Rain, Rain, Go Away

We didn't let the rain stop us from having fun during "recess" today 

Superheroes say NO to drugs and bullying!

Red Ribbon Week

Students kicked off Red Ribbon Week by dressing up for camo day!

Homecoming 2015

We didn't let the rain stop us from enjoying F-S Homecoming activities!

Elements of Poetry

What elements of poetry do you see in this poem? What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

Point of View

Point of View

Think about a familiar nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or childhood story.  Describe how it would be different if told from a different perspective.  For example: the story of the Three Little Pigs would be completely different if told from the Big Bad Wolf's point of view! Describe below!

Summarizing Practice Game

Here is a link to the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" summarizing game that we played today in class.  Have fun!

Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Elements of Fiction

Describe the setting and character traits of the main character in your favorite book or in a book you're currently reading.

Make an Inference

Josie yelled "Weeee" with her hands up and her feet kicking as we enjoyed the bright sunshine and pleasant temperatures today. What can you infer that we did today?

Science Fun!

12 Powerful Words

Here are a couple different videos of "12 Powerful Words."  Have you ever seen any of these words on a test?

Favorite Genre

My favorite genre of reading is historical fiction. What is your favorite genre?  If you'd like to read about the different genres, click the link below!

Genres

Favorite Thing?

What is your favorite thing about Lincoln Elementary so far?

Welcome To Fourth Grade!

I'm so excited to have each of you in my class! It's going to be a great year! 

Saying Goodbye

I'm so sad to see this school year come to an end. I sure will miss these sweet faces...

Field Day

Students had a blast at LES Field Day! 

Battle of the Books

I'm so proud of our Battle of the Books team for all of their hard work!! 

Reading Test Prep

The link below will direct you to reading test-prep activities. 

Practice Reading Tests

Baby ducks

Fourth bell students got a nice surprise and were allowed to go to the courtyard and hold our new, baby ducks today! 

Environmental Day

Rain didn't put a damper on these boys' day! Rex and Gage made an awesome Lego car at the "engineering" station...

Firsthand & Secondhand Accounts

Watch the Prezi on firsthand and secondhand accounts of the Dust  Bowl.  What did you learn?

Prezi-Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts of the Dust Bowl

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! I hope you all had a relaxing spring break! Using a firsthand account, describe something that you did over the break.  Be sure to use first-person pronouns in your description. 

Ag Adventures

Fourth grade students got to participate in Ag Adventure Day on Friday. What's something you learned at Ag Adventure Day? 

Informational Text

We'll be studying informational text for the next few weeks.  Check out the videos. Let me know something that you learned by watching one of the videos!

Academic Recognition

Congratulations to our academic award winners!

Greek Root Word Game

Since we're studying Greek Myths, click on the link below to play "It's Greek to Me," a game that reviews common Greek root words!

It's Greek To Me Game

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a restful, relaxing Christmas break.  I had a wonderful time with my family, and it was especially fun watching my daughter, Josie, on Christmas day.  Using complete sentences, tell me about your break!