The Horned Toad Prince

Good morning, 4th graders!

Have you ever heard of a fairy tale?  A fairy tale is a story that usually includes some kind of fantasy or magic, as well as a moral or lesson.

Have you ever heard of a fractured fairy tale?  A fractured fairy tell is a version of a well-known fairy tale that changes something about it, like the setting or some of the character traits.

For the next couple of weeks, we will be reading a fractured fairy tale of a famous story you may recognize.  You may watch a video below of another fractured fairy tale.

After you have watched the video, you may practice your new spelling words on Spelling City.  Remember to choose the right list for you!

What is immigration?

We have been reading about Grandfather and Grandson, two people who are in the same family and who have similar lives.  Both of them immigrate to the United States from Japan.

What do other immigrants do?

After watching the video, please visit Spelling City to practice your words for this week.  Please choose the right list for you!

Thanks!

Grandfather's Journey

For the next two weeks, we will be reading about a family of immigrants.  They travel between Japan and the United States throughout their lives.

America has a history of people immigrating from many different countries!  You may watch the Schoolhouse Rock video "The Great American Melting Pot" before practicing your new spelling list on our Spelling City website.

Lewis and Clark ThingLink

Thinglink is a really great website that lets us make pictuers come alive!

Click on the map of Lewis' and Clark's journey below.  You will find a series of activities you can click on as you retrace the footsteps of the famous Corps of Discovery.

Be sure to follow your packet and complete the question for each stop in the right order.

Good luck!

Lewis and Clark and Me Spelling

Good morning 4th graders!

For the next two weeks, we will be learning about the expedition of Lewis and Clark.  You might have heard of them before and their famous trip west across the United States.  However, our story this week will be told from a unique point of view!  (You might even be able to make some connections to our last story, Because of Winn Dixie).

You may watch the short video from School House Rock about Lewis and Clark.  After the video, click this link to work on Spelling City practice activities.  Be sure to choose the correct link for you!

Because of Winn Dixie Thing Link

Visit our ThingLink page to learn more about the world of Winn Dixie!

Be sure to answer the questions on your worksheet as you move through the website.

Because of Winn Dixie Spelling

We use this blog in our classrooms to help you find activities online that will help your learning.   Sometimes, you will visit websites.  Sometimes you will get to watch short videos that relate to what we are learning in class.

Today, you will visit a website called Spelling City which has practice activities and games to help you learn your spelling words.  First, you will take a practice test.  After the test, you will report your errors to your teacher and practice the words.  After all of this is done, you may play one o the games on Spelling City that uses your words.

Remember to focus and concentrate on studying.  You will have a spelling test on Friday!