Reading Fluency Practice

To test your reading fluency, we use the Dibel's Reading Assessment. If you're interested in improving your fluency, print out some of these passages and practice at home.  Your goal should be to read more than 100 words per minute on the "4th Grade Ave" passages.  Use a stopwatch and check your fluency, or practice with a parent! The only way to become a better reader is to practice, practice, practice!

Fourth Grade Reading Fluency Passages

Educational Games

If you get bored on Thanksgiving break, check out these educational games! Let me know if you play any of the games and what you think of them!

Fourth Grade Learning Games

12 Powerful Words (with hand motions)

Did you notice any of these words on your learning checks? Get ready...we'll be learning the hand motions after Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for...

As Thanksgiving approaches, we should all reflect on things we're thankful for. I'm thankful for many things...my family, my health, my freedom, and each one of you (just to name a few!)  What are some things that you are thankful for?

Narrative Writing

This week we will be completing a "narrative writing" piece.  Narratives were always my favorite thing to write. Watch the video. What did you learn about narrative writing?

SNOW DAYS!

Read the poem "Snow Day." Can you relate to the poem? What elements of poetry do you notice in the poem?

Jack Prelutsky

Many of you have enjoyed reading poetry by Jack Prelutsky throughout this unit.  Below is a link to his website. Let me know what you think!

www.jackprelutsky.com

Acrostic Poems

Create an acrostic poem with your name.  See the example below:

Bleezer's Ice Cream

Watch the video and listen to the poem "Bleezer's Ice Cream" by Jack Prelutsky.  Do you think you would enjoy any of the flavors of ice cream? Can you give examples of alliteration that you heard in the poem?

Types of Sentences

Watch the "Types of Sentences" video.  Type a sentence of your own AND tell what type of sentence it is...exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, or imperative.

Quotation Marks

This week, we are focusing on the language skill of using quotation marks.  We have focused on specific rules to follow when using quotation marks.  Can you type a sentence using quotation marks correctly? 

Example: Ms. Vaughn said, "Get out your red folder."

Veteran's Day

Tuesday is Veteran's Day. Do you have any veterans in your family? Watch the video. Do you recognize any of the elements of poetry in the Veteran's Day song? What is the mood of the song?

Idioms

Does anyone in your family ever use any of these idioms?

Similes and Metaphors in Songs

Take a look at the video. Which song is your favorite? Can you think of other songs that contain similes and metaphors?

12 Powerful Words

There are 12 words that are often found on tests that tend to trip students up (idiom).  We will be learning this song, and adding hand motions, to help prepare for KPREP! Listen and try to memorize as much as you can.  Have any of these words ever given you a hard time on a test?

Haiku

As you looked at your bonus spelling words this week, you may have asked yourself, "What in the world is a Haiku?" A Haiku is a three-line, Japanese poem.  It is usually written about nature, and it follows the syllable pattern 5-7-5.

Example:
The leaves are falling (5 syllables)
They are brown, yellow, and green (7 syllables)
Leaves are everywhere. (5 syllables)

Can you write your own Haiku?

Regions of Kentucky

In Social Studies class, we'll be taking a closer look at the six regions of Kentucky.  Watch this video about Kentucky's regions, and tell me something new that you learn from the video!

 

What an awesome group of kids!

Congratulations to Makenna Delk for being selected "Leader of the Month" for October!

This week we will be continuing our poetry unit.  We will be learning about stanzas, rhythm, and meter in poetry. Watch the video below of a Jack Prelutsky poem, "I Tried To Do My Homework."  Did you enjoy the poem? Can you relate to any of the words in this poem? What elements of poetry did you notice in the poem (rhyme, rhythm, figurative language, etc)?


 http://www.schooltube.com/video/e2fdea6feb5543cfa3d0/I%20Tried%20to%20do%20My%20Homework

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