We have been working on Cause and Effect in nonfiction. The students have been doing a great job identifying cause and effect when reading factual information. This week we are working on cause and effect in fiction or stories. Mrs. Head and I noticed that last week on a benchmark practice question that they had a more difficult time with identifying cause and effect in fiction. Below is a link to help the students get some more practice.As always, please notify me if there is anything specific that you would like to see on the blog to help you and your child at home.
Cause and Effect
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Transformations
Our geometry concept this week is transformations. Here is a link for some practice.
Transformations
Transformations
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Editing
Hello! As we continue to prepare for testing and improve our overall writing skills, we need to remember the basics. I'm posting a link below for practice editing punctuation and capitalization. Happy Editing! :)
Capitalization and Punctuation
Capitalization and Punctuation
Friday, February 21, 2014
Text Structure
Parents and Students,
Good Morning! I hope your day is off to a great start. We have been working on text structure in our class. Students are identifying if text is written in one of the five ways listed below.
Good Morning! I hope your day is off to a great start. We have been working on text structure in our class. Students are identifying if text is written in one of the five ways listed below.
- Order/Sequence
- Compare Contrast
- Cause and Effect
- Description
- Problem Solution
I am posting an anchor chart below as an example. I am also posting a link for students to play a fun interactive game that allows them to practice identifying structure.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Polygons
Hello Sonora 4th Grade Families!
I hope you are enjoying the weather we have been having. I know I have! I wanted to take a moment to communicate to you a few things we are learning about and some things your child can work on at home to help them in class. We have been studying geometry during our math block of time. Much of what we are doing builds upon what the students have learned in previous grades. We are currently working with polygons. In order to be successful the students need to be able to identify and describe polygons. For some additional practice I am posting some links to interactive games that can help students to review the names and properties of these figures. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit our class blog.
Kari Spurlock :)
Polygon Game
Polygon or Not?
I hope you are enjoying the weather we have been having. I know I have! I wanted to take a moment to communicate to you a few things we are learning about and some things your child can work on at home to help them in class. We have been studying geometry during our math block of time. Much of what we are doing builds upon what the students have learned in previous grades. We are currently working with polygons. In order to be successful the students need to be able to identify and describe polygons. For some additional practice I am posting some links to interactive games that can help students to review the names and properties of these figures. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit our class blog.
Kari Spurlock :)
Polygon Game
Polygon or Not?
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Homework
Hello Sonora 4th Grade Families!
I wanted to take a moment to talk about homework. Many of you and your children have been asking about it. Just as we discussed earlier in the year reading 20 minutes each night is their homework. They can do it alone or with someone. It is very beneficial if someone can discuss their book with them or ask questions to see if they understood what they read. I'm going to post below a couple pictures to show the importance of reading every night and a few examples of questions you can ask. Please contact me or comment below if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you at parent teacher conferences next week. Notes have been delayed due to snow days, so look for them coming home this week. Can't wait to be back at school!
I wanted to take a moment to talk about homework. Many of you and your children have been asking about it. Just as we discussed earlier in the year reading 20 minutes each night is their homework. They can do it alone or with someone. It is very beneficial if someone can discuss their book with them or ask questions to see if they understood what they read. I'm going to post below a couple pictures to show the importance of reading every night and a few examples of questions you can ask. Please contact me or comment below if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you at parent teacher conferences next week. Notes have been delayed due to snow days, so look for them coming home this week. Can't wait to be back at school!
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