Book Creator on the iPads

Today, you will start creating a book about your field trip to SERC.  These are a few things you must include in your book:

• Everyone must create their book using the Square template (not portrait or landscape)
• Book Title (such as 4th Grade Goes to SERC)
• Author's name 
• Date of your trip
• Top 2 or 3 favorite things about SERC and the reason WHY these were your favorite things
• 3 facts that you learned at SERC
• 3 photos 
• Search for a map of the Chesapeake Bay using Safari, save the image to your camera roll and include this map in your book.

Helpful hints:

- When you find a photo you want to include in your book: tap the down arrow and then select "Save to Photo Library".  Then wait for the photo to Export to your Camera Roll.

- When you have finished your last page, tap "My Books" in the upper left corner.  Then tap the inspector button (i) in order to change the Title of your book and to change the Author's name.

- Last step: tap the Export button (a square with arrow facing out) and then "Open in iBooks".  This is where your book will be saved.  It will also be saved in the Book Creator app.

Paragraphs/Punctuation/Sentences

Test your knowledge about Paragraphs:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/paragraphs/play/
Click on Play for the first game.
Click on Quiz to test yourself.

Test your knowledge of punctuation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play/
Click on Play for the first game.
Click on Quiz to test yourself.

Test your knowledge about Sentences:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/sentences/play/
Click on Play for the first game.
Click on Quiz to test yourself.

Once you have finished all of these games, spend some time practicing keyboarding with BBB Dance Mat Typing:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

You may also practice building your vocabulary on Free Rice.

Practice Wordly Wise Vocabulary - Lesson 2

Click on the link below and complete these six (6) activities:
1. Cards: Read/listen to all 15 flashcards (the word and the definition)
2. Learn: Read the definition and then type the word that matches the definition.
3. Speller: Listen to the word spoken and then type that word in the box provided.
4. Test: Answer the questions (matching, multiple choice and true/false).  Check your answers.
5. Scatter: Drag the word onto the corresponding definition to make it disappear.
6. Race: Delete the scrolling words by typing in their corresponding term and pressing ENTER.

http://quizlet.com/28795692/flashcards

When you have finished playing each game two times, there are a few people that need to finish their Travel Brochure on Comic Life.  They are:

Tom

Aoife

Ali

Jalen

Malcolm

Ben

Will

Grammar Day!

Today, there are 4 different games I want you to play in order to practice Direct Object, Subject and Predicate.  When you are finished with these, please work on the last 2 games to help you practice spelling words with the r-controlled vowel.

Direct Objects Quiz:

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/direct_objects/quiz546.html

Subject and Predicate

http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html

Identify the Simple Subject or the Predicate

http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html

Choose the Direct Object

http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/53.asp

Word Builder to practice r-controlled vowels:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=4&unit=10

Word Sort to practice r-controlled vowels:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordsort/index.html?grade=4&unit=10

I Hope Everyone Had a Relaxing Break!

On Tuesday, I would like you to finish your Comic Life about your goals.  When you have finished, you may work on:

www.mathletics.com

OR

http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

(Teacher Username is: hts4th)

OR

www.storybird.com

Preparing for Upcoming Biography Project

In the next couple of weeks, you will be working on writing a Biography about someone who is well-known. Some of the questions you will research and answer in your biography include:

• How did this famous person overcome their specific challenge (blindness, paralysis, etc.)
• In what ways is this person a role model for all of us?
• How do you think they wanted to be remembered?

The project you will work on today will be All About You.  You will answer the following questions:

• What are your goals for 4th grade?
• What achievements are you proud of so far in your life?
• What are you working hard to improve upon?
• How do you want to be remembered by the end of 8th Grade?

Test Prep - Wordly Wise - Lesson 1

Click on the link below and complete these six (6) activities:
1. Cards: Read/listen to all 15 flashcards (the word and the definition)
2. Learn: Read the definition and then type the word that matches the definition.
3. Speller: Listen to the word spoken and then type that word in the box provided.
4. Test: Answer the questions (matching, multiple choice and true/false).  Check your answers.
5. Scatter: Drag the word onto the corresponding definition to make it disappear.
6. Race: Delete the scrolling words by typing in their corresponding term and pressing ENTER.

http://quizlet.com/27846656/flashcards

Grammar Day

Practice the long "e" sound (ee, ie, ea) by playing the following games:

Word Builder

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=4&unit=2

Word Sort

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordsort/index.html?grade=4&unit=2

Word Find

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordfind/index.html?grade=4&unit=2

Practice with the vocabulary from By the Shores of Silver Lake

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr06/ewordgame/index.html?grade=4&theme=1&selection=4

Try your hand at the Crossword Puzzle

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/crossword/index.html?grade=4&unit=2

Comic Life Travel Brochures and Type to Learn

Please continue working on your Comic Life Travel brochures.  Six (6) students have finished and I have printed those already -- they look great!  There are a few students who are almost finished.  You still need to add one or more of the following:

• your name
• cite your sources
• add more photos
• add more color to your brochure

For those that have finished Comic Life, please login to Type to Learn:
User Name:  same as your user name to login to the computer (bradshawa, baileymi, etc.)
Password:  htstype
Account code: 100092