School's out for the summer!

And with that, school is over!
Thanks for following me throughout this year. I can't wait to help my new students with the coming year. Have a great summer, and be safe!


-Ms. Moore

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? NO IT'S A NOUN!

Language Standard 1 
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

We will learn about nouns and how to use them in a sentence.

Educational Technology Standard #5:Use technology (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.Using Animoto was way fun! It was easy to navigate and is very helpful to display a subject. We will talk about these videos in class and then study more on Nouns and how they are used.

What have you learned about nouns?
Next week, we'll learn about Adverbs!

Utah Brochure

Hello Parents!
We've been spending the past couple of weeks studying about the history of Utah, please take time to look at this brochure of Utah and fun facts about it today.

Please fill this out with your child and have then bring it to class.

'Ello Gov'na!

Let's learn about the Govenors of Utah by looking at this great timeline on Tiki-Toki.
Educational Technology Standard #5:Use technology (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.
I personally did not like using Tiki-Toki, so I probably wouldn't use it other than for this assignment. It was tedious having to input all the individual dates and information. On the upside, it is very pleasing to the eye, and easy to navigate, after all the information is put in. 

Social Studies Standard 3 
Students will understand the roles of civic life, politics, and government in the lives of Utah citizens.
Students will be able to tell how the leaders of this state have influenced the growth of Utah. We will go through the timeline during our lesson, and the students will choose one governor to write about. After researching more on their governor, the students will choose a Governor to have a "mock interview" with. We will then present them to the class. 

This is the current Governor of Utah, learn more about him and those who've preceded him by looking at this Tiki-Toki presentation: http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/625375/Utahs-Governors-by-Alaire-Moore/

Dr. Seuss Prezi

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss Day!

Speaking and Listening Standard 4 
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
The students will use this Prezi presentation to be able to recount events about Dr. Seuss. We will have an oral exam about the life and events of Theodore Seuss Giesel.

Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
Prezi is one of my most favorite websites to use to share information. It's so easy to navigate and easy to put in the facts. 
We will spend most of our time going over Dr. Seuss and his influence on us today.
We will then take the next few weeks reading his books.

http://prezi.com/cizgx5ffzujl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

We will start by going over his life through using this Prezi presentation. 

You're a wizard Harry

In my last post, I talked about genres of books. One of my favorites is Modern Fantasy. In our class, we just finished reading Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. Let's take a quiz about it.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.5
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

The students will be able to identify main ideas and main events from reading a novel.
More information on reading standards can be found here.

Educational Technology Standard #5: Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• Using Google Forms was interesting to work with, but it was fun to be able to make it so easily.
• It's really easy to navigate and to put in all the information you need!
• I look forward to using it for more quizzes. 
• We will take the quiz, then go over the answers. 
• After reviewing the answers, we will discuss what genre this novel is in.

Genre PikoChart

   
What books do you like?
You can read about anything! Like how to ride a bike.
We could fly to the planets and fly around space.
Or see a lion, up close in his face!
Let's explore it together, come take a bite,
look at this PikoChart, and come see a sight.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
The students will learn what Genre means, and determine what categories the books they read belong to.

Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.

• I absolutely loved using PikoChart for this assignment! It is fun and exciting putting together anything that we need! 
• We will review this PikoChart along with our normal lesson. 
• We will then go through the books we have ben reading and identify which category they belong to. 

OR

No one likes a grumpy gill.

This video helps explain feelings.
In our class, we will experience a lot of different feelings. Sometimes we will be happy for making a good grade, sometimes we will be sad for making a bad grade. Let's all work together to help make our classroom a happy and safe place to be!

Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.

It's called Rocket Science for a reason!

This video is about the effects of oxygen on electrons. Bill Nye the Science guy is really smart, and helps all of us learn new things every day.

Standard 5 
Students will understand that the sun is the main source of heat and light for things living on Earth. They will also understand that the motion of rubbing objects together may produce heat.
Specifically Objective 3 
Demonstrate that heat may be produced when objects are rubbed against one another.
Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.
Prezi is one of my most favorite websites to use to share information. It's so easy to navigate and easy to put in the facts. 

All about them 8's

Times tables can be hard, especially those numbers higher than 5.
This fun video takes a popular song to help us remember that 8 is great.



Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities. 

3.OA.D Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic. 

9.  Identify arithmetic patterns (including patterns in the addition table or multiplication table), and explain them using properties of operations. For example, observe that 4 times a number is always even, and explain why 4 times a number can be decomposed into two equal addends.

A B C, it's easy as 1 2 3!

This fun video helps us learn what each of the letters say. Even though there are 26 letters, each letter has many different pronunciations. 

Language Standard 1 
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

c.  Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences
e.  Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).

Don't have a fight with numbers, be grrrrrrreat!

I know you've dressed up like a pirate AT LEAST ONCE in your life. Let's see how these pirates add with numbers.

Standard 8 
Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.

3.NBT.A Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. 2. Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Fractions can be half cool.

One thing I have always had a problem with is Fractions! How do you add 1/2 and 1/3? Is it 1/5 or 1/6?! Luckily, I had a math teacher that told us "don't let fractions bully you and steal your lunch money!" Yes it's pretty silly, but it helped me get over my fears and learn how to properly use fractions. If you're still struggling, here's a fun way to learn about Fractions!

Fraction Fun

1,2,3, Eyes on me!

My name is Ms. Moore and I am from Sugar Land, Texas. I studied two years at Brigham Young University in Hawaii, and now I am finishing up my education at Utah Valley University. 

This blog is intended to help inform my future students and parents on what we will do in my classroom. Enjoy!

~Ms. Moore