Vocabulary Brag
Congrats to all my students who successfully used all 11 of our vocabulary words in a story. I’m proud of you!! Kansas and I had a consultation. Kansas was indignant. She divulged my secret. She said...
View Article“Daniel Boone” by Arthur Guiterman
Background Information on Daniel Boone Copy of the Poem “Daniel Boone” Vocabulary Words for “Daniel Boone” by Arthur Guiterman Use the sentences below to help you understand the meaning of each bold...
View ArticleParaphrase/Summarize Activity
Choose a person who died last year from the list below Research your person and record facts about their birth, life, and death. Write a 3 – 5 sentence summary of the person’s life. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE....
View ArticleSummarizing Activity
Activity 1 Activity 2 Find a short news article on abcnews, cnn or scholasticnews, print it, them summarize it on the back.
View ArticleMonster on Maple Street
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View ArticleWelcome!
Welcome to Mrs. Coughlin’s Readers and Writers Workshop! Let’s begin by learning a little about me. I also want to show you our class website. It’s going to be a great year!
View ArticleOur Classroom Expectations
Just like everywhere else you go at SGMS, in my class I expect you to: Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Safe But what does that really mean??? Let’s start here: I promise I won’t make our class like...
View Article“Name things that…” Team-building Activity
Put students in pairs or small groups. Each group must work together to find as many things that fit into the given categories in 2 minutes. Example Categories: Name things that line up (kids, plantes,...
View Article“The Name Game” Team-building Activity
Materials: Index card for each student Marker Tape Directions: Write each students name on a notecard. Shuffle the cards and tape one name on each students back. Give student instructions. Students...
View Article“Stressful Dice” Team-building Activity
Materials: 1 die for each group 1 pencil for each group 1 paper (numbered to 100) for each group Directions: 1. Put students in groups of 4 or 5 2. Give each group a die, pencil, and paper 3. One...
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