Today’s Wonderful Word of the Day was:  tackle.  What is something you might need to tackle?  After working with our new compound spelling words by completing Spectacular Spelling Activities, we discussed the new literacy centers activities for this cycle.  They sound exciting!  In reading, we explored our new vocabulary through “Write, Draw, Show.”  Despereaux now […]

Today’s Wonderful Word of the Day was:  switch.  Did you know this word is both a noun and a verb?  When is the last time you switched a switch?  After working on a cloze activity on Thomas Jefferson and completing a Word Ladder, we met in our literacy groups.  We finished up our Unit test in […]

Our day began with a fun connect the dots sheet of George Washington and a new Word Ladder.  At the science lab, we explored series and parallel circuits.  It was neat to see how they are different.  Do you know the difference between the two?  In reading, we worked in our literacy groups.  We also […]

The Wonderful Word of the Day today was:  suspicious.  When have you felt suspicious?  After working on a cloze activity about George Washington and using our context clues skills, we worked on a Word Ladder sheet to practice decoding and vocabulary.  Next, we worked in our literacy groups.  We took Part I of our Theme […]