We are now putting what we have learned about nonfiction reading, main idea and supporting details, and text structure to work for our research about Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters.
Here are some great ways to support your child with developing a love for reading. Here are some great sites about learning, reading, and education.
Our Mentor Text for Main Idea and Supporting Details Boxes and Bullets to Organize Main Idea and Supporting Details Cool Videos About The Weird and Wonderful Octopus
Our second unit for 4th grade is called Reading the Weather, Reading the World. We have begun the unit by thinking about our lives as nonfiction readers. We have explored what "types" of nonfiction reading we like to do. For example, magazines, cereal boxes, newspapers, websites, books, and lego instructions. We then did a partner "walk about" to explore the topics that we love to read about. (See the pictures below.) Our next focus will be reviewing the text features of nonfiction text. We will discuss how the text features teach us important things and they also get us ready to read the text. We also did a text features scavenger hunt with the nonfiction books and magazines from our classroom. Then we will focus on text structure. That is the way that the author writes the piece.
Are you looking for some quick and easy ways to practice spelling words with your child? Although the computer games on Spelling City are fun, they aren't always an option, and may not match your child's learning style. In fact, there is a lot of research out there that says that the act of writing spelling words is proven to be the most effective way to learn spelling words. It is important to keep in mind your child's learning style and the amount of sitting your child has done throughout the course of the day. Below, I have some different ways to practice spelling words. Try some out and see what you think. If you are still stuck and looking for help, please feel free to shoot me an e-mail. Fun Ways to Write Spelling Words Practicing While Moving Your Body Here is the link to Spelling City. :)
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Mrs. SchallI teach 4th grade at Weatherbee School in Hampden, Maine. I am always up for a good adventure, whether in a good book or in real life. Archives
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