It's the holidays again! Over the next couple of weeks you might be really busy with your family and friends. If you have some time and want something to do, here's a couple of ideas:
Writing- Write a CHARACTER DESCRIPTION. Describe a character (mum, SpongeBob, Cinderella, Mrs Millett) in detail- what they look like, sound like and act like. Use lots of adjectives and maybe even similes and metaphors too.
You may want to include the following in your description:
1. Your character's name2. At least eight adjectives (Use a thesaurus to find colorful adjectives.)
3. A major goal of your character.
4. at least two similes
5. a physical description
6. tell character's likes, dislikes, some actions, etc.
7. What does your character wear, or carry around?
8. Your character's greatest strength.
9. Your character's greatest weakness.
10. Your character's favorite hangout.Maths-
Practise your basic facts- use any of the links on the blog
Increase your basic fact speed by completing some 5 minute frenzies- www.maths_drills.com
Bake a cake- measuring all the ingredients- take a photo of your creation to show us in class.
Take a calculator when you go grocery shopping and add up the total as you go
Make a cool creation/ machine out of geometric blocks or shapes- You can make 3D shapes out of cardboard or paper too- www.senteacher.org/wk/3dshape.php. Photograph your creation.
Draw some graphs about your own statistical investigation- ask your friends a question-e.g: What is your favourite author?
Build with lego. Create something really creative!
Reading- Read your poems to your family
Read books from home
Read texts from educational sites on the internet
Go to the library and get out some new books
Read a magazine
Read a recipe- make something yummy!
Read a craft book- make something creative!
If you do any of these things- please bring them along to school in Term 3 and show us or tell us about your holiday learning!! Happy holidays!
August 1, 2011 at 2:59 AM
Welcome back Room 16. Hope you all had a great holiday. Pretty excited to start the new term. Yeah!!! From Natasha