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Ms. Curro's Classroom Wish List

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Science Videos for Chapter 7 and 8

Check out these awesome videos to help you understand the different types of rocks and how volcanoes form!

SciShow Kids: Be a Rock Detective!

SciShow Kids: All About Volcanoes


Just for fun:  This video talks about dirt, which is covered in the part of chapter 7 we're skipping,  It won't be on the test, but it's really interesting!

SciShow Kids: What's the Dirt on Dirt?

Weather Videos (Science Chapter 5)

SciShow Kids: What Are Clouds Made of?

SciShow Kids: What Causes Thunder and Lightning?

SciShow Kids: What is a Tornado?

SciShow Kids: Where Do Snowflakes Come From?

50 States Video

Wakko's America video

Here is the video we're using in class to help us learn the names of the 50 states!  (Students do NOT need to know the state capitals for the test.)

Reading Response Instructions

Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Response Activity Choices

Each time you have a “Reading Response Choice” assignment, you may choose a response activity from the chart below.  Pay attention to whether your book is fiction or nonfiction.  When you complete an assignment, please fill in the date you completed the assignment and the title and author of the book you responded to on the chart below.  LIGHTLY color in the box when you complete an assignment.  When you complete the whole chart, turn it in to receive a sticker!

Favorite Part                (Fiction) Write about your favorite part of the book.  Use details from the book to explain why it is your favorite part. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________	Letter to Author  (Fiction) Write a letter to the author telling him or her what you thought of the book.  Use at least 2 details from the story. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________	Funny or Scary Part (Fiction) Write about a funny or a scary part of the book.  Use details from the book and tell how you felt reading this part. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________
Favorite Character (Fiction) Write about your favorite character in the books.  Use details from the book to explain why he or she is your favorite character. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________	Sad or Happy Part          (Fiction) Write about a sad or happy part of the book.  How did it make you feel?  Use 3rd grade feelings words and mood meter colors. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________	Letter to Character  (Fiction) Write a letter to a character in the book.  Include details from the book. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________
Compare/Contrast (Nonfiction)                   Compare and contrast your life with the life of the main person in your book.  OR Compare and contrast an animal/thing from your book to an animal/thing in your life. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________	Picture                  (Nonfiction) Describe your favorite photograph or picture from the book.  Tell why it is your favorite.  Use details from the book to help explain the picture. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________	5 Facts                  (Nonfiction) Write 5 facts from your book.  Use a complete sentence for each fact.  Share your opinion of each fact. Title:  ______________ Author: _____________ Date:  ______________

Directions for Reading Responses

·        Read for 20 minutes every day.  Be sure to choose a mix of fiction and nonfiction books.  You can also read magazine or newspaper articles!

·        Choose a Reading Response Activity from the back of this page.  Make sure you know if your book is fiction or nonfiction!

·        You may use the same book for more than one Reading Response.  Since you are probably reading chapter books, it might take a while to finish one book.

·        Please write each Reading Response on a piece of loose leaf.

·        Each Reading Response should be 10 or more sentences.

·        Reading Responses should include 2 or more details from the book. 

·        Anything you write about should include reasons WHY.  For example, don’t just tell what happens in your favorite part, also tell WHY it was your favorite part. 

·        A great Reading Response involves making a connection between what you read and something in your life.  You can make a connection to something that happened to you, something you read about in another book, something you saw in a movie, or something that happened to someone you know. 

Format for Reading Responses

The following should be at the top of the page (under your school heading) for each Reading Response. 

·        Book Title:

·        Author:

·        Fiction or Nonfiction?

·        Activity Title:  (Favorite Part, Letter to Character, etc.)

Awesome Book Scavenger Hunt

Awesome Book Scavenger Hunt

Turn summer reading homework into a game with this awesome scavenger hunt! 

Color a box when you read a book that matches the description. 

See how many different kinds of books you can read!

Read a book with  an animal as the  main character!	Read a book with a historical person as the main character!	Read a book that takes place in the future!	Read a book about outer space!
Read a book with  a girl as the main character!	Read a book with a boy as the main character!	Read a book that takes place in the past!	Read a book about animals!
Read a book recommended by a friend!	Read a book about a place!	Read a book with a main character who is a lot like you!	Read a book about plants!
Read a book with  a main character who is NOTHING like you!	Read a mystery book!	Read a fairy tale book!	Read a book about a job!
Read a book            written before  you were born!	Read a book written after you were born!	Read a book written before your parents were born!	Read a book about one of the 50 states!
Read a book  set in a different country!	Read a book no one you know has read!	Read a book of poems!	Read a book about a sport!
Read a book  you’ve read   before!	Read a book recommended by a parent!	Read a story written by someone you know!	Read a biography!
Read a book you  think you won’t  like! (It might surprise you!)	Read 2 or more books in the same series!	Read a play!	Read an autobiography!
Read a book with  lots of pictures!	Read a book with NO pictures!	Read a magazine!	Read a newspaper article!