Thursday, January 16, 2014

Day 87: In 10 Years

This week, our Bobcat Writing Prompt is

Imagine your life 10 years from now. How old will you be? What will you be doing? In 100 words, or less, describe how you picture your life 10 years from now.

Use the comment section below to enter your ideas!

Monday, January 13, 2014

Day 84: Sheep in a Jeep Part 2

How can you use these words to tell about...

Motion
Force
Gravity
Inertia
Friction


Friday, January 10, 2014

Day 83: Mythology

RESOURCES
Cute idea generator for writing your own myth
StoryNory provides many of the Greek myths as read-alouds
Understanding mythology as the religion of the Ancient Greeks, and others
Quiz Your Noodle on mythology/Percy Jackson
Symbaloo of major Greek myths
Literature for Children: Myths short video from DE Streaming
Clickable Painting of the 12 main gods as research
Brain Pop of Greek Gods
LESSON IDEAS
Greek Mythology Unit with readings and activities
Webquest type activity with questions, lessons and pacing - good for an extension project!
few activity pages, including one of designing your own urn

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Day 82: Thinking Blocks

This week, we will be spending some time working in Thinking Blocks. Thinking Blocks has recently moved to Math Playground, but they also have newly developed apps for fractions, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. It integrates modeling, algorithm, and word problems.

download

Monday, January 6, 2014

Day 79: Reading Challenge

I hope you all completed your 300 minutes of reading over the holiday break. Remember to return your reading logs, signed by a parent or guardian, by Wednesday!

Be safe and warm to come in tomorrow on a 2 hr delay!