We've been working on a counting book this week for a photo story project.
We just got it done today so I thought I'd share it with you guys.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Edible Animal Cell Project
Edible Animal Cell Project
We are learning about plant and animal cells in science class right now. Next week, we would like to make an edible animal cell! I’d love to be able to have each student make their own cell, but to do that, I’m going to need some help from you guys. We will need several different candy pieces to do this.
Below you will see a list of the items needed. The students have signed up to bring in certain items. Thankfully we have a big class, so not all the students will have to bring in something.
Thanks for your cooperation in making science FUN!
I’d like to have the items by FRIDAY- but we are not doing this activity until Monday thoughJ
Plastic baggies: TEACHER
Yellow Jello (cytoplasm): TEACHER
Marshmallows (nucleus): JACOB
Jawbreakers or Lemon Heads (nucleolus): WESLEY
Cake Decorating Sprinkles ( ribosomes): HANNAH
Laffy Taffy (golgi body): RYAN
Raisins (mitochondria): ALLISON
Grapes (vacuoles): KASSIE
M & M’s ( lysosomes): JESSE
Fruit Roll Ups ( ER): NATHANIEL
We are learning about plant and animal cells in science class right now. Next week, we would like to make an edible animal cell! I’d love to be able to have each student make their own cell, but to do that, I’m going to need some help from you guys. We will need several different candy pieces to do this.
Below you will see a list of the items needed. The students have signed up to bring in certain items. Thankfully we have a big class, so not all the students will have to bring in something.
Thanks for your cooperation in making science FUN!
I’d like to have the items by FRIDAY- but we are not doing this activity until Monday thoughJ
Plastic baggies: TEACHER
Yellow Jello (cytoplasm): TEACHER
Marshmallows (nucleus): JACOB
Jawbreakers or Lemon Heads (nucleolus): WESLEY
Cake Decorating Sprinkles ( ribosomes): HANNAH
Laffy Taffy (golgi body): RYAN
Raisins (mitochondria): ALLISON
Grapes (vacuoles): KASSIE
M & M’s ( lysosomes): JESSE
Fruit Roll Ups ( ER): NATHANIEL
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Assignments Week of April 26th
Assignments Week of April 26th
READING:
Back to our Book: The Down and Up Fall
Vocabulary:
Transformed: changed; made to look or be different
Investigate: look into thoroughly to find out something
Enthusiastically: eagerly; in a way that shows strong approval
Décor: the decorative style of a room
Apparently: seeming to be
Corridor: long, narrow hallway or passageway
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: Make up your own riddle to help you remember the meanings of the vocabulary words
Groups Blue and Orange: Use the words in a 1 page story
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Whole group do w/b 131 practice books
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Read Amazing Amazon silently and then do w/b 131
Wednesday: Book report Wednesday- DUE the 30th
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test BOOK REPORTS DUE!
4th Grade Crazy Creations project: Rdg and Language Project
We are presenting our crazy creations today!!!
PHOTO STORY:
Next we will be creating a counting book. The kids will each have their own page in the book- they will illustrate it, etc as well. It will be a counting book geared for 1st graders.
We then will create a photo story on the computer where the kids will be recorded reading their pages of the bookJ
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 107 Tuesday: w/b108 Wednesday: w/b109 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
difficult, beginning, direction, discover, excellent, important, imagine, energy, remember, beautiful, dangerous, government, interest, becoming, description, engineer, wonderful
BONUS WORDS:
temperature, humidifier, thermometer, moisturize, sweltering
Math: Geometry- Last week
Next week we will be adding extra math in the mornings. It will be a big review of all we have learned throughout the year. We will be starting with place valueJ
Monday: Intro to Area- board review- brainpop- do w/s 31 together
Tuesday: Review again- do worksheet 21/22 for grade
Do activity in class
Wednesday: Intro to Perimeter- board review- brainpop- do 14-6 f/b
Thursday: Review perimeter- w/s 54- homework page 60 (14-6 Reteaching)
Friday: final review- TEST on perimeter and area. Will be allowed to use a calculator AND your journal notes
We will have to include symmetry in the mornings before lunch next week. We are just out of time.
VISIT\
http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#area-perim
SCIENCE:
Monday: Present to Mission Control today!
Tuesday: Watch Charlie Brown Space Station movie
Wednesday: We will be learning about plant and animal cells now. We will be learning the different parts of each and the differences. We are making edible animal cells next week and also writing a cell "song".
Today is the intro day. I have a few short video clips and a word search.
Thursday: Notes on the parts of the cells. Labeling our diagrams
Friday: Who am I activity and word search .
SS: Civil War --------- Community Service/ Our Community
Monday: last day of the Civil War Stimulation
Tuesday: finish up discussing the civil war. Watch short video clip
Wednesday: Start working on a Davis Thomas Volunteer Community Calendar
Thursday: cont.
Friday: cont.
READING:
Back to our Book: The Down and Up Fall
Vocabulary:
Transformed: changed; made to look or be different
Investigate: look into thoroughly to find out something
Enthusiastically: eagerly; in a way that shows strong approval
Décor: the decorative style of a room
Apparently: seeming to be
Corridor: long, narrow hallway or passageway
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: Make up your own riddle to help you remember the meanings of the vocabulary words
Groups Blue and Orange: Use the words in a 1 page story
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Whole group do w/b 131 practice books
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Read Amazing Amazon silently and then do w/b 131
Wednesday: Book report Wednesday- DUE the 30th
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test BOOK REPORTS DUE!
4th Grade Crazy Creations project: Rdg and Language Project
We are presenting our crazy creations today!!!
PHOTO STORY:
Next we will be creating a counting book. The kids will each have their own page in the book- they will illustrate it, etc as well. It will be a counting book geared for 1st graders.
We then will create a photo story on the computer where the kids will be recorded reading their pages of the bookJ
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 107 Tuesday: w/b108 Wednesday: w/b109 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
difficult, beginning, direction, discover, excellent, important, imagine, energy, remember, beautiful, dangerous, government, interest, becoming, description, engineer, wonderful
BONUS WORDS:
temperature, humidifier, thermometer, moisturize, sweltering
Math: Geometry- Last week
Next week we will be adding extra math in the mornings. It will be a big review of all we have learned throughout the year. We will be starting with place valueJ
Monday: Intro to Area- board review- brainpop- do w/s 31 together
Tuesday: Review again- do worksheet 21/22 for grade
Do activity in class
Wednesday: Intro to Perimeter- board review- brainpop- do 14-6 f/b
Thursday: Review perimeter- w/s 54- homework page 60 (14-6 Reteaching)
Friday: final review- TEST on perimeter and area. Will be allowed to use a calculator AND your journal notes
We will have to include symmetry in the mornings before lunch next week. We are just out of time.
VISIT\
http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#area-perim
SCIENCE:
Monday: Present to Mission Control today!
Tuesday: Watch Charlie Brown Space Station movie
Wednesday: We will be learning about plant and animal cells now. We will be learning the different parts of each and the differences. We are making edible animal cells next week and also writing a cell "song".
Today is the intro day. I have a few short video clips and a word search.
Thursday: Notes on the parts of the cells. Labeling our diagrams
Friday: Who am I activity and word search .
SS: Civil War --------- Community Service/ Our Community
Monday: last day of the Civil War Stimulation
Tuesday: finish up discussing the civil war. Watch short video clip
Wednesday: Start working on a Davis Thomas Volunteer Community Calendar
Thursday: cont.
Friday: cont.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Assignments Week of April 19th
Assignments Week of April 19th
READING:
Back to our Book: Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back
Vocabulary:
Boggiest: very watery and spongy, like the ground in a bog or swamp
Dissolve: change from solid to liquid or to cause this to happen
Chemicals: substances with certain properties
Carnivorous: meat- eating
Accidentally: by mistake; without meaning to
Fertilizer: a substance put on or in the soil or water to feed plants
Victim: a person or animal that is mistreated or attacked by someone or something else
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: Make up your own riddle to help you remember the meanings of the vocabulary words
Groups Blue and Orange: Use the words in a 1 page story
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Whole group do w/b 127 practice books
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Research online some different carnivorous plantsJ
Wednesday: Book report Wednesday- DUE the 30th
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test
4th Grade Crazy Creations project: Rdg and Language Project
OVERVIEW: As a member of SKOW (Smart Kids of the World) you have been invited to compete in an elite competition (less than 20 children in the world) that very few students will compete in. As you consider what you are interested in inventing, think about what kinds of products people need and use. What’s new in inventions?
SKILLS COVERED: brainstorming, use of graphic organizers, titles, headings, illustrations, captions, peer editing, use of audience
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 104 Tuesday: w/b105 Wednesday: w/b106 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
major, cedar, spiders locate, rule, motive, raven, pilot, silent, super, paper, native, rivals, solar, bison, legal, humor, moment, nature, virus
flytrap, bladderwort, sundew, botanist, nutrient
Math: Geometry- 3 weeks
We have line segments, rays, angles, symmetry, area and perimeter, solids and more to cover. This is going to be quick but we may have a few more days to add if we need them.
We might have to double up on math as well to get all these concepts in, which means a little in the morning maybe.
Monday: Last day to practice measuring and drawing angles- w/s
Tuesday: polygons and quadrilaterals- in class 9-6 and 9-4 HW 40830
Wednesday: triangles -- in class pw 93 h/w 9-5
Thursday: intro to circles: radius/diameter, activity 40835 inclass/homework if needed
Friday: review circles, in class 23- HW: 24
next week we'll hit area, perimeter and symmetry
VISIT\
www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#geom
SCIENCE: Sun and Earth and Stars
PLANET WEBQUEST- 5 day
OVERVIEW:
You are an astronaut on a mission to another planet in our solar system. You will join a crew to gather information about your destination. When you become experts, you will voyage to this planet. After exploring it, you will contact Mission Control on Earth by cyber postcard to communicate your impressions and data.
SS: Civil War Stimulation- 5 days
Overview:
Students will learn about the critical period in American history by reliving some of the events of the Civil War. They will re-create some of the experiences of the people who were living in a nation at war with itself. By taking the perspective of a historical character living through the war, students will see that history is so much more than just names, dates, and places, but rather the real experiences of people like themselves.
READING:
Back to our Book: Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back
Vocabulary:
Boggiest: very watery and spongy, like the ground in a bog or swamp
Dissolve: change from solid to liquid or to cause this to happen
Chemicals: substances with certain properties
Carnivorous: meat- eating
Accidentally: by mistake; without meaning to
Fertilizer: a substance put on or in the soil or water to feed plants
Victim: a person or animal that is mistreated or attacked by someone or something else
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: Make up your own riddle to help you remember the meanings of the vocabulary words
Groups Blue and Orange: Use the words in a 1 page story
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Whole group do w/b 127 practice books
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Research online some different carnivorous plantsJ
Wednesday: Book report Wednesday- DUE the 30th
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test
4th Grade Crazy Creations project: Rdg and Language Project
OVERVIEW: As a member of SKOW (Smart Kids of the World) you have been invited to compete in an elite competition (less than 20 children in the world) that very few students will compete in. As you consider what you are interested in inventing, think about what kinds of products people need and use. What’s new in inventions?
SKILLS COVERED: brainstorming, use of graphic organizers, titles, headings, illustrations, captions, peer editing, use of audience
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 104 Tuesday: w/b105 Wednesday: w/b106 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
major, cedar, spiders locate, rule, motive, raven, pilot, silent, super, paper, native, rivals, solar, bison, legal, humor, moment, nature, virus
flytrap, bladderwort, sundew, botanist, nutrient
Math: Geometry- 3 weeks
We have line segments, rays, angles, symmetry, area and perimeter, solids and more to cover. This is going to be quick but we may have a few more days to add if we need them.
We might have to double up on math as well to get all these concepts in, which means a little in the morning maybe.
Monday: Last day to practice measuring and drawing angles- w/s
Tuesday: polygons and quadrilaterals- in class 9-6 and 9-4 HW 40830
Wednesday: triangles -- in class pw 93 h/w 9-5
Thursday: intro to circles: radius/diameter, activity 40835 inclass/homework if needed
Friday: review circles, in class 23- HW: 24
next week we'll hit area, perimeter and symmetry
VISIT\
www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#geom
SCIENCE: Sun and Earth and Stars
PLANET WEBQUEST- 5 day
OVERVIEW:
You are an astronaut on a mission to another planet in our solar system. You will join a crew to gather information about your destination. When you become experts, you will voyage to this planet. After exploring it, you will contact Mission Control on Earth by cyber postcard to communicate your impressions and data.
SS: Civil War Stimulation- 5 days
Overview:
Students will learn about the critical period in American history by reliving some of the events of the Civil War. They will re-create some of the experiences of the people who were living in a nation at war with itself. By taking the perspective of a historical character living through the war, students will see that history is so much more than just names, dates, and places, but rather the real experiences of people like themselves.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Assignments week of April 12
Assignments Week of April 12th
READING:
Back to our Book: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox pages 670
Vocabulary:
fateful: bringing disaster
tragedy: a sad or terrible event
gadgets: small machines or other mechanical tools
bellowing: loud, deep roaring
softhearted: gentle and kind
ration: the daily allowance of food for a person or animal
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: use the vocabulary in a 1 page story
Groups Blue and Orange: Do w/s 123 on own
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Whole group do w/b 123pra
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Writing assignment:
Think about a character you would create for a tall tale. Then write a character sketch, describing that character.
Wednesday: Book report Wednesday
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test
POETRY UNITS:
Monday: Concrete poem Tuesday: Grammar Wednesday: Other poems and poems I like Thursday: last day to finish poetry books Friday: present our poetry books
Writing:
4th grade will take the Online Writing Assessment Wednesday afternoon.
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 101 Tuesday: w/b102 Wednesday: w/b103 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
practice, members, dinner, suppose, except, problem, shallow, stubborn, logger, cotton, object, shelter, distance, pattern, captive, publish, sitting, tractor, servant, hidden
lumberjack, forestry, sawmill, timberline, woodland
Math: Geometry 2-2.5 Weeks
We have line segments, rays, angles, symmetry, area and perimeter, solids and more to cover. This is going to be quick but we may have a few more days to add if we need them.
We might have to double up on math as well to get all these concepts in, which means a little in the morning too.
There is a good chance there will be extra homework in these two weeks. Please make sure you do it if given!
Monday: points, lines, and planes - Intro with vocabulary and examples
board practice- (PRACTICE 9-1 FOR HOMEWORK)
Tuesday: line segments, rays and angles- Intro to angles and new vocabulary terms
w/s 51 in class (PRACTICE 9-2 FOR HOMEWORK)
Wednesday: measuring angles------ Writing Assessment
Thursday: polygons and quadrilaterals
Friday: triangles
next week we'll hit circles, area, perimeter and symmetry
VISIT\
www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#geom
SCIENCE: Sun and Earth and Stars
Monday: Read Lesson 1 and do checkpoint questions
Pass out and talk about the moon cycle project
Tuesday: Read Lesson 2 and do checkpoint questions
Wednesday: Writing Assessment
Thursday: Make the moon in motion book
Friday: do consellation project!
NEXT week we will be starting a Planet Webquest:)
SS: Geography Centers Unit
We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.
We have a few more we didn't get to do last week, so this week we will finish up!
Also:
We did our catapult on Friday and Sammie and David's marshmallow went the furthest. On Thursday, Ryan's was going the furthest though, but I think he launched his too many times on Thursday.LOL
READING:
Back to our Book: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox pages 670
Vocabulary:
fateful: bringing disaster
tragedy: a sad or terrible event
gadgets: small machines or other mechanical tools
bellowing: loud, deep roaring
softhearted: gentle and kind
ration: the daily allowance of food for a person or animal
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: use the vocabulary in a 1 page story
Groups Blue and Orange: Do w/s 123 on own
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Whole group do w/b 123pra
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Writing assignment:
Think about a character you would create for a tall tale. Then write a character sketch, describing that character.
Wednesday: Book report Wednesday
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test
POETRY UNITS:
Monday: Concrete poem Tuesday: Grammar Wednesday: Other poems and poems I like Thursday: last day to finish poetry books Friday: present our poetry books
Writing:
4th grade will take the Online Writing Assessment Wednesday afternoon.
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 101 Tuesday: w/b102 Wednesday: w/b103 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
practice, members, dinner, suppose, except, problem, shallow, stubborn, logger, cotton, object, shelter, distance, pattern, captive, publish, sitting, tractor, servant, hidden
lumberjack, forestry, sawmill, timberline, woodland
Math: Geometry 2-2.5 Weeks
We have line segments, rays, angles, symmetry, area and perimeter, solids and more to cover. This is going to be quick but we may have a few more days to add if we need them.
We might have to double up on math as well to get all these concepts in, which means a little in the morning too.
There is a good chance there will be extra homework in these two weeks. Please make sure you do it if given!
Monday: points, lines, and planes - Intro with vocabulary and examples
board practice- (PRACTICE 9-1 FOR HOMEWORK)
Tuesday: line segments, rays and angles- Intro to angles and new vocabulary terms
w/s 51 in class (PRACTICE 9-2 FOR HOMEWORK)
Wednesday: measuring angles------ Writing Assessment
Thursday: polygons and quadrilaterals
Friday: triangles
next week we'll hit circles, area, perimeter and symmetry
VISIT\
www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#geom
SCIENCE: Sun and Earth and Stars
Monday: Read Lesson 1 and do checkpoint questions
Pass out and talk about the moon cycle project
Tuesday: Read Lesson 2 and do checkpoint questions
Wednesday: Writing Assessment
Thursday: Make the moon in motion book
Friday: do consellation project!
NEXT week we will be starting a Planet Webquest:)
SS: Geography Centers Unit
We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.
We have a few more we didn't get to do last week, so this week we will finish up!
Also:
We did our catapult on Friday and Sammie and David's marshmallow went the furthest. On Thursday, Ryan's was going the furthest though, but I think he launched his too many times on Thursday.LOL
Friday, April 2, 2010
Assignments Week of April 5th
Assignments Week of April 5th
READING:
Back to our Book: Fire pages 505
Vocabulary:
dedication: the will to keep working hard on a task
billowing: rising in big waves
brigade: a group of people organized to do something
ventilate: to create a vent, or an opening, for letting air in and out
flammable: easily set on fire
curfew: law or rule that says something cannot happen after a certain time
Monday:
Review Vocabulary
Groups Red and Black: use the vocabulary in a 1 page story
Groups Blue and Orange: Do w/s 90 on own
Group Green: Do w/s with teacher
Tuesday: Whole Group reading of story
Create a small poster about fire safety
Wednesday: Start New book report
Make a Game Board: Due April 30th
Thursday: Small Group Re-Reading of Story
Discuss and do questions
Friday: Test
POETRY UNITS:
Monday: Creature Alliteration Tuesday: Haiku Wednesday: Five Senses Thursday: Color Poem Friday: Concrete Poem
Writing: WE WILL BE HITTING THIS HARD THIS WEEK- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April
Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday
ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.
We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.
I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.
If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.
You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.
SPELLING:
Monday: w/b 78 Tuesday: w/b 79 Wednesday: w/b 80 Thursday: Pretest Friday: Test
doctor, dollar, power, sugar, corner, danger, ladder, labor, cellar, other, motor, hunger, calendar, horror, officer, finger, director, master, regular
firefighter, inferno, inflammable, fiery, smoldering
Math: Order of Operations
Monday: Intro to Order of Operations- Brainpop video- visit the following sites and do Smart Board Activities
http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#order
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
P: parenthesis E: exponents M: multiply D: divide A: add S: Subtract
Tuesday: Review and do w/s 1
Wednesday: w/s 2
Thursday: w/s 3
Friday: complete review- do w/s 4 and revisit online activities
SCIENCE: Simple Machines- Chapter 16
This is only 2 lessons
By FRIDAY: we will be having a marshmallow catapult contest. Start working on it Monday after school and then Wednesday and Thursday in class with launch day on Friday
You'll get the directions on Monday!
Monday: Intro with Brain Pop- Read Lesson 1 and do checkpoint questions
Tuesday: Read Lesson 2 and do checkpoint questions
Wednesday and Thursday: Work in class on your marshmallow catapult
Friday: Launch day
Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them
http://edheads.org/
http://www.msichicago.org/online-science/simple-machines/activities/simple-machines-1/
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/goldburgertogo/
SS: Geography Centers Unit
We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.
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