math because that's the subject Miss V is helping in.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we did the first half of our centers. My group went to the Apple Activities and the Game for The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. In Apple Activities, the apples to chose from are Find It, Fix It, Add It, Sort It, Finish It, and Stretch It. I did Stretch It, where you take a sentence and make it more detailed, Finish It, where you make an end for a sentence, Sort It, where you sort a bunch of words by category, and Find It, where you take three words, car, mark, and carve, then add two more words to the pattern. I did starve and starver. When we finished, we went to the center where we learned how to play the book's game. It's like a review for each section. It's pretty fun but I only got 2 points. I beat one person though! That person got zero points. It was very fun and a great idea.
Science
Today, we went over to the library to work on an activity about rocks and minerals. For minerals, we had to pick a mineral then list it's hardness, color, luster, and streak. We had to do three of these. For rocks, we had a pile of photos of rocks and minerals. We had to find the rock photos and categorize them by igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock. Challenging but a fun thing to do. We didn't get much time so we couldn't finish it.
Today, we worked on our line plot skills again. Well, kind of. We learned matching data to it's appropriate line plot. For example, If your data is about the age of your grandma and your choices are:
A- From 1 to 10
B- From 50 to 80
If your grandma was 1 to 10 years old, that would be VERY awkward. Actually, that's impossible. You wouldn't event have a mom yet! That's why choice B is appropriate because that's more like how old your grandma is. I mean, think about it. It was pretty funny. Some answers were straight up wacky. Sometimes it was challenging. There may be two answers that could work. You just need to find the right one. Today, we also met our student teacher, Miss V. We call her that because it's hard to say and we spell it that way because it's tough to spell. We introduced ourselves by telling her our name and our favorite subject. The majority of the class said Math because that's the subject Miss V is helping in.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we did the first half of our centers. My group went to the Apple Activities and the Game for The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. In Apple Activities, the apples to chose from are Find It, Fix It, Add It, Sort It, Finish It, and Stretch It. I did Stretch It, where you take a sentence and make it more detailed, Finish It, where you make an end for a sentence, Sort It, where you sort a bunch of words by category, and Find It, where you take three words, car, mark, and carve, then add two more words to the pattern. I did starve and starver. When we finished, we went to the center where we learned how to play the book's game. It's like a review for each section. It's pretty fun but I only got 2 points. I beat one person though! That person got zero points. It was very fun and a great idea.
Science
Today, we went over to the library to work on an activity about rocks and minerals. For minerals, we had to pick a mineral then list it's hardness, color, luster, and streak. We had to do three of these. For rocks, we had a pile of photos of rocks and minerals. We had to find the rock photos and categorize them by igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rock. Challenging but a fun thing to do. We didn't get much time so we couldn't finish it.
Wednesday, 01/14/2009
Math
Today, we combined our measuring and stem & leaf plot skills together. First, we collected the measurement of everybody's great span (from your thumb to your pinky). Then, we made a stem and leaf plot with the collected data. My great span is 185mm. I tried reaching the 200 mark but it was just to far. Very few people were 200mm or larger. The smallest was around 160. Many people were in the 180-190 range. Mrs. R was hilarious. She used funny sayings and it amused us a lot. It was awesome. One of my favorites is “Shushipoo!” She uses that to calm us down.
Language Arts (LA)
Today, we took our nouns test. Short, but kind of puzzling. I got stuck on a few and I ended up getting three wrong. Once objective 1 was done Mission: Fill Out Character Journal was a go. I'm talking about Claudia and her point of view and how she feels. Basically, I wrote down how she feels about being taken for granted. I then talked about her plan to run away to a museum far away from her parents. I showed it to Mrs. Fitzgerald, she initialed it to show I'm done and, “Poof!” I'm done.
Science
Today, we filled in our minibooks—together. We were able to finish the whole entire minibook, even the Inquiry Questions. We also learned about soil and the steps to te all important rock cycle. Did you know, Humus (hyoo-mus) is made of decayed plant and animal matter? That's nasty but it's the truth. Hahaha. We have more facts about the rock cycle, mechanical & chemical weathering, and much more.
Today, we combined our measuring and stem & leaf plot skills together. First, we collected the measurement of everybody's great span (from your thumb to your pinky). Then, we made a stem and leaf plot with the collected data. My great span is 185mm. I tried reaching the 200 mark but it was just to far. Very few people were 200mm or larger. The smallest was around 160. Many people were in the 180-190 range. Mrs. R was hilarious. She used funny sayings and it amused us a lot. It was awesome. One of my favorites is “Shushipoo!” She uses that to calm us down.
Language Arts (LA)
Today, we took our nouns test. Short, but kind of puzzling. I got stuck on a few and I ended up getting three wrong. Once objective 1 was done Mission: Fill Out Character Journal was a go. I'm talking about Claudia and her point of view and how she feels. Basically, I wrote down how she feels about being taken for granted. I then talked about her plan to run away to a museum far away from her parents. I showed it to Mrs. Fitzgerald, she initialed it to show I'm done and, “Poof!” I'm done.
Science
Today, we filled in our minibooks—together. We were able to finish the whole entire minibook, even the Inquiry Questions. We also learned about soil and the steps to te all important rock cycle. Did you know, Humus (hyoo-mus) is made of decayed plant and animal matter? That's nasty but it's the truth. Hahaha. We have more facts about the rock cycle, mechanical & chemical weathering, and much more.
Tuesday, 01/13/2009
Math
Today, we worked on our measuring skills. We used millimeters, centimeters, and inches. Some objects we measured in all 3 ways were our cubit, our great span, and the width of our finger. Your cubit is from your elbow to the tips of your fingers. Your great span is the distance between your thumb and your pinky. The width of your finger is from one side to the other. I looked so awkward trying to measure the larger measurements by myself. The measuring was pretty fun. I compared with my friend and we laughed at how bigger my results were than my friend's. Who knows? Maybe your measurements old a surprise or two.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we read chapter of The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. This is when Claudia and Jamie run away from their parents. Point B, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After chapter 2 was done, we watched the first section, chapters 1 and 2 on the movie. Both the movie and the book have quite a lot of differences and similarities already. It's interesting to see how things shake up in both the movie and the book.
Science
Today, we took our test on rocks. For the first three problems, we took a clipboard with three rocks. I had limestone, granite, and another rock I don't remember. We needed to figure out what type it is, and how it's formed. The next seven questions were fill in the blank(s) kinds of question. She has a sentence but leaves out the vocab word which we have to find out. They were easy but I probably got one wrong. Hehehe. After that, we took a look at our new mini book and started filling it in. I'm almost done. I have to fill in the Inquiry Questions where we use our Inquiry Skills to solve them. I'm hoping tomorrow is the day I finish.
Today, we worked on our measuring skills. We used millimeters, centimeters, and inches. Some objects we measured in all 3 ways were our cubit, our great span, and the width of our finger. Your cubit is from your elbow to the tips of your fingers. Your great span is the distance between your thumb and your pinky. The width of your finger is from one side to the other. I looked so awkward trying to measure the larger measurements by myself. The measuring was pretty fun. I compared with my friend and we laughed at how bigger my results were than my friend's. Who knows? Maybe your measurements old a surprise or two.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we read chapter of The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. This is when Claudia and Jamie run away from their parents. Point B, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After chapter 2 was done, we watched the first section, chapters 1 and 2 on the movie. Both the movie and the book have quite a lot of differences and similarities already. It's interesting to see how things shake up in both the movie and the book.
Science
Today, we took our test on rocks. For the first three problems, we took a clipboard with three rocks. I had limestone, granite, and another rock I don't remember. We needed to figure out what type it is, and how it's formed. The next seven questions were fill in the blank(s) kinds of question. She has a sentence but leaves out the vocab word which we have to find out. They were easy but I probably got one wrong. Hehehe. After that, we took a look at our new mini book and started filling it in. I'm almost done. I have to fill in the Inquiry Questions where we use our Inquiry Skills to solve them. I'm hoping tomorrow is the day I finish.
Monday, 01/12/2009
Math
Today, we worked on line plots. First, you collect data on any topic. For example, How many hours do spend outside every week? Say the data you collect was 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 5. First, you make a straight horizontal line. Then, at the left end, put a small, vertical line with a 1 under it. Then, at the right end, make a small, vertical line with a 5 under it. Then, in between, put a line with a 2, a line with a 3, and a line with a 4. Now that you got that over with, put 3 little x's over the 1 line because the 1 showed up three times in the data. You put one x on top of 2 because it only showed up once in the data. You probably get the rest. Once you finish, you have your perfect line plot! Oh, add a title. Here's a tip before you try to make your own, make sure each line is spaced out good. If they're too close to each other you'll have to restart. That's bad. Nobody likes it.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we read chapter one in a book called The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. A girl named Claudia feels that her respect from the family is at an all time low. She grows tired of it and plans out Mission Escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She need to take her brother Jamie because he has more than $24.00 which back then was quite a lot of benjamins. She's going to New York so I think she needs it. At first, Jamie plays stubborn and says no but Claudia steers him into saying fine. They deploy on Wednesday to start the mission.
Science
Today, we spent the whole class working on study helpers. Many made cubes where you write facts on each side. Some made super crazy, cool looking 4-square comics. I'm thinking of starting a series called The Amusing Stories Of The Rock Cycle. The first one I made started with Igneous Rocks. Combining my amateur art skills and super intelligent facts together to form a comic was wicked. Part 2 may be about sedimentary rocks. I'll try to use the rock from part 1 and change it to a sedimentary rock. Just kidding—wait, you think I'll pull it off?
Today, we worked on line plots. First, you collect data on any topic. For example, How many hours do spend outside every week? Say the data you collect was 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 5. First, you make a straight horizontal line. Then, at the left end, put a small, vertical line with a 1 under it. Then, at the right end, make a small, vertical line with a 5 under it. Then, in between, put a line with a 2, a line with a 3, and a line with a 4. Now that you got that over with, put 3 little x's over the 1 line because the 1 showed up three times in the data. You put one x on top of 2 because it only showed up once in the data. You probably get the rest. Once you finish, you have your perfect line plot! Oh, add a title. Here's a tip before you try to make your own, make sure each line is spaced out good. If they're too close to each other you'll have to restart. That's bad. Nobody likes it.
Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we read chapter one in a book called The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. A girl named Claudia feels that her respect from the family is at an all time low. She grows tired of it and plans out Mission Escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She need to take her brother Jamie because he has more than $24.00 which back then was quite a lot of benjamins. She's going to New York so I think she needs it. At first, Jamie plays stubborn and says no but Claudia steers him into saying fine. They deploy on Wednesday to start the mission.
Science
Today, we spent the whole class working on study helpers. Many made cubes where you write facts on each side. Some made super crazy, cool looking 4-square comics. I'm thinking of starting a series called The Amusing Stories Of The Rock Cycle. The first one I made started with Igneous Rocks. Combining my amateur art skills and super intelligent facts together to form a comic was wicked. Part 2 may be about sedimentary rocks. I'll try to use the rock from part 1 and change it to a sedimentary rock. Just kidding—wait, you think I'll pull it off?
Friday, 01/09/2009
Math
Today, we worked on circle graphs. If a sector is 25%, then the fraction is 25/100 or ¼. We worked on similar problems that go like this:
A pizza was cut into 8 pieces. Bobby ate 25% of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did he eat?
(place picture here)
Solve 100 divided by 25. The answer is 4. That means 25 is ¼ of 100. Another easy one is 50%. Everybody knows it's ½. Then there's 75% which is ¾. We also took a test that's being graded as a quiz. After that, I worked on some pages in my math journal.
Language Arts
Today, we made our Nobel Peace Prize crayons. We selected a Nobel Peace Prize winner that related to how MLK won. I picked Kim Dae-Jung, president of South Korea because he fought peacefully for human rights like MLK fought for Negro rights. The way we created the crayon was simple. We attached a photo of our winner on to the tip of the crayon. Then in the middle, we wrote why he/she won. We then colored the background to add some style. The finished project should look like this:
(place picture here.)
When I finished my crayon, the teacher glued it to the back of someone else's and I was done.
Science
Today, we took our Vocab Quiz on rocks. We had to figure out which kind of rock it is and other kinds of questions. The copier was down so we had to use an index card for the test. It was pretty funny. When everyone finished, we looked at different ways to study. Two of my personal favorites were the acronym and the funny saying. In the funny saying, take the vocab words and change them into a different word that has the same first letter. Like this.
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary can be changed to Iggy said, “Moo!”
Same thing goes with the acronyms. Just a little different.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Change that to...
Ink
Splattered
Madness
Every word should remind you of the vocab word. These are fun, free, creative, and the perfect way to study for anything major coming up.
Today, we worked on circle graphs. If a sector is 25%, then the fraction is 25/100 or ¼. We worked on similar problems that go like this:
A pizza was cut into 8 pieces. Bobby ate 25% of the pizza. What fraction of the pizza did he eat?
(place picture here)
Solve 100 divided by 25. The answer is 4. That means 25 is ¼ of 100. Another easy one is 50%. Everybody knows it's ½. Then there's 75% which is ¾. We also took a test that's being graded as a quiz. After that, I worked on some pages in my math journal.
Language Arts
Today, we made our Nobel Peace Prize crayons. We selected a Nobel Peace Prize winner that related to how MLK won. I picked Kim Dae-Jung, president of South Korea because he fought peacefully for human rights like MLK fought for Negro rights. The way we created the crayon was simple. We attached a photo of our winner on to the tip of the crayon. Then in the middle, we wrote why he/she won. We then colored the background to add some style. The finished project should look like this:
(place picture here.)
When I finished my crayon, the teacher glued it to the back of someone else's and I was done.
Science
Today, we took our Vocab Quiz on rocks. We had to figure out which kind of rock it is and other kinds of questions. The copier was down so we had to use an index card for the test. It was pretty funny. When everyone finished, we looked at different ways to study. Two of my personal favorites were the acronym and the funny saying. In the funny saying, take the vocab words and change them into a different word that has the same first letter. Like this.
Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary can be changed to Iggy said, “Moo!”
Same thing goes with the acronyms. Just a little different.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Change that to...
Ink
Splattered
Madness
Every word should remind you of the vocab word. These are fun, free, creative, and the perfect way to study for anything major coming up.
Thursday, 01/08/2009
Math
Today, we worked on “fractions of.” If your number is 21, 3/7 of that is 9. Take that problem and let me walk you through it. You know 7 goes into 21 equally 3 times so 1/7 equals 3. So 3 (the amount of 1/7)x3 (the number of sevenths) is 9 and there's your answer. We also had a unit 5 quiz. We needed to know how to make decimals into percents and percents into decimals. We also needed to know what every sector to a circle graph should add up to. That is 100%. I'm excited to see my grade. I hope it's an A+.
L.A.
Today, we chose our Nobel Peace Prize Winner that we'll be working on. I'm doing Kim Dae-jung because he won by his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and East Asia. He was pretty related to MLK's way of winning. He won by fighting for human rights like Martin fought for negro rights. Those are the qualities I'm sure they're looking for in contestants.
Science
Today, we started (and finished) our lab on rocks. We tested to see which rocks bubbled when touched by vinegar. My study group was composed of Vraj, Zach, and me. The rocks we chose were Obsidian, Marble, Gneiss, Granite, and Limestone. Turns out only Limestone bubbles. This was an interesting lab. I got to wear safety goggles! The vinegar was just horrible. Although I didn't try, I could smell the vinegars stench. We also filled out a table of the rocks characteristics.
Today, we worked on “fractions of.” If your number is 21, 3/7 of that is 9. Take that problem and let me walk you through it. You know 7 goes into 21 equally 3 times so 1/7 equals 3. So 3 (the amount of 1/7)x3 (the number of sevenths) is 9 and there's your answer. We also had a unit 5 quiz. We needed to know how to make decimals into percents and percents into decimals. We also needed to know what every sector to a circle graph should add up to. That is 100%. I'm excited to see my grade. I hope it's an A+.
L.A.
Today, we chose our Nobel Peace Prize Winner that we'll be working on. I'm doing Kim Dae-jung because he won by his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and East Asia. He was pretty related to MLK's way of winning. He won by fighting for human rights like Martin fought for negro rights. Those are the qualities I'm sure they're looking for in contestants.
Science
Today, we started (and finished) our lab on rocks. We tested to see which rocks bubbled when touched by vinegar. My study group was composed of Vraj, Zach, and me. The rocks we chose were Obsidian, Marble, Gneiss, Granite, and Limestone. Turns out only Limestone bubbles. This was an interesting lab. I got to wear safety goggles! The vinegar was just horrible. Although I didn't try, I could smell the vinegars stench. We also filled out a table of the rocks characteristics.
Wednesday, 01/07/2009
Math
Today was all about circle graphs. We found out how to make sectors and how to find the percentage of each sector. To find out the size of each sector, look at it's percent. If it's 50%, then you should know that that sector takes up exactly half of the circle graph. If it's 75%, you know it's ¾ of the graph. If it's 25%, then you know it's ¼ of the graph. All of these should be memorized and easy to use. The same thing goes for finding the percent of a sector, just reverse. If it covers half of the graph, it's 50%, if it's ¾ of the graph, it's 75%, and if it's ¼ of the graph, it's 25%. These are the basics. The more specific ones are tough to draw like 37%.
Language Arts
Today, we watched more of the video from yesterday called Our Friend Martin. It's about Martin Luther King Jr. and his amazing speech for Negro rights. Throughout the video, we had to list four key events in the movie that show how MLK was a peace keeper. One important event is where he showed how he keeps peace by following every direction given to him. After that, we handed the worksheet in and went off to science class.
Science
Today, we took a “pop” quiz on our unit on rocks. There were six questions. What kind of rock, where did it form, name rocks that are this type, etc. Lucky for me, I got a perfect 6/6 but it was pretty easy. After that, we finished our notes packet. We filed out info on sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. We also filled in inquiry questions where we solve questions using inquiry skills. There was also a page on how rocks are used. They are mostly used to make buildings because rocks are sturdy and long lasting. After finishing the notes packet we sang We Will Rock You—Mrs. Colden style. It was a remix of the real song by Queen. She focused on adding facts about rocks into the song. Luckily, she kept in the best line that goes:
We will, we will ROCK YOU! ROCK YOU!
She also let us bang on the table to make the beat that the real song has. It was really fun. I was cracking up.
Today was all about circle graphs. We found out how to make sectors and how to find the percentage of each sector. To find out the size of each sector, look at it's percent. If it's 50%, then you should know that that sector takes up exactly half of the circle graph. If it's 75%, you know it's ¾ of the graph. If it's 25%, then you know it's ¼ of the graph. All of these should be memorized and easy to use. The same thing goes for finding the percent of a sector, just reverse. If it covers half of the graph, it's 50%, if it's ¾ of the graph, it's 75%, and if it's ¼ of the graph, it's 25%. These are the basics. The more specific ones are tough to draw like 37%.
Language Arts
Today, we watched more of the video from yesterday called Our Friend Martin. It's about Martin Luther King Jr. and his amazing speech for Negro rights. Throughout the video, we had to list four key events in the movie that show how MLK was a peace keeper. One important event is where he showed how he keeps peace by following every direction given to him. After that, we handed the worksheet in and went off to science class.
Science
Today, we took a “pop” quiz on our unit on rocks. There were six questions. What kind of rock, where did it form, name rocks that are this type, etc. Lucky for me, I got a perfect 6/6 but it was pretty easy. After that, we finished our notes packet. We filed out info on sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. We also filled in inquiry questions where we solve questions using inquiry skills. There was also a page on how rocks are used. They are mostly used to make buildings because rocks are sturdy and long lasting. After finishing the notes packet we sang We Will Rock You—Mrs. Colden style. It was a remix of the real song by Queen. She focused on adding facts about rocks into the song. Luckily, she kept in the best line that goes:
We will, we will ROCK YOU! ROCK YOU!
She also let us bang on the table to make the beat that the real song has. It was really fun. I was cracking up.
Tuesday, 01/06/2009
Math
Today, we continued working on different types of graphs. We spent today's class on a special graph called a Circle Graph. We learned how to find the percent of each “sector.” Think it's easy? Not quite. My estimations were nowhere close to the real answer. Yet again, they don't have to but you should still try. Graphs are really fun to me, especially if I get to make my own graph. This is one of the things I love doing in math. We're having the Unit 5 quiz on Friday. I'm pumped up and ready to go. I just have to be “math-magical.” It's Ms. Cohen's special line. She doesn't say it too much though. Hehehe! Got a little side tracked. Well, anyway, like I said before, graphs are really fun and I'm ready for that quiz.
Language Arts
Today, we watched a video about Martin Luther King Jr. and his world changing speech called “I Have a Dream” speech. MLK thought the way black and white people were being divided was completely wrong. So he peacefully protested, won, and changed the world forever. Blacks and whites get along great now. Thanks to MLK's thoughtful speech. He really got into people's hearts and expressed his feelings. Throughout the video, we filled out a worksheet on how he was a peace keeper and not a man of violence.
Science
Today, we worked on getting near the end of our rock study notes book. We wrote down notes on sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock. We also wrote info about different kinds of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks like Pumice, Obsidian, Gneiss, Shale, and Limestone. There are many more obviously. It was pretty cool. Did you know, Pumice is used to smooth skin? Freaky, but cool.
Today, we continued working on different types of graphs. We spent today's class on a special graph called a Circle Graph. We learned how to find the percent of each “sector.” Think it's easy? Not quite. My estimations were nowhere close to the real answer. Yet again, they don't have to but you should still try. Graphs are really fun to me, especially if I get to make my own graph. This is one of the things I love doing in math. We're having the Unit 5 quiz on Friday. I'm pumped up and ready to go. I just have to be “math-magical.” It's Ms. Cohen's special line. She doesn't say it too much though. Hehehe! Got a little side tracked. Well, anyway, like I said before, graphs are really fun and I'm ready for that quiz.
Language Arts
Today, we watched a video about Martin Luther King Jr. and his world changing speech called “I Have a Dream” speech. MLK thought the way black and white people were being divided was completely wrong. So he peacefully protested, won, and changed the world forever. Blacks and whites get along great now. Thanks to MLK's thoughtful speech. He really got into people's hearts and expressed his feelings. Throughout the video, we filled out a worksheet on how he was a peace keeper and not a man of violence.
Science
Today, we worked on getting near the end of our rock study notes book. We wrote down notes on sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rock. We also wrote info about different kinds of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks like Pumice, Obsidian, Gneiss, Shale, and Limestone. There are many more obviously. It was pretty cool. Did you know, Pumice is used to smooth skin? Freaky, but cool.
Monday, 01/05/2009
Math
Today, I learned how to make bar graphs. Here's a list of what you need to make a graph:
● Data (duh!)
● x axis and y axis
● Labels
● Title
● Numbers
● Interval
● Bars
First you should collect your data. If you don't have any, you won't have a graph. Then the x axis and the y axis. Here is a picture of what it looks like:
Those lines are where you put your numbers. Next is the labeling. Put a label next to your numbers so people know what the numbers are for. Next is the title. Just put on an appropriate title that goes with what your graph is about. Next is the interval. It's the spacing between your numbers. You can go 2,4,6,8,10 or 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 10,20,30 and so on. Pick one that's not too long. Last is the bars! That's the thing that completes it. Now you have the perfect graph.
Language Arts
Today, we went to the library to work on a Martin Luther King Jr. chart. We had certain events to find the time the place, and why it's important. One of the most important events I did was the I Have A Dream speech. Everyone knows why is it important. Or at least has an idea. The network was very slow so I could not finish, but nobody did.
Science
Today, we started our unit on rocks. You know, Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary. First, we knew made a list of things we knew about rocks. Then we compared and added others. We saw some ood facts and some weird facts. Then, we examined many kinds of rocks and made a Venn Diagram. After that, we wrote down the definitions of some rock terms. Finally, the day was done.
Today, I learned how to make bar graphs. Here's a list of what you need to make a graph:
● Data (duh!)
● x axis and y axis
● Labels
● Title
● Numbers
● Interval
● Bars
First you should collect your data. If you don't have any, you won't have a graph. Then the x axis and the y axis. Here is a picture of what it looks like:
Those lines are where you put your numbers. Next is the labeling. Put a label next to your numbers so people know what the numbers are for. Next is the title. Just put on an appropriate title that goes with what your graph is about. Next is the interval. It's the spacing between your numbers. You can go 2,4,6,8,10 or 1,2,3,4,5,6 or 10,20,30 and so on. Pick one that's not too long. Last is the bars! That's the thing that completes it. Now you have the perfect graph.
Language Arts
Today, we went to the library to work on a Martin Luther King Jr. chart. We had certain events to find the time the place, and why it's important. One of the most important events I did was the I Have A Dream speech. Everyone knows why is it important. Or at least has an idea. The network was very slow so I could not finish, but nobody did.
Science
Today, we started our unit on rocks. You know, Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary. First, we knew made a list of things we knew about rocks. Then we compared and added others. We saw some ood facts and some weird facts. Then, we examined many kinds of rocks and made a Venn Diagram. After that, we wrote down the definitions of some rock terms. Finally, the day was done.
Monday, 12/22/2008
Math
Today, we took part A of our test. I got an A... well at least I think I got an A. It's most likely going to happen. Hehehe! The test was on getting the percentage of numbers, equivalent fractions, adding fractions, and more. Easy, huh? I think eerybody got an A. They should have. It was pretty easy once you got the hang of it. Just get the fractions in your head and “BOOM!!!” you're good to go.
Language Arts
Today, we made our goals for Language Arts. One of my goals is to pay more attention to the teacher. My mom says that I need to focus harder and I respect that. My plan of action is to keep myself away from distractions and keep my head focused on school. I think that if I stick to my plan, I could succeed. My other goal is to get a better homework grade. I've checked my report card and in Language Arts, I have my lowest grades. This puzzled me so I wanted to get it increased by having my mom and I look over the homework before I hand it in. It seems like a perfect plan to me.
Social Studies
Today we learned some facts about the three holidays; Chanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. I knew most about Christmas and almost nothing about Kwanzaa. I knew some things about Hanukkah from all those presentations at Caley. It was interesting to learn about the other holidays. I had fun about other religions' holidays. It was like we opened up to each other.
Today, we took part A of our test. I got an A... well at least I think I got an A. It's most likely going to happen. Hehehe! The test was on getting the percentage of numbers, equivalent fractions, adding fractions, and more. Easy, huh? I think eerybody got an A. They should have. It was pretty easy once you got the hang of it. Just get the fractions in your head and “BOOM!!!” you're good to go.
Language Arts
Today, we made our goals for Language Arts. One of my goals is to pay more attention to the teacher. My mom says that I need to focus harder and I respect that. My plan of action is to keep myself away from distractions and keep my head focused on school. I think that if I stick to my plan, I could succeed. My other goal is to get a better homework grade. I've checked my report card and in Language Arts, I have my lowest grades. This puzzled me so I wanted to get it increased by having my mom and I look over the homework before I hand it in. It seems like a perfect plan to me.
Social Studies
Today we learned some facts about the three holidays; Chanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. I knew most about Christmas and almost nothing about Kwanzaa. I knew some things about Hanukkah from all those presentations at Caley. It was interesting to learn about the other holidays. I had fun about other religions' holidays. It was like we opened up to each other.
Monday, 12/15/2008
Math
Today, we worked on equivalent fractions again. The problems we did were like this: 10/16=70/112
So, you have to find out if you have to multiply or divide to get the missing fraction. In that example, I had to multiply the numerator by seven and the denominator by seven. Another kind of problem we did was like this. Take a stick that's divided into three pieces and two of them are shaded in. That's ⅔ of the stick. To make it 4/6 , draw a straight line horizontally down the middle. There'll be 6 pieces and 4 shaded in. That's equivalent to ⅔. Our morning challenge also had equivalent fractions involved.
It said:
Jamal has 2 quarters
Sam has 5 dimes
Hunter has 10 nickels
Elliot has 50 pennies
Who has the largest amount of money?
As you can tell, each person has half of a dollar. This lesson was easy.
Language Arts
Today, we learned how to make a juicy and interesting intro to our Author Biography. Some tips Mrs. Fitzgerald gave us were:
add strong details
don't be too opinionated
List pros and cons
Using these tips can really hook the reader to your work. That's why she wants us to use these tips. I think I should follow these tips to get an A. Hehehe!
Social Studies
Today, we just continued working on our menu project.I got my rap song done and I'm happy with the lyrics. The song goes:
The Silk Road,
It's a dangerous place,
It's a dangerous place but you can also trade
TRADE!
The bandits can rob you if you can't get through.
So get through man!
If you act really nice, you can get a nice spice.
So act nice man!
Trade some tasty milk for some really good silk, man!
And like we said before, watch out for the bandits due!
(B-box)
Word!
I also finished my bubble shield. I feel so eager to share my project! I'm more excited than ever. I'm especially excited about the rap song.
Today, we worked on equivalent fractions again. The problems we did were like this: 10/16=70/112
So, you have to find out if you have to multiply or divide to get the missing fraction. In that example, I had to multiply the numerator by seven and the denominator by seven. Another kind of problem we did was like this. Take a stick that's divided into three pieces and two of them are shaded in. That's ⅔ of the stick. To make it 4/6 , draw a straight line horizontally down the middle. There'll be 6 pieces and 4 shaded in. That's equivalent to ⅔. Our morning challenge also had equivalent fractions involved.
It said:
Jamal has 2 quarters
Sam has 5 dimes
Hunter has 10 nickels
Elliot has 50 pennies
Who has the largest amount of money?
As you can tell, each person has half of a dollar. This lesson was easy.
Language Arts
Today, we learned how to make a juicy and interesting intro to our Author Biography. Some tips Mrs. Fitzgerald gave us were:
add strong details
don't be too opinionated
List pros and cons
Using these tips can really hook the reader to your work. That's why she wants us to use these tips. I think I should follow these tips to get an A. Hehehe!
Social Studies
Today, we just continued working on our menu project.I got my rap song done and I'm happy with the lyrics. The song goes:
The Silk Road,
It's a dangerous place,
It's a dangerous place but you can also trade
TRADE!
The bandits can rob you if you can't get through.
So get through man!
If you act really nice, you can get a nice spice.
So act nice man!
Trade some tasty milk for some really good silk, man!
And like we said before, watch out for the bandits due!
(B-box)
Word!
I also finished my bubble shield. I feel so eager to share my project! I'm more excited than ever. I'm especially excited about the rap song.
Friday, 12/12/2008
Math
Today, we had a substitute teacher named Mr. Edwards. First thing we did was go over and check our homework on fraction sticks. As expected, I didn't get anything wrong. That's because I'm perfect! Hahaha!Just kidding. After that, we did some pages in our math journal. They were also on fractions. We had to find equivalent fractions.
For example: ½ is equivalent to 2/4
Like I've been saying the past couple of days, EASY!!! After the pages in the math journal were completed, we went over the sunshine math. I got every question right because, you know, I'm perfect. Hahaha!
Language Arts
Today, I didn't do much. The Avi, Bruce Coville, and Katherine Paterson watched videos of interviews with their author. They used those to gather info for their biography. The William Sleator group didn't have a video to watch. I just worked on planning my quadrama and also started working on my biography's rough draft.
Social Studies
Today, everyone tried finishing their 2nd part of the menu project. I just added finishing touches to my invention, the Bubble Shield. I now started my game board called the Silk Road Adventures. You roll a die. If you land on a road block, you must pick up a card and follow as it says. If you land on an advantage space, you pick up an advantage card and do as followed. First one to go around twice wins.
I hope everyone loves it.
Today, we had a substitute teacher named Mr. Edwards. First thing we did was go over and check our homework on fraction sticks. As expected, I didn't get anything wrong. That's because I'm perfect! Hahaha!Just kidding. After that, we did some pages in our math journal. They were also on fractions. We had to find equivalent fractions.
For example: ½ is equivalent to 2/4
Like I've been saying the past couple of days, EASY!!! After the pages in the math journal were completed, we went over the sunshine math. I got every question right because, you know, I'm perfect. Hahaha!
Language Arts
Today, I didn't do much. The Avi, Bruce Coville, and Katherine Paterson watched videos of interviews with their author. They used those to gather info for their biography. The William Sleator group didn't have a video to watch. I just worked on planning my quadrama and also started working on my biography's rough draft.
Social Studies
Today, everyone tried finishing their 2nd part of the menu project. I just added finishing touches to my invention, the Bubble Shield. I now started my game board called the Silk Road Adventures. You roll a die. If you land on a road block, you must pick up a card and follow as it says. If you land on an advantage space, you pick up an advantage card and do as followed. First one to go around twice wins.
I hope everyone loves it.
Thursday, 12/11/2008
Math
Today, we practiced fractions using fraction sticks. We shaded in a portion of the stick so it's equivalent to the given fraction. For example, if you have a stick divided into four equal pieces and the given fraction is ¾, you shade in three of the pieces. It's like your basic fractions, just in stick form. At first it seems tricky but later you'll get the hang of it. The problems that seem a it harder add fractions. If the fraction was ¾+½, you would have two sticks divided into four pieces. Shade in three pieces and you'll have the ¾ done. Shade in two more pieces and ½ is done because half of four is two. Then you have the answer. It's not that tough but it's certainly more difficult than the one before. Sometimes, we do these problems with number stories. Here is an example. Jerry used 3/8 of a cup of normal sugar and 5/8 of a cup of brown sugar. How much sugar did he use in all? As you can tell, the answer is one whole cup. That's the lesson in math class.
Language Arts
Today, we reviewed our open response question from the 4sight test. It was about a man named Louis coming to watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech. The question was on characterization skills. We had to least at least 3 reasons why this speech was a must-see for Louis. My score was a 3/3. You get that score by having a solid beginning, an eye catching middle, and a sweet ending to close it all up. I got a very good grade and there's nothing better to ask for.
Social Studies
Today, I started illustrating my invention, the Bubble Shield. With it's soft, pink, yet strong material and the fact that it's guaranteed bandit proof gives you the smoothest ride through the Silk Road you'll ever experience. I got my inspiration from the fact that so many merchants get robbed of their goods by the sleazy bandits hiding among the trail. It's mean, wrong, rude, and unnecessary! They deserve to have a safe trip and trade with fellow merchants coming home with something new and not empty handed.
Today, we practiced fractions using fraction sticks. We shaded in a portion of the stick so it's equivalent to the given fraction. For example, if you have a stick divided into four equal pieces and the given fraction is ¾, you shade in three of the pieces. It's like your basic fractions, just in stick form. At first it seems tricky but later you'll get the hang of it. The problems that seem a it harder add fractions. If the fraction was ¾+½, you would have two sticks divided into four pieces. Shade in three pieces and you'll have the ¾ done. Shade in two more pieces and ½ is done because half of four is two. Then you have the answer. It's not that tough but it's certainly more difficult than the one before. Sometimes, we do these problems with number stories. Here is an example. Jerry used 3/8 of a cup of normal sugar and 5/8 of a cup of brown sugar. How much sugar did he use in all? As you can tell, the answer is one whole cup. That's the lesson in math class.
Language Arts
Today, we reviewed our open response question from the 4sight test. It was about a man named Louis coming to watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech. The question was on characterization skills. We had to least at least 3 reasons why this speech was a must-see for Louis. My score was a 3/3. You get that score by having a solid beginning, an eye catching middle, and a sweet ending to close it all up. I got a very good grade and there's nothing better to ask for.
Social Studies
Today, I started illustrating my invention, the Bubble Shield. With it's soft, pink, yet strong material and the fact that it's guaranteed bandit proof gives you the smoothest ride through the Silk Road you'll ever experience. I got my inspiration from the fact that so many merchants get robbed of their goods by the sleazy bandits hiding among the trail. It's mean, wrong, rude, and unnecessary! They deserve to have a safe trip and trade with fellow merchants coming home with something new and not empty handed.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Wednesday, 12/10/2008
Math
Today we worked on fractions and mixed numbers. An example is 2½ is equivalent to 5/2. You multiply your denominator by your whole number then add the numerator to the amount you got. Then put the whole amount on to of the original denominator. Easy huh? Yet another fun thing I had fun doing. It took me no time to understand it.
Language Arts
Today, we reviewed our 4sight test. The class talked about different areas like main idea, figurative language, and lots more. I got five questions wrong. *sigh* Those are five goals I'll work on. They won't stop me next time I have those types of questions. I'm hoping to get them right next time.
Social Studies
Today, we continued our work on the menu project. I worked on my invention, the bubble shield. All you have to do is activate it and nasty bandits will never penetrate the shield's barrier. It's like a hamster ball, just way more durable. Bandits bounce right off. It was created for merchants to have a safe and fun trading experience. Alex and I finished the rap song. We're hoping to make a huge splash and make the audience happy. Now, I face my entree, the gameboard.
Today we worked on fractions and mixed numbers. An example is 2½ is equivalent to 5/2. You multiply your denominator by your whole number then add the numerator to the amount you got. Then put the whole amount on to of the original denominator. Easy huh? Yet another fun thing I had fun doing. It took me no time to understand it.
Language Arts
Today, we reviewed our 4sight test. The class talked about different areas like main idea, figurative language, and lots more. I got five questions wrong. *sigh* Those are five goals I'll work on. They won't stop me next time I have those types of questions. I'm hoping to get them right next time.
Social Studies
Today, we continued our work on the menu project. I worked on my invention, the bubble shield. All you have to do is activate it and nasty bandits will never penetrate the shield's barrier. It's like a hamster ball, just way more durable. Bandits bounce right off. It was created for merchants to have a safe and fun trading experience. Alex and I finished the rap song. We're hoping to make a huge splash and make the audience happy. Now, I face my entree, the gameboard.
Tuesday, 12/09/2008
Math
Today, we talked about Parts and Whole Fractions. We learned it by using problems like, “If 16 counters are the whole set, how much is ¼?” Four goes into 16 four times so ¼ of the set is 4. I found the lesson pretty easy. Not challenging at all. The first time I looked at it, I said, “No sweat!” At the end I said, “I knew it.” We worked on two pages of Parts and Whole Fractions and had one page of it for homework. I finished in no time. Awkwardly, I liked doing this!
Language Arts
We had yet another sub but the one today was an old friend of mine. It was Mr. Scalley! I had him last year as a student teacher to help Ms. Johnson. In class, we started filling out our author biography outline on William Sleator to guide us through our biography. I learned that he attended Harvard University, the #1 ranked college. They accept the smartest students. I got frustrated from all the unnecessary chit chat from people in my group and decided to move away. Then I heard we were getting graded on teamwork so I moved back. William has his surprises. He had drug problems and he taught ballet. Very wacky, huh? We got as much as we could done. We ended up with a nice result. Only 1 or 2 pages left to go. We plan to work as a team the next day to get that packet done.
Social Studies
Today, we started our menu projects and Alex and I got the lyrics to our rap song started. It's about the Silk Road and how you trade or get robbed. The lyrics are weird but decent and full of facts. Caitlin and Hope are also rapping and they have a solid song which I'm getting to. What I plan on working on is my invention, the Bubble Shield. It protects you from the Silk Road's bandits. It's also bullet proof. My last one will be the game board. I've got this crazy monopoly idea that is off the hook! I just need to get a way to make multiple copies of monopoly money. Oh boy, I hope my class will love my project.
Today, we talked about Parts and Whole Fractions. We learned it by using problems like, “If 16 counters are the whole set, how much is ¼?” Four goes into 16 four times so ¼ of the set is 4. I found the lesson pretty easy. Not challenging at all. The first time I looked at it, I said, “No sweat!” At the end I said, “I knew it.” We worked on two pages of Parts and Whole Fractions and had one page of it for homework. I finished in no time. Awkwardly, I liked doing this!
Language Arts
We had yet another sub but the one today was an old friend of mine. It was Mr. Scalley! I had him last year as a student teacher to help Ms. Johnson. In class, we started filling out our author biography outline on William Sleator to guide us through our biography. I learned that he attended Harvard University, the #1 ranked college. They accept the smartest students. I got frustrated from all the unnecessary chit chat from people in my group and decided to move away. Then I heard we were getting graded on teamwork so I moved back. William has his surprises. He had drug problems and he taught ballet. Very wacky, huh? We got as much as we could done. We ended up with a nice result. Only 1 or 2 pages left to go. We plan to work as a team the next day to get that packet done.
Social Studies
Today, we started our menu projects and Alex and I got the lyrics to our rap song started. It's about the Silk Road and how you trade or get robbed. The lyrics are weird but decent and full of facts. Caitlin and Hope are also rapping and they have a solid song which I'm getting to. What I plan on working on is my invention, the Bubble Shield. It protects you from the Silk Road's bandits. It's also bullet proof. My last one will be the game board. I've got this crazy monopoly idea that is off the hook! I just need to get a way to make multiple copies of monopoly money. Oh boy, I hope my class will love my project.
Monday, 12/08/2008
Math
Today, we took our Unit 4 test. It contained the friendly parts method, the algorithms, magnitude estimates, and number stories. The open response was to find the missing digits so the number is divisible by both 4 and 9. It took me a while but I got it and gave a small sigh of relief. After handing in my test, I played war with my friend where you draw a card and whoever has the higher number wins the cards. If you both draw the same number, you take three cards, add the amount of the three cards together and then compare. Whoever has the highest amount wins ALL 8 cards. If you both end up with the same amount, you go through the process again.
Language Arts
Today, we had a substitute named Mrs. Hersh. We answered a writing prompt where I had to write about a time where your whole family was together. We were instructed to use the five steps for writing a prompt.
1. T.A.P.
2. Brainstorm
3. Organize The Storm
4. Write It Out
5. Check It Over
I decided to write about the time we went to the Sabangan Resort in Philippines. We had such a great time and our family was together. It was a dream come true. After I finished, I read a book.
Social Studies
Today, Mrs. Colden prepared us for our very important menu project on World Trade and Travel. We picked a topic in which I chose the Silk Road. We then chose an entree, which is the main thing you work on, two side dishes which are also about your topic and if you want extra credit, a dessert. At the end, we'll present our project. For my entree, I chose the game board. For my side dishes, I chose the rap song which I'm doing with a partner, and an invention which I already had an idea for. I plan on making a huge hit with a solid rap song, an enjoyable game, and a useful invention.
Below is a video of my rap song "The Silk Road." Starring myself and Alex. I hope you enjoy.
Today, we took our Unit 4 test. It contained the friendly parts method, the algorithms, magnitude estimates, and number stories. The open response was to find the missing digits so the number is divisible by both 4 and 9. It took me a while but I got it and gave a small sigh of relief. After handing in my test, I played war with my friend where you draw a card and whoever has the higher number wins the cards. If you both draw the same number, you take three cards, add the amount of the three cards together and then compare. Whoever has the highest amount wins ALL 8 cards. If you both end up with the same amount, you go through the process again.
Language Arts
Today, we had a substitute named Mrs. Hersh. We answered a writing prompt where I had to write about a time where your whole family was together. We were instructed to use the five steps for writing a prompt.
1. T.A.P.
2. Brainstorm
3. Organize The Storm
4. Write It Out
5. Check It Over
I decided to write about the time we went to the Sabangan Resort in Philippines. We had such a great time and our family was together. It was a dream come true. After I finished, I read a book.
Social Studies
Today, Mrs. Colden prepared us for our very important menu project on World Trade and Travel. We picked a topic in which I chose the Silk Road. We then chose an entree, which is the main thing you work on, two side dishes which are also about your topic and if you want extra credit, a dessert. At the end, we'll present our project. For my entree, I chose the game board. For my side dishes, I chose the rap song which I'm doing with a partner, and an invention which I already had an idea for. I plan on making a huge hit with a solid rap song, an enjoyable game, and a useful invention.
Below is a video of my rap song "The Silk Road." Starring myself and Alex. I hope you enjoy.
Friday, 12/05/2008
Math
Today, we went over our homework then took the quiz. The first question required me to make a number story for division. The next two were magnitude estimates problems. First you predict what the answer might be close to. Then you do the real problem. The next two were about finding out what to do with a remainder. Ignore it, record it as a fraction or decimal, and last but not least, rounding the remainder up. After the quiz, we took the open response question for our test. I haven't finished but I'm close.
Language Arts
Today, we learned how to answer a writing prompt. There are five steps. The first is T.A.P.
T=topic of writing
A=who am I writing to? (audience)
P=purpose of writing
Think of these before you write. The second step is brainstorm. Think of some solid topics where you can get lots of detail out of it. The possibilities are endless. The third step is to Organize The Storm. Put your ideas neatly into something cool. I recommend using a graphic organizer. It's an easy way to express your thoughts. The fourth step is to Write It Out. Write your whole essay out! You've been thinking and preparing, well now it's time to put your organization into a well written story. The last and most important step is to Check It Over! Without checking your story, it could end up as a disastrous F. Be careful and check for mistakes to perfect the writing piece.
Social Studies
Today, we learned about World Travel and Trade. We had vocabulary words like kingdom, caravan, trade, merchant, technology and plenty of other words. We also learned about inventions that were very important. There were printing which let people print multiple copies instead of hand writing every piece. There was also gunpowder and other inventions. We also learned about the Silk Road. There, merchants traded spices, silk, and other goods. The Silk Road was also dangerous because because of the mountains to cross and the high risk of getting robbed. There was a quicker and safer route around Africa. People used that more often but both connect Europe and Asia.
Today, we went over our homework then took the quiz. The first question required me to make a number story for division. The next two were magnitude estimates problems. First you predict what the answer might be close to. Then you do the real problem. The next two were about finding out what to do with a remainder. Ignore it, record it as a fraction or decimal, and last but not least, rounding the remainder up. After the quiz, we took the open response question for our test. I haven't finished but I'm close.
Language Arts
Today, we learned how to answer a writing prompt. There are five steps. The first is T.A.P.
T=topic of writing
A=who am I writing to? (audience)
P=purpose of writing
Think of these before you write. The second step is brainstorm. Think of some solid topics where you can get lots of detail out of it. The possibilities are endless. The third step is to Organize The Storm. Put your ideas neatly into something cool. I recommend using a graphic organizer. It's an easy way to express your thoughts. The fourth step is to Write It Out. Write your whole essay out! You've been thinking and preparing, well now it's time to put your organization into a well written story. The last and most important step is to Check It Over! Without checking your story, it could end up as a disastrous F. Be careful and check for mistakes to perfect the writing piece.
Social Studies
Today, we learned about World Travel and Trade. We had vocabulary words like kingdom, caravan, trade, merchant, technology and plenty of other words. We also learned about inventions that were very important. There were printing which let people print multiple copies instead of hand writing every piece. There was also gunpowder and other inventions. We also learned about the Silk Road. There, merchants traded spices, silk, and other goods. The Silk Road was also dangerous because because of the mountains to cross and the high risk of getting robbed. There was a quicker and safer route around Africa. People used that more often but both connect Europe and Asia.
Thursday, 12/04/2008
Today, I took my 4sight test on Language Arts. First, I read an informational story on how to keep your camping place clean. It talked about keeping the environment clean by picking up your trash or not leaving trash on the ground at all. The world is in trouble and we need to save it. It also talked about not picking flowers or snapping off branches as souvenirs. A solution is to take pictures of nature. They definitely last longer. After finishing the story, I answered a series of multiple choice questions.
The writing piece that followed was a poem also about the environment. It talked about the animals dying and trains being built that hurt the animals. I then answered multiple choice questions. Two of the them were asking me to compare the story and the poem.
Next, there was a story about a man named Louis riding the bus from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. He came to see the marvelous Martin Luther King. He asked a man that didn't seem very friendly for directions. The man answered him but with a mean attitude. Louis followed the directions to Washington Memorial and he listened to King's speech. Like the other stories, I answered multiple choice questions. There was also an open response question for this story asking me to write events from the story showing me why this speech was important to Louis. I had to prove my answers with evidence from the story.
The next and last story was about the first female astronaut and her life story. She dropped out to become a tennis player but rejoined school after a while. She was very intelligent. She went to NASA and she trained very hard until that special day. She got blasted off to the moon. She became the very first female astronaut on the moon. Today, she teaches kids about the space program. I answered my last couple of questions, looked over my answers, then turned it in hoping for a good score.
The writing piece that followed was a poem also about the environment. It talked about the animals dying and trains being built that hurt the animals. I then answered multiple choice questions. Two of the them were asking me to compare the story and the poem.
Next, there was a story about a man named Louis riding the bus from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. He came to see the marvelous Martin Luther King. He asked a man that didn't seem very friendly for directions. The man answered him but with a mean attitude. Louis followed the directions to Washington Memorial and he listened to King's speech. Like the other stories, I answered multiple choice questions. There was also an open response question for this story asking me to write events from the story showing me why this speech was important to Louis. I had to prove my answers with evidence from the story.
The next and last story was about the first female astronaut and her life story. She dropped out to become a tennis player but rejoined school after a while. She was very intelligent. She went to NASA and she trained very hard until that special day. She got blasted off to the moon. She became the very first female astronaut on the moon. Today, she teaches kids about the space program. I answered my last couple of questions, looked over my answers, then turned it in hoping for a good score.
What Is This About? Why Am I Doing This?
My mom learned from my teacher that I wasn't paying much attention in class, that I don't participate in discussions, and that I don't write longer writing pieces like my classmates do. She was very upset and so was I. So, she suggested to my teacher that I create a blog about what I learn every day in class. It was the perfect way for me to increase my writing and listening skills.
Before, when I came home, my mom asks me what I did in school. I usually talk about gym or fun things I did with my friends. Now, I have something to say and show about things I learned, not only to her and my teachers, but to the rest of the world. :)
Every time I come home from school, I write down what I learned in Math, Language Arts (L.A.), Science, and Social Studies. This way, I am encouraged to pay attention to the teachers so I know what I need to write at the end of the day. During the weekend, I have to type up all five days of lessons. This practice allows me to review/refresh myself of what I've learned in the past days.
The strategy took me by surprise and got me upset because it's a lot of work. But I soon got used to it and liked it. Slowly but surely I will become a kid who listens in class and most importantly, participates as well. I'm determined to!
Before, when I came home, my mom asks me what I did in school. I usually talk about gym or fun things I did with my friends. Now, I have something to say and show about things I learned, not only to her and my teachers, but to the rest of the world. :)
Every time I come home from school, I write down what I learned in Math, Language Arts (L.A.), Science, and Social Studies. This way, I am encouraged to pay attention to the teachers so I know what I need to write at the end of the day. During the weekend, I have to type up all five days of lessons. This practice allows me to review/refresh myself of what I've learned in the past days.
The strategy took me by surprise and got me upset because it's a lot of work. But I soon got used to it and liked it. Slowly but surely I will become a kid who listens in class and most importantly, participates as well. I'm determined to!
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