Two Amazing Books.. Is there another book after the Lemonade Crime?

    Nothing gives a teacher more joy than hearing that the students want more when the book is finished!  It began after reading The Lemonade War.   Students wanted to read the next story, The Lemonade Crime!  Now that we have finished both stories, they want to see if the author, Jacqueline Davies,  has any other ideas for another book about Evan and Jessies adventures with lemonade.  Check out this site to find out more information about the author and how you can have the opportunity to finish one of her stories! 

http://www.lemonadewar.com/index.html

Authors of Fantasy

  
I hope you are enjoying your fantasy novels!  Are you curious to learn more about the author as well as other stories that he/she has written?  Take a look at these websites to learn more!

The Witches, George's Marvelous Medicine, and  The BFG  byRoald Dahl-  http://www.roalddahl.com/ 

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White- http://www.gamequarium.com/charlottesweblearning.html
                                                 http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/white.html

Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osbourne  http://www.magictreehouse.com/
                                                                    http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading14/pirates_past_noon.htm

Ghostville Elementary by Debbie Dadey- http://www.debbiedadey.com/index.php

Place Value Practice

Take a look at these sites to practice place value!

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4

http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html 

http://www.quia.com/rr/32598.html

Extra Challenge: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/placevaluepirates1.htm

The States of Matter Song

  We began our unit on States of Matter today!  This tune definitely helps us understand the differences between the states of matter! It's very catchy- you might be singing the states of matter all day!

Place Value Rap

Right now we are studying place value in mathematics. Want a catchy tune to help you remember? Take a look at this song performed by 4th graders!

Physical and Human Characteristics of the United States

   
Our students have been doing a tremendous job differentiating between physical and human characteristics of the United States.  Here are a few sites that provide enrichment opportunities about our Social Studies topics!


http://www.mrnussbaum.com/united_states/united_states_landforms.htm
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/coastd.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-features-puzzle.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

Our Very First Mystery Skype this Year with Our New Friends in Ohio!

 

The students were so excited to begin learning about the geography of the United States interactively through Mystery Skype!   The students were each assigned roles during our Skype to maximize  involvement!  Some of the roles included  clue givers, clue solvers, photographers, videographer, bloggers, and question creators.  We wanted everyone to be a part of this wonderful learning experience!
    We took turns with Miss Lacrosse's class in Ohio to share our clues about where we live. Once we were finished giving the clues, the mystery solvers solved the clues!   We also had the opportunity to discuss a few other questions, such as our favorite Cedar Point rides, since our Skype partners live so close to it!  We also had the opportunity to see the amazing flash mob photosynthesis chant/dance that  Miss Lacrosse's class shared with  their school.

 Thank you Miss Lacrosse for an amazing experience!

 The clue solvers were busy studying the atlas to discover the mystery state!

 Students from Miss Lacrosse's class shared some amazing clues!

 We shared seven clues about our wonderful state!

It is so nice to learn and connect with other classes using Skype!

They were all so excited to share with the class!

    We look forward to connecting with the class again at the end of the month to share a few things we are doing in science!   Connecting and collaborating with other students can be very powerful!