Thursday, February 23, 2012

You're a poet and you don't even know it!

In this post, please write your Cinquain poem about an animal.  Make sure to follow the rules of the 5 line poem.  Good luck poets!

Lit Circle Super Summaries

With your group, please come up with a comment that summarizes what your group has read so far. 

Be sure to include the title, author, main characters, the problem, and a prediction of what you think the solution might be.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The States of Matter

For third grade purposes, we only focus on Solids, Liquids, and Gases.


Thursday, February 9, 2012

Idioms

Shhh!!!  I don't want to let the cat out of the bag.... but we are learning about idioms. Please play the Idioms games located under the Reading Resources.  Once finished, write a comment telling me what your favorite idiom is.  You should also tell me what the idiom means. 

Monday, February 6, 2012

Reading Response


Hello 304,

In the comments section of this post, you have the opportunity to write a reading response letter to me.  In the letter, please make sure to include the following parts:


- Parts of a friendly letter
- A short summary of your book (but don't give away the good parts)
- Let me know what you think of the story (make connections, tell me what you liked and didn't like)

I look forward to reading your letters.  Reading Rocks!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Fables

In this post, please tell me about the fable that you created on your own. 

Please write a short summary about the beginning, middle, and end of your fable. 

Be sure to include your title at the top and the moral of your story at the bottom of your comment!