Wednesday September 30th, 2015

This week in class, we continued our worked on vocabulary, reading, and writing. 

Vocabulary

1. mouse
2. house
3. laugh
4. make 
5. this 
6. do
7. too
8. is 
9. for
10. how

Reading

Class Reading 

• Reviewed last weeks reading and discussed out loud. 
• Read "A House for Mouse" and "How Do You Make a Giraffe Laugh?"
• Discussed material read aloud as class. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Help! We Come in Peace!"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Class Writing

Short sentences written describing the material read aloud in class. 

• Write 5 complete sentences with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your sentences. 
• Use 3 of the daily vocabulary words; please underline your vocabulary words. 
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following items (in complete sentences) in your essay: 

1. Where did mouse try and find a house?
2. Where did mouse finally find a house?
3. What kinds of things do not make a giraffe laugh?
4. What made giraffe laugh?
5. What book did you like best and why?

Homework

• "sl", "bl", and "fl" words