Valentine Tribute Lesson

the Olympics are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Olympics are about to start! This is exciting for many reasons but mainly because this year the Olympics are in CANADA! Why is that exciting? Well, my dear young friends, Canada is our next unit of study...which means that we get to talk about the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Each day we'll have an Olympic update in class and we're going to map and learn vocab and do a huge Olympic project!  Why am I taking the time to tell you about all of this, before we even get to our Canada unit?!?! The answer is simple: THE OLYMPICS START TOMORROW!!! Feb 12th!!

So, over the next 2 weeks, please find some time to watch at least one hour of Olympics coverage, or read Olympics coverage online or in the newspaper so that you can participate with us in class.

I can't wait to start the conversation on Tuesday, February 16, 2010! Be ready!

Rhyme Resources

Use these sites to add some rhyme to your tribute:

1. Rhyme Zone
2. Rhymer
3. Poetry.com 
4. Poetry for Kids

**These sites are to be used for reference ONLY.

February 9th 10th & 11th

February 9, 2010 
Language Arts: Valentine Tribute
Social Studies: Native American Research Presentations

February 10, 2010
Language Arts: Library to type legend (due Friday)
Language Arts: Valentine Tribute
Social Studies: Native American Research Presentations

February 11, 2010
Language Arts: Library to type legend (due Friday)
Language Arts: Valentine Tribute work time: learning to Rhyme!
Social Studies: Native American QUIZ-ito

Today in Core: February 8th

Ahoy mateys.

Here is a quick look at what we did in core today:

Language Arts: legend rough draft editing (make sure the legend is complete and edited for Tuesday)

Social Studies: Native American presentations

Coming up: Valentine Tributes, more NA presentations, a NA quiz-ito, and a typed final draft of the legend!

This week in Core

Sorry for the delay in posting.

This week in core we have 3 things that we are focused on.

1. Native American research project

2. Myth/Legend

3. Simile, metaphor and cliche

Questions? Please ask!

Native American Legend examples

Looking for some examples for your legend? Click HERE for some examples.