Washington State - Famous People

Hey Washingtonians! Great job today! Here is today's lesson on Famous Washingtonians. You can use the information in this lesson to complete your poster.

Play, pause, and rewind as needed.
(this video has no sound)

In addition to accurate information on your project, I am also looking for neat writing and colorful drawings. The area for drawing is small, so please color in the background too!

Here are a few more helpful websites that might come in 
handy as you finish your project...

50 States - Washington

Biography

This is the scoring guide for your Washington State Project. A printable version was sent via e-mail.

You will mail your finished project AND Grading Sheet to me. I will admire its awesomeness and fill out the scoring sheet. Then, I will send it back to you this summer. 

Please put your project in the mail by May 26! I'd like to have everyone's by June 1!

I can't wait!

Washington State Economy

Hey Washingtonians! Great job today! Here is today's lesson on Washington's Economy. You can use the information in this lesson to complete the "Economy" section of your project.

In addition to accurate information on your project, I am also looking for neat writing and colorful drawings. The area for drawing is small, so please color in the background too!

You can find more information in a book, encyclopedia, atlas, or online. You can also find a ton of information on Grolier's Encyclopedia, which can be found on your OLS Homepage under Quick Links.

This is the scoring guide for your Washington State Project. A printable version was sent via e-mail.

We will finish our posters next week! Then mail them to me on or before May 26.

I can hardly wait!

Washington State Geography

Hey 4th graders! Nice job in class! I really, truly enjoyed seeing your Washington State Projects on the webcam today! WOW! Your awesomeness astounds me! Keep up the great work! I look forward to the completed projects later in the month. 

Here is this week's lesson... chock full of cool Washington places!

Complete your state map using the information in the video below.

Label, outline, and color the following physical features on your map before Friday:

Olympia

 Mt. Rainier

 Puget Sound

Cascade Mountains

 Columbia Plateau

Columbia River

Mt. St. Helens

 Olympic Mountains

Strait of Juan de Fuca

Pacific Ocean

 Oregon, Idaho, Canada

Your town!

This interactive map of Washington is AWESOME (and helpful).

Physical Map of Washington

Here's a look at a student sample...

[click on the image to enlarge]

Washington State History

Hey Washingtonians!

Here is the slide show from today's class. You can use this video to complete a few sections of your state project this week.

Most of the information you need for the timeline is in the lesson. More timeline dates and details can be found on the 50 State Guide.

State reports are not due until December 18. That's because I expect them to be accurate, colorful, detailed, and complete! 

The report below is not quite complete, but you can tell this student is off to a great start!

 

If you would like to share what you've done so far, you can k-mail, e-mail, or text a picture of it to me. I love seeing your work!

Washington State Symbols

What a great group of students I have. Nice job today! It's so fun to learn about Washington State with y'all!

Here are the slides from today's lesson. Feel free to use this information to help you with your Washington Report Poster. You can fast-forward, rewind and pause as needed!

Here is a video which features Washington's State Dance!

This is Washington's State Song (that will get stuck in your head for 3 days).
Click here for the lyrics.

Turn up your speakers for both! 

State reports are not due until May 26. That's because I expect them to be accurate, colorful, detailed, and complete! 

The report below is not quite complete, but you can tell this student is off to a great start!

I can't wait to see them!

Next Stop... WASHINGTON!

Hey Washingtonians!

I'm excited to learn about Washington State with you. Over the next few weeks 4th graders will learn about Washington and complete a super cool project!

Print the report pages and complete each section as we go.

When you are finished, you will create an 11 x 25.5"  

Washington State Poster by connecting the 3 pages together!

Bring your report pages to class each week, so you can add information as we learn about our great state! Check your e-mail or the CC recording for printable pages.

You will mail your final project to me and I will admire it!

This assignment is worth 100 points in the gradebook. 

On Monday, April 17, we will continue our Washington journey, by discovering our state's symbols!

See you in CC on April 17 at 10:00 AM!

US History: Declaration of Independence

Hey 5th Graders!

For our final US History assignment, please read the passage below and use the SWBST or 5W method to type up a summary. This assignment is due on Friday, December 18 and is worth 25 points in the gradebook (see rubric below for scoring information).

Washington State: Final Test

Attention 4th Graders!

Wow! We gathered a ton of interesting information about Washington State during the last two months! Now it's time to see what you've learned.

Please complete the test below by Friday, December 18. It is worth 25 points in the gradebook.

US History: The American Revolution

Hello fellow Americans!

Here is today's lesson. Feel free to watch, pause, rewind, pause again, as you complete your 5Ws Summary!

When?
 Where?
Who?
What?
Why?

Use the 5 W's to complete your notebook page. Then, combine all of the info into a short summary (not more than a few sentences)!

 

When you are done, edit your summary. Type it for your notebook page and then copy/paste it into the Google Form here. 

Here is my favorite video summary of the Revolutionary War...

Rebels with a Cause

Click here to find out how an untested army of American minute men were able to defeat a British superpower during the American Revolution.

US History: Road to the Revolution

Hey kids! Nice job in class today! As we navigate through our US History unit, we'll continue to work on summarizing.

Speaking of summarizing, here is a summary of what we've learned so far...

  Oh, how I love Schoolhouse Rock! Splishin' and a splashin'...

One nifty template to use when summarizing a story or historical event like The Road to the Revolution is a SWBST Chart.

Somebody...

Wanted...

But...

So...

Then...

The SWBST method will keep your summary concise and to the point!

Take the events that led to the Revolutionary, for example... 

"Somebody" could be the colonists. 

What did the colonists want?

But...
So...
Then...

Get it?

Use information in the lesson below to summarize the events that led to the Revolutionary War. Combine all of the information you listed and create a paragraph. Print your edited paragraph and glue it onto the notebook page above. Then, copy and paste your edited summary into this Google Form.

US History: Colonial America

5th graders are continuing along with the study of early American history. This week, Colonial America!

Here is today's lesson. Use this video as a review and to copy the vocabulary definitions into your SLASH notebook.

Use the lesson above to complete this week's SLASH assignment (due Friday):

US History: European Explorers

In SLASH this month, 5th graders are learning about US History. First stop, The Age of Exploration! You did an excellent job reading in class today. Now it's time to take that information and turn it into a summary. Cool!

When writing a summary about a famous person, event, or topic, focus on the basic and important facts. Who? What? Where? Why? When?

Remember to...

• Keep your summary short.
• Write about the main ideas.
• Use your own words and key words from the text.
• Do not include your opinion or tell how you feel about the topic.

 

EXCEPTIONAL EXPLORER SUMMARY

For this week's assignment, you will write a summary about one of the explorers we studied. Choose an explorer from the slideshow above and complete the Exceptional Explorer notebook page. More information about explorers (and games!) from The Age of Discovery can be found on this site:

The Ages of Exploration  

This sheet outlines important facts. Use your notes as a guide for your summary.

The first step is to gather information about your explorer and take notes. Add a photo or colored drawing of your explorer in the frame!

Using the information above, type up a summary. Cut it out and glue it into the box on your notebook page (single spaced). Be sure to include an introduction sentence, all of the important information from your notes, and a conclusion sentence. Remember, do not add your opinion about the explorer... only add facts.

Before submitting your summary to the Google form, edit your writing. Check for misspelled words and re-read your summary to make sure it sounds the way you want it to.

Here is a helpful rubric for summary writing:

Key Instructional Elements for Non-Fiction Summaries:
Has a main idea/concept
Includes important facts and details
Is in the writer’s own words
Direct use of text from selections should have quotation marks
Reflects underlying meaning
Includes details in logical order

Here is a look at a completed Exceptional Explorer notes and summary page. If you send me a picture of your notebook page (complete, neat and colorful), I will give you +5 extra credit in the gradebook!

You can click on any image on this page for a closer look.