Dec. 17-20

Read the follow article carefully and be sure to respond with a quality sentence.  When you are finished you may read articles only from this site.

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/creating-hobbit/68406Making the Hobbit

Oct. 17-19

Read the following article and respond with a quality sentence about what you think.  When finished spend time looking at the other articles on this website only. 

Origami House

Decemeber 2-6

Read the following article.  Remember to post a quality comment about what you have read.  If your brain needs an extra push try starting with:

I felt...
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I liked...
My favorite part...
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Mexico's New President

November 19th and 20th

Read and respond to the following article.  Please remember that you are to stay on topic with the article, be respectful, and use your brain starters if you need help thinking of something to say. 

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/making-smart-choices/60181

November 5th and 6th

Review the information about the Election and then respond.  Remember to be RESPECTFUL of other people's views and opinions. 

http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/election-2012

October 22-25

Read the following article about Lois Lowry and respond within our blog.  Remember to post quality responses.  If you brain gets stuck think about using our discussion point starts...

I felt
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I liked
My favorite part
What if
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I noticed

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/chat-lois-lowry/53926 

October 8-October 12

Read the following story and create a quality blog posting.

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/time-debate/50541

October 3rd and 4th

Watch Student News from CNN.  Respond with your reflection about the news clips.  Use your thinking starters if you need to give your brain a jolt.  Remember your responses should be quality sentences and explain your thinking with words.  When finished look at other News videos on this site. 

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ 

September 17-Spetember 21

Watch the following video about pygmy seahorses.  Make sure that when you watch you are being respectful with the volume level of your computer. 

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/animals-pets-kids/fish-kids/seahorse-pygmy-kids/

Sept. 10-Sept. 14

Check-out the following article on the 9/11 anniversary.  Make sure to follow the Oriole Promise when responding to others online.  If your brain gets stuck then use some of our prompts...

I felt...
I predict...
I think...
I liked...
My favorite part...
What if...
I wonder...
I noticed...  

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757508

When you have finished responding to the article look at other articles on scholastic. 

Tuesday 4th-Thursday 6th

Read the following article on-line, post your comment, and respond to others comments.  Remember to follow the Oriole Promise.

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/digging-china/41096

For Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th:  

Here is an article the gives more information about the Mars rover Curiosity.  Remember to read the article carefully, share 1 or more of your thoughts about the article, and read through the other 4th and 5th grade responses.  When you are finished go back into the article and enjoy reading others on the Times for Kids website. 

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/touchdown/43251 

Helpful sentence starters and brain de-cloggers....

I felt...
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I liked...
My favorite part...
What if...
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I noticed...

Check-out this article by Times for Kids and share what you think.  Remember to include a quality sentence that expresses what you think and why.  If you get stuck and need help use the following to help your brain start thinking...

I felt...
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I think...
I liked...
My favorite part...
What if...
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I noticed...

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/friday-news-roundup/43491 

Read and explore the following website on Cyber-bullying...Respond to this website and to the other students in your class.  Make sure you are following the Oriole Promise by being respectful, responsible, and kind. 


http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/index.html

Check-out this article on Scholastic News and share what you think.  Remember to include a quality sentence that expresses what you think and why.  If you get stuck and need help use the following to help your brain start thinking...

I felt...
I predict...
I think...
I liked...
My favorite part...
What if...
I wonder...
I noticed...

Scholastic New Article 

A Rising Tower

Main Idea and Supporting Details

We are learning about Main Ideas and Supporting Details.  We use a gum ball machine as a visual.  The machine represents the Main Idea because if you don't have the machine your gumballs are everywhere. It doesn't make sense without the machine.   Just like if you don't have a Main Idea your story doesn't make any sense.  The gumballs are the supporting details.  Without gumballs its not really a gumball machine.  This is like the supporting details, if you don't have them the main idea won't be what the author wants the reader to know.

An example would be from the story The Three Little Pigs.  The main idea is if you work hard then you will receive a payoff.  Supporting Details are the pigs who used easy materials had their house blown down.  The pig who used bricks lived happily ever after.