November 2010
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Ms. McKinney's 4th Grade: Natural Resources →
Open a blank page in Word.
Title this document with the names of the natural resources in your region.
Make it half the screen.
Click on this link.
Make the window the other half of your screen.
Read, look at pictures, and watch movies about the natural resources in your region.
Write notes answering:
1) What is the difference between a “renewable” and a...
Ms. McKinney's 4th Grade: Regions of The United... →
Click on the link.
Find a list of the National Parks.
Click on the park(s) you are studying.
Find one or two important facts per National Park.
Write them in your own words in your graphic organizer.
Ms. McKinney's 4th Grade: Regions of The United... →
Click on the link.
Find your region.
Read about the climate in your region.
Pick out three important facts.
In your own words put these facts in your graphic organizer.
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October 2010
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September 2010
6 posts
Have Fun In and Around Boston →
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Starting at the Beginning
All of my classes have made great goals for this year!
Families, come to my classroom to read them at our Open House, this Wednesday, September 29.
Each class has taken their first steps in achieving their goals. The 4/5 grades are making digital graphic organizers of a step by step plan for success. The younger grades are discussing how they are going to make their hopes come true. They are...
Lightning and Goals
Unfortunately, we can’t just wish for good things and they come true. I wish that was true, but it’s not.
Here is what we can do:
* We can imagine ourselves at our very best.
* We can plan.
* We can get help from friends, family, and teachers.
* We can practice and work, make change, work some more and then make our dreams come true.
What do you hope to learn this year? What are your...
Classroom Rules Survey for 4th and 5th grades →
Are you ready for computer class?
Well, first things first. How are you going to make this a great class?
Really, how are you?
This is a survey of our classroom rules. They are really norms, how one should behave in a computer lab. I am calling them rules, because they are important. They are the base for making this year fantastic!
Show me what you think. Take the survey.
I am...
