Halloween

Trick or Treat?
If you can, post and tell me what spooky things you read this evening.
Mrs. Ford

The BAT

Please practice your BAT poem for reading homework.  Remember to speak so that others can understand you.  Remember to use expression!  

THE BAT

The bat is batty as can be.

It sleeps all day in cave or tree,

And when the sun sets in the sky,

It rises from the rest to fly.

All night this mobile mammal mugs

A myriad of flying bugs.

And after its night out on the town,

The batty bat sleeps upside down.

From beast feast by Douglas Florian. 

Copyright 1994.  Reprinted with permission of Harcourt Brace and Company.

10/27 READ CAREFULLY!

Readers,
We have been talking about FACTS in our reading class.  After reading for 20 minutes, record the title and author of your book in the comment section.  THEN, record at least one fact from your book.

Examples to guide you:
FICTION:
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Alexander got gum stuck in his hair.

NON-FICTION:
Bats by Nancy Shaw
The two-inch long ears of the long-eared bat are almost as big as its body.

10/25

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/24

No Reading Homework this evening.
Please rest your brain and body to prepare for tomorrow's Reading Benchmark.
Thanks,
Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/20

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/19

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/18

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/17

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

Context Clues 10/13

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/12/2011 Homework

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/11/11 Homework

After you complete at least 20 minutes of reading please record the following:

• Book Title
• Author
• One new or beautiful word and the CONTEXT CLUES (sentence or words) that helped you know that word's meaning.

Happy Reading,

Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/6

After you read for at least 20 min, please leave the title and author of your book in the comment section.  This week I want you to talk to me about your mental images also.  In your comment, tell me what words the author used to help you create a mental image.  Remember that when you use the authors words, you need to put the word or words in "quotation marks".
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/5

After you read for at least 20 min, please leave the title and author of your book in the comment section.  This week I want you to talk to me about your mental images also.  In your comment, tell me what words the author used to help you create a mental image.  Remember that when you use the authors words, you need to put the word or words in "quotation marks".
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/4

After you read for at least 20 min, please leave the title and author of your book in the comment section.  This week I want you to talk to me about your mental images also.  In your comment, tell me what words the author used to help you create a mental image.  Remember that when you use the authors words, you need to put the word or words in "quotation marks".
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler

10/3 Homework

After you read for at least 20 min, please leave the title and author of your book in the comment section.  This week I want you to talk to me about your mental images also.  In your comment, tell me what words the author used to help you create a mental image.  Remember that when you use the authors words, you need to put the word or words in "quotation marks".
Happy Reading,
Mrs. Ford and Miss Wheeler