Last week, we wrote about the mom's reasons for Alex NOT having an iguana. Here were some of her reasons:
We also wrote a persuasive letter to Ms. Krausz, asking her to extend recess next year. Some of us gave pretty good reasons. The following letters were really well written! They explained WHY their reasons are good for students. Instead of saying " we can have more time to play", they said that by playing, they may get distracted less in class and help with concentration. After reading these letters, do you think Ms. Krausz will be convinced? :)
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! The sun was shining and it was nice and cool. This week, I have a poem about the sun for you! Let's hope this warmer weather is here to stay.
2) Sometimes when we add the ending "-ing", we have to drop the "e" at the end of the word. For example, give is givING and shine is shinING. Here are some other words that follow the same rule. Please add "-ing" to these word and then make a sentence with them.
smile ________
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leave ________ _________________________________________ drive _______ _________________________________________ write ______ __________________________________________ share ________ __________________________________________ 3) Describe the sun for me. ____________________________________________ 4) Draw a picture of you enjoying the sunshine. What are you doing?
Yesterday, we learned the probability words IMPOSSIBLE and CERTAIN. It is IMPOSSIBLE for turtles to fly and it is CERTAIN for Tuesday to come after Monday. Today, we will learn 2 more probability words, LIKELY and UNLIKELY.
In an event that is LIKELY, that means that it will probably happen. There is a very slight chance that it may not, but it will mostly happen. For example, you are LIKELY to do your homework today. There is a chance that you may forget...but you will probably do it. In an event that is UNLIKELY, that means that it will probably NOT happen. There is a very slight chance that it may happen, but it is not likely. For example, it will snow in July. Although it doesn't usually snow in July, there is a little itty bitty chance that it may. Draw a picture of something that is LIKELY and something that is UNLIKELY and tell me WHY.
We will start learning about probability today! What is probability? Probability means the chances of something happening.
For example:
It is IMPOSSIBLE for cows to rain from the sky. Cows will NEVER rain from the sky, there is NO chance for that to happen. That is why it is IMPOSSIBLE.
It is CERTAINthat the sun will rise and set tomorrow. When it is morning time, the sun will rise, making it day time. When the sun sets, it turns into night. That is 100% going to happen. The sun won't stay in the sky forever, or else it'll be daytime forever! That is why it is CERTAIN. Now, it is your turn to sort these events into the chances of it happening. Is it CERTAIN for something to happen or is it IMPOSSIBLE?
I loved reading all of your persuasive letters last week! Some of us wanted pets and others wanted food. I gave all of you some feedback on your writing. When trying to convince someone to do something, you have to think WHY they should give you what you want. For example, your mom or dad may not give you a puppy if you think it's cute....WHY should they? If you said that the puppy is cute and will make everyone happier, then they might think, ''OH, I want to be happier...so I'll get you that puppy.". You have to think HOW it will benefit the person you are trying to persuade. If ice cream is sweet, is that a good enough reason to give it to you? If you say that ice cream is made of milk and can be healthy, then that is a better reason when trying to convince someone. Here is an example of a good persuasive letter. Your friend asked for books. She said if she gets more books, then she will know more words! That is a good reason because everybody should learn more words! She had pretty good reasons...do you think her mom will get her the books?
Now, you are going to write a letter to Ms. Krausz today. You are going to try to convince her to give everyone longer recesses next year! What are some good reasons that you can give her?? Here is the planning sheet to help you. After you plan, you can write your letter on a lined piece of paper.
Learning Goal: We are writing a letter to convince Ms. Krausz to give us longer recesses next year. Success Criteria: - I have everything that a letter needs (e.g., date, greeting, body, signature) - I have 3 good reasons to try to persuade Ms. Krausz. WHY should she give you longer recesses? - I have an introduction and a conclusion - I have checked my work for capitals, periods, and correct spelling - My sentences make sense
Last week, you heard a story called "I Wanna Iguana" and wrote down some reasons why Alex wants an iguana. Here are some of the reasons why he wants an iguana.
Today, you can going to list for me the reasons MOM gives on why Alex should NOT get an iguana. What were some of her reasons?
It was really nice to see some of you at our Class Meetup on Friday! We will have a Class Meetup every Friday in June, so join us if you can!
To start June off, I have a fun song this week instead of a poem. It is sung to ''The Wheels on the Bus''.
Spelling Words:
1) head 2) hand 3) feet 4) meet 5) sun 6) fun 7) run 8) below 9) before 10) between Additional Questions: 1) Which words are in the same word family? _____________________________________
2) Write sentences with each of those words.
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_____________________________________ 3) ''before'' and ''below'' both start with ''be''. Think of some other words that also start with ''be''. _______________________________________
4) For you, what do you see ABOVE your head and BELOW your feet?
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5) Fill in the missing letters:
m _ _ t
_ a n _
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6) If you were to persuade someone that Spring is the BEST season, what will your 3 reasons be?
