Turn in at the beginning of the following month.
All months are part of this doc, so only print the one you need! 
Poetry
As part of the speaking and listening standards, each month students will memorize and present a self-selected poem to the class. You child may choose to do a poem we have practiced in class, a poem from one of the links below, or a poem that was found someplace else.
The poem must be published in a book or on the internet. Your child needs to bring the book or a copy of the poem before his/her day to share. Students may earn extra points/lines if the spoken tone matches the tone of the poem, hand motions are used when appropriate, and the poem is done in a volume that the class can easily hear. Students will lose points/line if the poem was not practiced to mastery level and on-going assistance is needed from the teacher. If a longer poem is recited, the extra lines will be "banked", or saved, to be used later in the year. September: week of Sept. 19 6 lines October: week of Oct. 17 8 lines December: 10 lines January: 12 lines February: 14 lines March: 16 lines April: 18 lines May/June: 20 lines Some poetry resources: 
Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry Page
Shel Silverstein's Poetry Site
Jack Prelutsky's Poetry Site
Poetry Foundation Children's Page
Poetry Zone
Cursive Handwriting
Level 1 - Letter Formation
Level 2 - Letter Formation, cont. Level 3 - Paragraphs Cursive Mastery - Practice Cursive Mastery - Assessment
Reading Log
(later in the year) A reading log will be shared daily Tuesday through Friday.
Reading Logs are turned in on Friday. Directions: 1. Your child reads about 20 minutes every evening. 2. Your child will picks from the Reading Log Reading Response activity sheet. 3. Your child thinks and jots down how their evening's reading connects to the Response Response prompt. 4. During the month write down completed books. 5. At the end of the month, your child should choose one book that was finished during the month and write a book review. Reading Log Forms: Monthly Book List & Book Review No Reading Log during novel studies. Reading Log Response Activities Daily Reading Log EXAMPLE Reading Log EXAMPLE Book List & Book Review |
Book Reports
Monthly Memories
At the end of each month we write about our activities during that month! Time is given in class so it usually does not go home as homework.
Spelling
For each spelling list, students work on two different types of words:
- Spelling Pattern/Rule Words - Greek & Latin root words Students practice and study 12 words each week. Words to Study: 1st column Assigned: 4 Spelling Pattern/Rule words 2nd column Choice- grade level or challenge: 4 Spelling Pattern//Rule words 3rd column Choice- grade level or challenge: 4 Greek or Latin root words Directions:
- For each list, students complete 4 points of activities from the spelling activity sheet. - Students are required to write sentences twice during the month. - All other spelling activities may only be done once a month. - Spelling work is turned in on Thursday, unless otherwise stated. |
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Acrostic book report
Genre: Student Choice
Acrostic book report directions
Choose a book that is historical fiction. Historical Fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. That time is important to the setting and often the story itself.
- Type or write the setting down the left side of the paper.
- Use those letters as starting points to summarize important events in the story using words and phrases.
- Neat & tidy is important in this project.
- Look at some of the samples below for inspiration.
April puppet book report
Genre: Historical Fiction
Puppet book report directions
How to make a sock puppet video
Grown-ups will need to help with hot glue
Grown-ups will need to help with hot glue
Your child needs to read historical fiction this month
- Create a puppet from the main character of the historical fiction book
- There are many different kinds of puppets; sock, paper bag, and hand, that a student could choose to do,
- Write a summary of the book from main character’s FIRST PERSON point of view.
- When performing, student may read the summary. It does not need to be memorized.
- When presenting to the class, the student should be easily heard.
- Turn in summary AND checklist
Paper Bag book report
Genre: Fiction
Paper Bag Book Report Directions
September - Memory String book report
Genre: Fiction
"Memory String" Book Repor (pdf )
"Memory String" Book Report - Word doc
Your child reads a work of fiction.
- Then, your child fills out the organizer to show what charms, beads, baubles, or what-nots best symbolizes that element of the story. Include an explanation of why that "what-not" works as a symbol.
- After that, your child creates the memory string of that story.
- The charms and baubles may be made or found.
- Please use durable materials for this project. If using lightweight paper, glue it onto heavy cardstock or cardboard, so the pieces don't curl.
- The organizer AND Memory String book report BOTH need to be turned in.
October - Pizza book report
Genre: Mystery
"Pizza" book report directions
"Pizza" Book Report & Checklist (PDF version)
- Your child needs to read a mystery.
- As the mystery is being read, your child fills out the slices of the pizza on the second page.
- Then, your child decorates the first page to be the top of the pizza. Cut and staple/glue the decorated pieces so the writing underneath may be viewed.
- Finally, fill out the checklist and turn it in with the pizza.
- TIP: If the pizza id too small to provide enough writing space, enlarge it onto ledger paper for an extra-large pizza!
Steps to doing your pizza Mystery book report:
A few more pictures of pizzas!
Biography book report
Genre: Biography or Autobiography
Biography book report directions
Your child reads a biography or autobiography.
- While reading, your child makes notes on the organizer of important facts and the pages the facts can be found on.
- After reading, your child chooses at least 5 interesting facts to highlight on their book report.
- Birth and Death information may be reported, but are not part of the 5 facts.
- Also included in this project :
- Why is this person important for us to know about?
- How does the object represent their person?
- Look at some of the samples above for inspiration.
