Room 10 Collective Nouns

After learning about collective nouns, fourth graders created original ones for themselves. Here are some from Room 10:

 

Common Core standard addressed: L.4.5. – Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

In Other Words ...

Fifth graders are practicing their paraphrasing skills. Their assignment was to put the following sentences into their own words:

During my earlier years, I experienced much strife with my male and female siblings who were born before me. Now that we are more mature, we have overcome some of our differences and have the ability to interact pleasantly.

Here are some of the new sentences the students came up with:

Years ago, I was always angry with my older siblings. Now that we've grown up, we are more respectful. -. A.Y.

When I was a kid, I argued with my brother and sister. Now that I'm older, my siblings and I get along. - R.S.

When I was younger, I got into trouble with my brothers and sisters. Now that we are older, we don't get into trouble. - A.M.

Impromptu Readaloud

Blurry boys in back came sprinting across room when they saw I had the camera out.

DLP Color Train

Source: chroniclebooks.com

DLP students know their colors! We did a "color train" lesson in Trains Go by Steve Light. The kids helped me read such lines as “CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO!” and “zooosh zooosh ZOOOOOOOOSH ding ding ding!”

Next, we read Freight Train by Donald Crews. The second time through, each student got a board book about colors. I reread slowly to give them time to find each color in their book.

Then we watched these two videos:

Finally, the kids put together a train with construction paper cars and colored in the wheels.Thank you to student volunteer Sharon and parent volunteer Kristina for drawing the locomotives!

 

 

Good Luck for Hard Luck

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Hey, kids! I finally got a copy of the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. I know everyone will be clamoring to check it out. So here's the deal:

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