Week of April 18-22

It was wonderful to finally see my students after a month without them! Some of my third graders were still exploring aspects of poetry like rhythm and imagery by using poems as inspirations for paintings and choral readings with instruments. Others began writing their own poems using techniques like creating interesting lists and describing ordinary objects in unique ways. I was very impressed with how the students were able to apply so many techniques they learned from the poetry they read in their own poems!

The fourth graders continued to explore the language of Shakespeare by turning modern day conversations into Elizabethan language and vice versa. We learned that Shakespeare invented many words that we still use today, and then we invented some of our own words and definitions!

In fifth grade, we learned that the key to a good speech is having a specific POINT to the talk, and that point is called the thesis. Check out how to create a "happy" thesis below!