Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Prefixes and Suffixes

Click on each link below to play suffix and prefix games.  Use these to help you learn the meanings of suffixes and prefixes. 

Learning Suffixes

Learning Prefixes

Short Circuit

Prefix and Suffix Game

COMMENT: Make a list of 6 words with prefixes and or suffixes.  Make sure to spell them correctly! 

Cultural Landscapes of Virginia

The Scots-Irish, English and Germans immigrated into Virginia. They brought with them their own cultures, ideas and beliefs as well as foods and the architecture of buildings.  See the pictures below and complete the cultural landscape sheet using these pictures for help. 

 The Irish Barns, homes and churches were white in color with thatched roofs. The wood beams were not exposed. 




 The English barns, homes and churches were tan in color with thatched roofs. The wood beams were exposed. 


 The German barns, homes and churches were white in color with red brick or stone roofs and the wooden beams were exposed. 

COMMENT: COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE HOMES, BARNS AND CHURCHES WITH THOSE WE HAVE TODAY!  

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Christmas

Click on this link to find lots of fun Christmas games.  Play as many as you would like.  Return to this post as often as you can to play these fun games. 

Christmas Games
COMMENT: What are you giving someone else for Christmas? 

Summarizing

Let's practice the skill of Summarizing!

Click on each link below. Do each one completely!  Comment when finished!

Summarizing Practice

Summarizing Practice 2

COMMENT:
Suppose you were writing a story. Tell the SOMEONE, WHAT they want to do, the BUT (problem), the SO (solution) and you may or may not include a SO.
You are not writing a story, just doing these parts.


Force, Energy and Motion

Do these activities and then comment:

Roller Coaster Activity

Forces In Motion

Friction

COMMENT:
What is a energy? What causes energy?