Personification
Definition: Complete a literature web for the term personification (handout 14-B). Read: "Mirror" by Silvia Plath and "To Autumn" by John Keats. Identify example of personification used in these...
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Bridge to Terabithia
Our 4th-grader recently finished a novel study of the Newberry-medal winner, Bridge to Terabithia . To supplement her reading, we used the study guide published by the author, Katherine Paterson....
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Frindle Fun!
Our second grader recently finished a novel study of Andrew Clements' novel,Frindle. The Literature Circle Discussion Guide serves as a great way to measure comprehension and discuss key concepts from...
View ArticleHalloween Storybirds
The Hunt for Treats by jedigaston on Storybird This was created by our second grader. Hope everyone enjoys their hunt for treats Halloween night! A Halloween Treat by aaallain on Storybird Our 4th...
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Owl Moon
This week we read the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. In the story, the boy and his father go owling and are hopeful to spy a Great Horned Owl. What is hope? What does it mean to you? I asked our...
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Nastia Luikin: My Inspiration
Our fourth grader had to write a paragraph about a famous person she admires. Being that her life revolves around gymnastics, she chose Nastia Luikin. Check out her digital poster using Glogster. To...
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What Christmas Means To Me
This Christmas season we have taken some time to reflect on special Christmas memories and what this all means to each of us. The children brainstormed by creating word clouds using Wordle. Abby- 9...
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Mercy Watson is a pig whom everyone can love especially our first grader. Kate DiCamillo, in her book Mercy Watson to the Rescue , writes about a true porcine wonder! Mercy is feisty, spunky and...
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Fun with Diary of a Worm
This week our 1st grader read Diary of a Worm and Diary of a Spiderto her three year old brother. They both enjoyed the books and I began to think of ways I could use this book in our language arts...
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Horton Hears a Who Wordle
After reading the book Horton Hears a Who, our kids (grades Pre-K-2) created a wordle highlighting the main ideas of friendship in the book. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
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