It's almost time!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer break. I'm looking forward to a new school year! I will be the writing and language teacher this year.  As most know, I am expecting a baby boy at the end of August. I will be starting the school year and working until he arrives!

TCAP Review

Quotation Marks

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/quotation_marks/quiz1632.html

Possessive Nouns

http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_PossessiveNouns.htm

Subject-Verb Agreement

http://www.gotkidsgames.com/sv/sv.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/agreement_add2.htm

Pronouns

https://sites.google.com/site/easygrammar4kids/pronouns

Common and Proper Nouns

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/NounSort2.html

Contractions, Abbreviations, and Compound Words

Practice Contractions
http://www.mcauliffe.brevard.k12.fl.us/TEACHERS/LabbeK/021contractons.htm


Practice Compound Words
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/ReadingFun3-6/ReadingFun_CompoundWords.htm



Practice Abbreviations
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_map_abbrev_NL_10s10_500.html

Amusement Park Project Websites

Multiplication Amusement Park Project

Dollywood

http://www.dollywood.com/Tickets/buy-tickets.aspx

Dollywood Splash Country

http://www.dollywood.com/Tickets/buy-tickets.aspx

Six Flags over Georgia

http://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/tickets/index.aspx#

Lake Winnepesaukauh

http://www.lakewinnie.com/home/pricing/

Nouns

We will be talking about nouns for the next few weeks.  We have already covered common and proper.  We are currently working on singular and plural, and we will be moving on to possessive nouns.  Below you will find a link that has other links to practice singular and plural nouns.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/plurals_language_arts_fourth_4th_grade.htm

Upcoming Topics

Math
In math we will be starting our unit on multiplication.  We will start with 2 x 1 digits, then 3 x 1 digits, and eventually move on to 2 x 2.

Language Arts
Starting tomorrow we will be working on context clues.  This will be covered through next Wednesday.  Then we will begin our study of nouns.

Open House

Open House is scheduled for Tuesday September 18 from 6-7.  Come by and see what we'll be learning about this year!