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SMART BOXES fourth nine weeks
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OCEAN CREATURES SMART BOX
READ: Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-you are a sea creature for the day. What are you & what would you do?
-you can breathe under water. List ten things you would do.
-you are a bottlenose dolphin. List five tricks you can do.
-choose a writing worksheet to complete
ACTIVITY: -investigate the seashells. Use the magnifying glass to study them. Then draw your favorite seashell.
-Choose a worksheet to complete
-go online to http://www.whales.org.au/home.html to listen to the whales or to http://www.richmond.edu/~kjoyce/Whales/Humpback.au
CHALLENGE:
-go online to www.enchantedlearning.com and learn about whales.
-choose a whale to learn about
-draw your whale and write five facts about it
-go online and print out the orca whale and part 2 and follow directions http://www.edupics.com/coloring-pages-pictures-images-in-the-sea-75.htm
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ADAPTATIONS SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. A few of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-write a story about a giraffe trying to hide in short bushes
-write a story about a baby lion in the city
-write a poem about your favorite wild animal
ACTIVITY:
-draw a picture of an animal in it’s natural habitat
-Choose a worksheet to complete
CHALLENGE:
-Go online to see how camouflage works with animals
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/camouflage/camouflage.html
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CHANGING EARTH SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-Remember the story Henny Penny who thought the sky was falling? Write a similar story only with a different animal.
-make a t-chart telling the difference between a volcano erupting and an earthquake.
-label the continents and oceans
ACTIVITY:
-make a water cycle wheel
-make a four square showing the four seasons
-choose a worksheet to complete
-make a list of slow changes and fast changes to our earth (science book Ch. 9)
-Watch power point JGThe Changing Earth on the computer
CHALLENGE:
-go online and look at the different land forms
http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/DOHNTS/EarthScience/EsCH5Ns.htm
-go online to the slide show about “Rocks and Minerals of our earth”
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Slideindex.html
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WEATHER SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-write a story about a flood, hurricane, or tornado
-use the word temperature and make an acrostic poem
-write a letter to the weatherman on your favorite TV station (why did he become a weatherman, does he like his job, what did he have to do to become a weatherman, etc.)
ACTIVITY:
-make a cloud finder and go outside to see what clouds are in the sky (worksheet A & B)
-record the weather for the week (worksheet C)
-record the temperature for the week (worksheet D)
-complete a word search
-Watch the Power Point on JGClouds on the computer
CHALLENGE:
-complete the worksheet Weather Folklore (worksheet E)
-follow the directions on Weather- Pick your project! (worksheet F)
-complete the worksheet Weather Poems (worksheet G)
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PLANETS SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-write a story about taking a trip in a space ship
-write a story about an alien coming to visit us at school
-write a play about an alien landing in your back yard
-describe how you would teach English to an alien
- the moon is finally going to become home to 1000 Americans. Make a list of things you would want to take with you (you will be gone a year).
-draw a picture of an alien and list things you would show him in Channelview
ACTIVITY:
-draw and label the planets
-design a rocket to go into outer space
-draw a picture of an astronaut
-draw a plane that will fly in space and land on the moon
-make an advertisement trying to talk people into moving to the moon to live
-Watch the power point JGMoon
CHALLENGE:
-go online and print out the planets; make a booklet and read the information; use the picture below to color (print 2 so you & your partner can each have a booklet)
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi/coloring_book/index.html
-go online to investigate the planets
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm
-go online to print out a coloring book of the planets
http://www.angelfire.com/al/ToTheStarsAndBack/lessons.html
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TALL TALES & LEGENDS SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-write a tall tale about Pecos Bill
-write a tall tale about Johnny Appleseed
-write a tall tale about a character you make up
-use the worksheet to write a Tall Tale
-write a journal about what happens to Jack (Jack & the Beanstalk) do at least 10 entries. Color cover of journal and staple several pages of paper behind it to make your journal.
ACTIVITY:
-design a book jacket for your favorite tall tale
-make up a tall tale character & make a list of things your character can do
-design a costume for your character
-choose a worksheet to complete
CHALLENGE:
-make up a tri-fold travel brochure for your favorite character
-go online to read famous tall tales
http://www.hasd.org/ges/talltale/talltale.htm
http://americanfolklore.net/tt.html#Tall
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DRAGONS & THINGS SMART BOXES
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-describe how to give a dragon a bath (remember his size).
-write a letter to your dragon asking him to help clean your room
-make a list of foods you could buy for your dragon
-write an interview with your dragon (use your imagination to ask questions: (examples) Why do you breathe fire? What is it like to fly? Why do you live in caves?
-make a list of school subjects you think your dragon should study
ACTIVITY:
-draw a house for your dragon
-design a castle using modeling clay
-draw a knight & give him a name
-design a shield for your knight
CHALLENGE:
-play with the castle & knights
-go online and print out castle things to make a diorama; follow directions at bottom of page
http://www.abcteach.com/FunPages/fantasy.htm
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FAIRY TALE SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-Choose a favorite fairy tale and rewrite it using different characters.
-write your own fairy tale
-make a list of characteristics that fairy tales have
-write a letter to your favorite character in one of the fairy tales
-write a letter to A. Wolf (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs) and ask him why he behaved the way he did; what he did with the three little pigs, etc
-write your favorite fairy tale from a different point of view (Cinderella’s fairy godmother or someone else in the story)
ACTIVITY:
-design a coach for Cinderella to go to the ball
-design a house for the Three Little Pigs to live in
-draw a beanstalk for Jack to climb and draw Jack with his axe
-make a play with the puppets and puppet stage theater
CHALLENGE:
-Choose the puppets & act out your favorite fairy tale for the class
-go online and read the story of the stepsister in Cinderella
http://content.educationworld.com/a_curr/reading/ReadersTheater/ReadersTheater001.shtml
-go online and read the play about the fairy godmother’s assistant
http://www.fictionteachers.com/classroomtheater/fairy.html
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POETRY SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-write a poem about spring or summer
-write a poem about flowers
-write a poem about a friend
-make a list of rhyming words
-write an up and down poem
"HOMEWORK"
Horrible stuff,
cOmpletely disgusting, in fact!
Makes
mE
Want to
gO and find a
"Real job"...
No, I don't thinK so!!
ACTIVITY:
-choose a poem from one of the poetry books & illustrate it & write it on paper
-choose a poem to read aloud to the class
CHALLENGE:
-go online & move the words around to make a poem
http://www.worldvillage.com/kidz/puzzles/scramble.htm
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RAIN FOREST SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-you get lost in the rainforest, write about your experience
-write about a plant that can talk
-write a poem about the rainforest
-make a list of foods that you like that come from the Rainforest Food Product list
ACTIVITY:
-You are exploring in the Rainforest. Write about a new animal you find there. Is it a mammal, insect, amphibian, reptile, bird, or fish? What does it look like? Where does it live? What does it eat? What are you going to name it?
-Watch the power point JGRainforest on the computer
-choose a worksheet to complete
-go online and investigate the rainforest
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html
-go online and read about the layers of the rainforest; then draw and label the layers
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/whlayers.html
CHALLENGE:
-go online to see the different plant life n the rainforest
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/Rainforestfacts.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RainforestAnimals2.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/RainforestFacts/RainforestAnimals3.htm
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PLANT SMART BOX
READ:
Read all the books. Some of them are AR books, and you can take a test on them. Some of them are just for you to read and enjoy.
WRITE:
-make a t-chart: label one-plant needs; label one-plant uses
-write a list of fruits that we eat
-write a list of nuts that we eat
-write a list of vegetables that we eat
-write a list of roots that we eat
-Pretend you are a plant in the rainforest. What do you see and how do you feel? (Use your imagination!)
-Make a flap book with five sections; place on each- one letter p, l, a, n, t and write as many words as you can think of starting with that letter
ACTIVITY:
-estimate the number of sunflower seeds in the container
-draw and label a plant with a flower
-choose a worksheet to complete
CHALLENGE:
-glue seeds and other things onto construction paper to make a picture
-watch the JGPlants power point
-read instructions and plant a seed in a baggie
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Joanne Griffin
Channelview ISD
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