11/7 Monday

1. Warm-Up-In your Norman Language Arts Google doc, answer the following question. Make sure to date your post, fully explain your answer, and use complete sentences.

2. Weekly Vocabulary-You guys have about 10 minutes to finish your 3-2-1s.

3. Weekly Vocabulary Quiz-Study and excel!!!

4. Making Inferences-Grab a red Literature book. Read pages 827-829. On a blank piece of paper, answer questions 1-10 on page 830. When you are finished, complete the Making Inferences activity on page 833.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to go to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Explain how each story might impact your life.

6. Election 2016-I don't know about you guys, but I still get a little confused about the Electoral College. Let's watch an expert on the subject and try to get some clarity.

7. Columbus:Hero or Villain?-In your SS google doc, I want you to tell me whether you consider Christopher Columbus to be a hero or a villain. Make sure you fully explain your answers. 

11/3 Thursday

1. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Explain how each story might impact your life.

2. Columbian Exchange-The Columbian Exchange is one of the most important events in human history. But what exactly was it? Let's find out! Look at this chart which details some of the items involved in the Exchange. When you have finished looking at the chart, review the following picture detailing the Exchange. Does anything surprise you?

11/2 Wednesday

1. Game Time- It's that time!

Word Craze.
Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

2. Reading Passage-It's time to go over your newest reading passage.

3. Making Inferences-Grab a red Literature book. Read pages 827-829. On a blank piece of paper, answer questions 1-10 on page 830. When you are finished, complete the Making Inferences activity on page 833.

4. FreeRead-If you have finished 1-3, then you can relax and read.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Explain how each story might impact your life.

6. Columbian Exchange-The Columbian Exchange is one of the most important events in human history. But what exactly was it? Let's find out! Look at this chart which details some of the items involved in the Exchange. When you have finished looking at the chart, review the following picture detailing the Exchange. Does anything surprise you?

11/1 Tuesday

1. Halloween Vocabulary-Here are your special Halloween Vocabulary Words!

2. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-For this week's words, you will be creating a 3-2-1. Here are the instructions again:

Write each word 3 times
Write each  definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)

3. NC Write-Head to NC Write and work on your Halloween prompt.

4.Reading Passage-I love this passage and hope you guys will too!

5. Theme-Keep bringing up that Learning Farm Theme score...

6. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Explain how each story might impact your life.

7. Origins of Halloween-Part of truly understanding something is learning about its history. The more we know about something, the better we can appreciate it. With that in mind, we are going to be researching the origins of things associated with Halloween. You have 2 days to complete this. Complete this assignment on a blank piece of paper. You are to research the origins of the following:

-Halloween-research the holiday itself. When did it start? Where did it start? Why did it start?
-Jack-o-Lanterns-What is the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern? Why are they made from pumpkins?
-Costumes-Why do kids dress in costumes on Halloween? When and where did this tradition start?
-Candy-For this one, you need to pick your all-time favorite candy and research its origin.

10/31 Monday

 

1. Halloween Vocabulary-Here are your special Halloween Vocabulary Words! Take about 10 minutes to really get to know them.

2. Weekly Vocabulary 3-2-1-For this week's words, you will be creating a 3-2-1. Here are the instructions again:

Write each word 3 times
Write each word and definition 2 times
Write 1 sentence using each of your vocab words (meaning you will be writing 10 sentences)

3. Game Time-Let's get the day started with some games. Today we have a new Halloween themed game. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

When you have finished, play some of our older games.

Eight Letter Game
Wordsearch.
Knoword
Synonym Toast
Sentence Unscramble.
Popword

4. NC Write-Head to NC Write and work on your Halloween prompt.

5. Halloween Websites-Head over and check out the following Halloween themed websites. They are silly but fun!

Virtual Pumpkin Carving

Halloween facts and tidbits

Jack-o-Lantern carvings

Halloween Hangman

6.Reading Passage-I love this passage and hope you guys will too!

7. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Explain how each story might impact your life.

8. Social Studies Warm-Up-Answer the following question in your Norman Social Studies Google doc.

What is your all-time favorite Halloween costume? Why is it your favorite? Fully explain your answers.

9. Origins of Halloween-Part of truly understanding something is learning about its history. The more we know about something, the better we can appreciate it. With that in mind, we are going to be researching the origins of things associated with Halloween. You have 2 days to complete this. Complete this assignment on a blank piece of paper. You are to research the origins of the following:

-Halloween-research the holiday itself. When did it start? Where did it start? Why did it start?
-Jack-o-Lanterns-What is the origin of the Jack-o-Lantern? Why are they made from pumpkins?
-Costumes-Why do kids dress in costumes on Halloween? When and where did this tradition start?
-Candy-For this one, you need to pick your all-time favorite candy and research its origin.

10/28 Friday

1. Would-You-Rather- Answer all three "would you rather" questions in your Language Arts Google Doc. Make sure to fully explain your answers.

Be the president or a king?

Write a bestselling novel, or hit a homerun in the World Series?

Go to Alaska or Hawaii?

2. Free Rice Friday-It's Friday....you know what to do! Free Rice time!

3. NC Write-It's time for our first writing prompt. Log-in in to NC Write and wait for instructions.

10/27 Thursday

1. Article Review-Read the following article . After reading, write a quick review of the article in your Language Arts Google doc. Your review should answer the following questions:

-What was the article's main idea? Supporting details?

-What was one thing about the article that you found fascinating? Explain your answer.

-If you were to rename this article, what name would you choose and why?

2. Class Novel-That was one intense cliffhanger! Let's see what happens next...

3. Prefix-Back to it!

4. Theme Review-Let's see what we remember.

5. Channel One-We are going to watch Channel One news. Afterwards, you are to got to your Social Studies google doc and answer the following questions about the newscast. Remember to use complete sentences, and fully explain your answers.

1. What were the stories on today's newscast?

2. Explain how each story might impact your life.

6. AOE-Back to those goofy explorers!