Happy Back-to-School!

Enjoy the fourth grade. It was my favorite year! Think of how much you are going to learn! You will soon notice that you are getting smarter every day! That should be your goal-to grow smarter each day. Think of ways to get smarter. What habits do you need?

• Do yo think getting enough sleep and eating healthier will help? 
• What do you think about drinking more water instead of soda? 
• What habits will you need in the classroom? 
• Will you need to listen and pay attention? 
• Will you need to do your work in class and at home? 
• Will participating in class and coming to school prepared help you? 
• Will placing your home learning and agenda in your book bag at night keep you from forgetting them in the morning? 
• What other ideas do you have that will help with school success? 

Happy 130th Birthday, Statue of Liberty!

Have a great summer!

If you want to leave any comments to tell us about your summer-leave them here! :)

Thanks for your beautiful sentiments! I wrote back.

Remember to login to your portal to AVOID SUMMER LOSS!

Login at http://www.dadeschools.net/students.asp, & look for these activities:

-MyOn Digital Books
-Achieve 3000
-Explore Learning:  Gizmos and Reflex

Here's some free apps to help you with writing.
Click and learn:

• Mind Mapping
• Sock Puppet :) FUN!
• Talking Tom Cat
• Dragon Dictation
• Mad Libs-write funny stories.
• Bluster - Try it!
• Painless Grammar - Practice your grammar for better writing.

Strengthen your mind and build that mental, metaphorical "piggy bank!"

Take Time to Remember and Appreciate the Price of Freedom This Memorial Day

TFK Memorial Day History - The nation remembers at 3:00 P.M.

Who did their project on Nixon? He declared Memorial Day a National Holiday.

History Channel video

Watch Know Learn Memorial Day videos

President Obama teaches us about Memorial Day - Teacher Vision video

Print the FREE Medals of Honor Coloring Book
Print the "Pyramids of Honor" page to learn about the medals.

Okay, who's up for this challenge?

Vet Friends video

Patriotic Crafts

Click and scroll down for a free flag history printable book-or just read it online.YouTube video of Ronald Regan's Memorial Day Tribute
Regan's Memorial Day speech

How do you decide what's important?

Enjoy clicking and learning:

Self Discipline

Luno
Pegasus, the constellation


Greek Mythology
Roman Mythology


National Geographic Kids-Greek Myths
Meet the Greek gods and goddesses
BBC UK - Primary History - Greek Mythology

Roman Mythology for Kids
A list of Roman gods - Do you recognize any names?


Greece Today 4 Kids - A guide written by a kid. Click & follow the arrows, or click sections



Printable Family Tree

Thank you for an Awesome Career Day!!!!!

Thank you for a wonderful day!
Click:

Texas Road House Line Dance

Casa Linda

Today in History...

Well, this weekend in history-May 9-10 

1497-Amerigo Vespucci (Italian Navigator) leaves for first voyage to the New World  (5/10)
1502-Columbus sailed his final trip to the New World  (5/10)
1503-Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands (5/10)
1752-Ben Franklin 1st tests the lightning rod  (5/10) BF and Lightning Rods
1775-2nd Continental Congress meets (5/10):
                 names George Washington supreme commander
                 issues paper currency for 1st time
1797- 1st Navy ship, the "United States" is launched (5/10)
1869-The Golden Spike completed the Transcontinental Railroad
1872-Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for president of the U.S.
1879-Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa
1899-the lawn mower was patented
1908-1st Mother's Day OBSERVED (5/10)
1910-Halley's Comet passes closest to earth (5/10)
1914-President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother's Day!
1915-Zeppelin drops hundreds of bombs on Southend-on-Sea (5/10)
1926- Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett make first flight over North Pole
1933-Nazi's stage public book burnings (5/10)
1960-JFK wins primary election in West Virginia
         USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of the globe underwater-What does USS mean?
         Apollo 10 transmits 1st color pictures of Earth
1962
         U.S. Performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
         Laser beam successfully bounces off moon for 1st time
1963 U.S. Performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1965 Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)
1966 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC

WOW! Do you notice how many things we can read and learn? What interests you?

The First US Post Office opens today in history

The first post office opens. Thank you, George Washington

100th Anniversary of Lusitania

BBC's video interviews

History,com Lusitania

Today is Sebastian's Birthday and The Dragon Test Launch!

SpaceX tests Dragon launch

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Star Wars Day. May The Fourth Be With You.

Free Comic Book Day, Saturday, 5-2-15!

It's true, America celebrates Free Comic Book Day on the second Saturday of May every year.

• Click the link: FreeComicBookDay
• Type your zip code
• See the stores near you! :)
• Choose your comics See the free comics

See if this link works to show the locations for the comic book stores close to school.

• StoreLocator

Star Wars Day May 4!
A family celebration at Tate's Comics in Lauderhill is May 3!

• Tate's Comics

Happy Earth Day!

Publix is selling an Earth Day bag for 99 cents! :)

Remember, the earth and its health is in our care.

"I leave you the world as I knew it,
The land and the sea, in your care,
Seen from the sky, where I flew it,
I leave you the view from the air."   

Reeve Lindbergh (son of aviator, Charles Lindbergh)

(To whom would Jack say that the poet is speaking? To whom do you think the poet is speaking? Does this stanza remind you of anything? Did you make any connections?)



Charles Lindberg:
Charles Lindbergh facts
aviation-for-kids charles-lindbergh
charleslindbergh.com

Amelia Earhart (inspired by Charles Lindbergh):
TFK-Amelia Earhart
mrnussbaum.com
kidskonnect.com
http://www.ameliaearhart.com/



The Pasture by Robert Frost
Listen to Robert Frost read his poem, "The Pasture"

The Pasture

By Robert Frost 1874–1963       

I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;

I'll only stop to rake the leaves away

(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):

I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.

I'm going out to fetch the little calf

That's standing by the mother. It's so young,

It totters when she licks it with her tongue.

I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.

 

(To whom would Jack say that the poet is speaking? To whom do you think the poet is speaking?)




The Lorax e-book

Pronouns
Have you seen this School House Rock Video?
Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla

SHR Lyrics - Scroll down to Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla



Ryan's Well Foundation

Everglades Action Day!

Just in time for studying Point of View again!

Everglades Coalition

Everglades Action Day for College Students

Last Weekend for the Fair! Be There!

• Use your coupon, or one from Dominos. 

• Get science fair ideas for next year in the Expo Center. 

• Remember, you do your own science fair project in 4th grade! 

• You begin this summer-2 months away.

The Fair info

Happy Day Before MATH FSA!

Get plenty of rest. Go to bed early.

Remember to eat your breakfast.

Bring yourself alert and ready to school.  Gum is optional. (No bookbags)

Get ready for the FSA, Hate That Cat, and Poetry Month! (Hey, Songdrops songs are poems-aren't they?) :)

Happy Spring Break!

Enjoy your break.  Get ready for math! Know those fact families. Read for pleasure and catch up on iReady.

Here's a little something for you to decide when you have a moment of boredom...

Deadliest Animal  Vote!


See you next month and next season (spring)!

Happy Day Before FSA! :)

The training wheels are off! You will be riding free! Now is the time to apply your skills and all that you've learned.  Remember to read well, make connections and THINK about what the question is asking you.  Following directions is key.

Get plenty of rest-go to bed early. Relax. Have breakfast and come ready to rock the test!

Now, here's those songs you liked. Remember to infer. :)

          http://youtu.be/C-V6FHWYtcg The Big Word song

http://youtu.be/WRE42jUTV_g The Homework song

 

http://youtu.be/XbuKGf-D-qE      Before I learned to rhyme    

http://youtu.be/zeFdkj_Gvtc Rhyming Is So Easy (Not Bryant Oden)

 

http://youtu.be/zeFdkj_Gvtc The Unfinished song

http://youtu.be/6YbFNApKc2k    Naming My Frog

http://youtu.be/WRE42jUTV_g Bob the Snail

          I Gotta Pea - cartoon version    I Gotta Pea

http://youtu.be/W7Y_bExWy00  The Color Song 

          Don't be an Octo
        
          The Long Word Song

Here's Bryant Oden's website: songdrops

         The Duck Songs 1, 2, 3:

http://youtu.be/MtN1YnoL46Q The Duck Song           The Duck Song book! :) Cute! http://youtu.be/7jjcAuEYW9M The Duck Song 2

          http://youtu.be/Ru4a-js4My4 The Duck Song 3

http://peelingtothecore.weebly.com/love-that-dog.html  video of Walter Dean Myers

Blank Test (Inspired by Taylor Swift)

Pi Day, Saturday, 3-14-15 (3.1415...)

It's the Pi Day of the century! Read on to see why.

Right now, you are learning to measure and identify shapes.
Next year, you will learn to measure a circle using Pi.
The beginning digits of Pi are: 3.1415.
Actually, the number of digits of Pi are endless (infinite).
Notice how Pi's digits coincide with the date? 3.1415... (3-14-15) Neat, huh?
That's why this Pi day is called, "The Pi Day of the Century."
Every other year will be just 3.14...
You can still enjoy Pi Day and all of the activities that go along with it.
How many digits can you remember? Someone broke a record memorizing the most digits!

Here's some pi and St. Patrick's Day info:
Click:
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi - read aloud A Math Story About Pi :)
Pi activity
A Mile of Pi video-Past the World Record breaker!
Ed.gov Pi Day activities for all ages
http://youtu.be/AtgfsRH3H3U. Pi song

St. Patrick's Day and Irish Culture
World Famous, Riverdance
World Record for Longest Riverdance!
Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
The Irish Rovers-The Umicorn Song-different version. Ugh, Unicorn, not Umicorn!
Lyrics to The Unicorn Song
Irish Rovers song: Puff the Magic Dragon (Originally: Peter, Paul and Mary) :)
Irish Rovers: Titanic
The Potato Famine

TitanicPast and Present:
titanicbelfast.com-Birthplace of Titanic
Belfast, Ireland
titanicexperiencecobh.ie
Northern Ireland-Titanic
Titanic walking tour
Titanic-museum
Stories
Take the Titanic Tour via YouTube
Titanic-original footage, Then and Now
http://youtu.be/helqlWBF0fU
http://youtu.be/kGQ1dhLfqFg

Stone Soup and Skills, Root Words, Affixes and Linking Verbs

Unit 4, Week 1 (attached has the current /oo/ spelling pattern)

Spelling: er, it, ur, wor, ear
Cliff Hanger cartoon: 'ir/ur' "The Dirty Purple Shirt"

/oo/ Spelling:
Quizlet-Practice your spelling. :) Fun!
More /oo/ words       Even more /oo/ words
oo Pronunciation
oo sound (moon)    oo sound (book)
Cambridge Challenge /oo/ words - Pint out

Root Words and Affixes:
Print "Build a Word" to play with Root Words and Affixes! A fun way to learn
Print and Play "Root-O" a root word game
8 pages of PRINTABLE Root Words with meanings
The Largest Amount of Root Words
Suffix: 'ly video
Prefixes: "Un" People - Between the Lions cartoon
Affixes song by The Bazillions
Suffix: 'tion - Electric Company Song
The three sounds of 'ed' sorting video
Affix match - print out- It's great!
Root It! Game - print out
Affix game - print out

Linking Verbs:
Linking Verb Song by Melissa-YouTube
3rd grade class sings Linking Verb song
School House Rock, VERB, video
Linking Verb lesson - In case you forget
Easy Linking Verb worksheet
Circle the Linking Verb worksheet
Linking verb video with suffix 'ing'
Take the Linking Verb quiz - Challenge yourself! :)

Folk Tales:
Kids gen Folk Tales
Between The Lions: Folktales and Fables
Aaron's Stories - Folk Tales
Pitara-Folktales
Famous American Folktales-like the Jersey Devil (click on 'j')
Funny Folk Tales
Chicken Little (English Folktale)

Stone Soup Versions:
The original Stone Soup story from 1808! (How old is it?) :)
Short Version with moral of the story included
Nail Soup - A Swedish Folktale

Amazon: Stone Soup book (my book)
Amazon: Another version with 2 travelers
Amazon: A flip book version with CD
Amazon: A 1947 version!
Amazon: Nail Soup - A Swedish Folktale
Amazon: Cactus Soup - a Mexican version
Amazon: Bone Button Borscht (alliteration) - Another version of Stone Soup
Walmart: A Stone Soup Story With Matzoh Balls
Walmart: A Spectacular Stone Soup - A classroom makes Stone Soup
Amazon: a Chinese version with 3 Monks traveling after a war in China
Amazon: The-Real Story of Stone Soup - A Chinese Folktale (From class)
Nail Soup play by kids - YouTube

February - Black History, Valentine's Day (See Right Side for Presidents and Poetry)

Click for your project:
Biography: Black Inventors
PBS African-American World
Do You Know These People? Black History slideshow
History for Kids-Black History
TFK Inspiring African Americans slide show-Read all about it!
Fun Family Education-Black History
Black Heroes
History.com-Black History
Reading Rockets - Black History
TFK Black History

Valentine's Day activities and poems

Moonshot, Apollo 11, KSC Info

Here's launch information:
KSC Space X Falcon 9 Launch
KSC
Rocket Garden Live Web Cam
Florida four-pack of tickets $139 to KSC

Apollo 11:
Kidport - Moon landing
Science Kids - Moonlanding video
Discovery - Moon Landing videos
Launch video
The Eagle Has Landed video
Apollo 11-YouTube
Brian Floca Moonshot links
Brian Floca's Blog
Brian Floca's Twitter
Order Moonshot from Walmart
Order Moonshot from Amazon

Download: Space-shuttle-mission flight simulator
Name the craters

Expository Text

Point of View
The TRUE Story of the 3 Little Pigs - told by the wolf (WHOSE point of view r u?)

Possessive Nouns: apostrophe -s
Good Ol' Apostrophe S    Myrna   Prankster Cam - Annie   Captain Cluck   The Mummy's Turn  Song

Vote!  Unit 2 Week 3
School House Rock, Sufferin' 'til Suffrage (19th Ammendment- Voting for Women)
We the People video - The Preamble to the Constitution (as per your request)

Saving wildlife, cranes     Saving pufflings     Miami CBS News, Florida Endangered Species
Save Manatees.    Manatee facts.     Florida's Endangered Species List

Alliteration
Alliteration poem-Betsy's Room. Writing with alliteration.
Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porkey (Can you say this?)
Can you find the alliteration? My Fair Lady clip 2

Assonance
The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain MFL clip 3

The Foundation of Phonics
My Fair Lady song: "Why Can't the English Learn to Speak?" Professor of Phonics
Hiring the professor My Fair Lady clip 1
She's Got It! 4
Before the Queen's ball My Fair Lady clip 5
Speaking with the queen at the ball My Fair Lady clip 6
After the ball... My Fair Lady clip MFL clip 7

Disney's Princess Diaries

Syllables
Open and Closed Syllables  Understanding syllables: scroll down to view pictures  Syllable poster
Syllables: -ed; doubble consonants  Syllables: Long and Short Vowels
Similes and Metaphors
Similes and Metaphors song by The Bazillions

Immigration Stories

Immigration Stories

This week's skills and concepts. Spelling words are different.
Unit 2, week 2.
Quia: Castle on Hester Street
Theme

Long /e/ sound: ee, ea, ie
Prankster Danny video-ee,ea
Prankster Danny, ea
Ee rap video
Ea cartoon

Spell Zone
Are you up for the challenge?
My Fair Lady song: "Why Can't the English Learn to Speak?" Professor of Phonics

Ed, er, est
Quizlet-endings-er-ed-ing-est-flash-cards
Between the Lions - Homophones
-ed Commercial (Chicken?)

Cliff Hanger-Sheep cartoon
Double e song by "Fonix" haha

Metaphors, Similes, Theme
Brain Pop: Similes
Similes and Metaphors in music
Theme

Happy New Year! Welcome Back!