Here are some VOKIs to explain what the big deal is about 2-22-22 today!
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2-22-22! What’s so special about today, anyway…?
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Pay to the order of….A Place Value problem
You’ve just been given the opportunity to make a donation to your favorite charity. You’ve been given a blank check! The only catch is that the donation amount must include the digits 5, 2, 8, 1,3,and 7, and ONLY those digits.
How will you place those digits on your blank check?
Tell the amount you will make the check out for, why you placed the digits where you did, and what charity will receive this generous donation.
Detective’s Notebook- Making Inferences
Click the link to get the detective’s notebook and make some inferences! http://wpsu.org/games/wpsuGames_DetectivesNotebook/index.html
After you solve all of the questions, come back here and post a comment explaining what inferencing is. Be sure and also respond to a friend’s post- but make sure your response is about their comment about inferencing!
Using Context Clues
Context clues are clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words. Good readers look for:
*Pictures
*Helping words
*Examples and definitions
*Punctuation
*Synonyms and antonyms
Practice context clues on the following websites-you may choose any activity. When you are done, post a comment and explain what you learned about CONTEXT CLUES.
http://www2.smarttutor.com/player/swf/RC_Context_Clues_L5_V1_T4a.swf
On the Trail of Captain John Smith
Come on a trip with Captain John Smith!
*Directions: Complete this activity as you navigate through this interactive website. Be sure to watch all eight (8) sections! Do not click the mini-games until the sections have been watched and a comment has been posted.
In your comment please state how your adventure went. Also, were you alive after your adventure??
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/interactive/trail-captain-john-smith/
Context Clues
Context clues are clues that good readers use to find the meaning of unknown words. Good readers look for:
*Pictures
*Helping words
*Examples and definitions
*Punctuation
*Synonyms and antonyms
Practice context clues on the following websites-you may choose any activity. When you are done, post a comment and explain what you learned about CONTEXT CLUES.
http://www2.smarttutor.com/player/swf/RC_Context_Clues_L5_V1_T4a.swf
Main Idea
What is the MAIN IDEA of something you read? Well, click this link to learn how to tell what the MAIN IDEA is:
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/gettheidea/default.htm
Now practice finding the MAIN IDEA. Click below!
http://www.roomrecess.com/pages/MainIdea.html
Now post a comment- tell me how to find the main idea of a paragraph or passage!
Distributive Property
The distributive property- click on this link to read a definition and see some examples:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/distributive-law.html
Now practice the distributive property with a partner
http://henryanker.com/Math/Algebra/Distributive_Property_1.swf
With a partner, play this game to experience the Distributive Property
http://www.aaamath.com/pro74b-propertiesmult.html
Strip Diagrams in Math
We have been working on addition, subtraction, and working with decimals.
Watch the video and take the test at the end. Then, practice adding and subtracting in the following games. After you have practiced, post a comment on how using a strip-diagram helps you solve these problems.
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/decimals-percents/add-sub-decimals.htm
http://www.math-play.com/soccer-math-adding-decimals-game/adding-decimals-game.html
http://www.math-play.com/subtracting-decimals-game/subtracting-decimals-game.html
Welcome to Ms. Lee’s Blog!
It’s a brand new school year! We have been together for almost 6 weeks now…can you believe it? I have had a super time meeting you and getting to know you. What do you think about the new school year, and being a 4th grader? In the comment section, write one thing about the new school year..
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Ms. Lee