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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015The Relatives Scramble
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Miss Pat was reading a story about a girl and her relatives.
She soon realized that some of the “Can Dos” were having a hard time with the idea of relatives.
Miss Pat decided to have the “Can Dos” go to their computers and play the relatives jumble. Some of the “Can Dos” had a hard time. Let’s see how you do!
Just go to http://evelynchristensen.com/ScrambleRelatives.pdf
Be sure to try to answer the scramble on the first page before looking at the 2nd page, which has the answers.
Source: For more fun puzzles, be sure to visit Evelyn B. Christensen, Ed.D. http://evelynchristensen.com *Double Digit Decoders: Addition *and* Subtraction *(MindWare) *Kentucky Puzzles *(History Press) Author or co-author of 41 other books
Writing: Storytelling on Paper
Thursday, January 15th, 2015Miss Pat said, “Most of you need help with writing. You need to practice writing if you are going to get good at it. CSo…for the next few days, you are each going to tell me a story and then you are going to write your story down on paper”
The “Can Dos” started to find reasons why Teacher Pat’s idea was not a good idea; all except Wendy, that is. Wendy loves writing and she thought Miss Pat’s idea was just great!
Willie asked,”Why do we have to do this?” Teacher Pat smiled and answered, “Why, because writing is telling a story on page.”
With that, Teacher Pat took out a picture and posted it where everyone could see.Then she said, “What is going on in this picture is what you are going to make up a story about that you can use in your writing assignment.”
“Remember when telling a story, or writing a story,” said Teacher Pat,”a good story answer’s the 5 Ws and 1H questions.”
Hector asked what everyone was thinking when he said,” What are they?”
Miss Pat answered, “In this case, the 5Ws questions are…what is happening, who is happening to, where is it happening, why is it happening and when is it happening? As far as the 1H …how is it happening?”
Teacher Pat gave the class an hour to make up a story that contained the 5Ws and the 1H. Then she told them that she would begin to call on them to share their stories in class the next day. When everyone had a chance to share his or her story, then it would be time for each one of them to write a story using the correct grammar an punctuation and turn it in for a grade. The best story would be put up on the bulletin board outside the principal’s office for all to see.
Okay, why don’t you make up a story along with the “Can Dos”? Remember to name the puppy and give your story a title.
Thanksgiving Jokes
Thursday, November 27th, 2014Before school let out on the day before Thanksgiving, Miss pat gave each of the “Can Do” kids Thanksgiving jokes to share with their families .
Why don’t you print out a copy of the Thanksgiving jokes and share with your family and friends?
Thanksgiving Jokes
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims!
Why do turkeys always go, “gobble, gobble”?
Because they never learned good table manners!
What key has legs and can’t open doors?
A turkey!
What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him!
Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Waddle
Waddle who?
Waddle I do if you don’t open the door?
What did the Turkey say before it was roasted?
Boy, I’m stuffed!
Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of foul play!
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside!
Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Yes. A building can’t jump at all!
Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was the chicken’s day off!
What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner?
The TurKey!
What sound does a space turkey make?
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble!
What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?
The turkey trot!
How do you keep a turkey in suspense?
I’ll let you know next week!
Why can’t you take a turkey to Church?
Because they use such fowl language!
Why did the turkey play drums in his band?
Because he already had drumsticks!
Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving?
The turkey, because he’s already stuffed!
What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter?
“Quack, quack, quack!”
What’s blue and covered with feathers?
A turkey holding its breath!
How do you send a turkey through the mail?
Bird class mail!
Why didn’t the turkey eat dessert?
He was already stuffed!
What do you get it you cross a turkey with an octopus?
Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving!
What are the feathers on a turkey’s wings called?
Turkey feathers!
Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?
To try to hatchet!
What’s the best way to stuff a turkey?
Serve him lots of pizza and ice cream!
If the Pilgrims were alive today what would they be most famous for?
Their age!
What type of music did the Pilgrims like?
Plymouth Rock!
Why did the Pilgrims eat turkey at Thanksgiving?
Because they couldn’t fit the moose in the oven!
How did the Mayflower show that it liked America?
It hugged the shore!
When the Pilgrims landed, where did they stand?
On their feet!
When did the Pilgrims first say “God bless America”?
When they first heard America sneeze!
Why did Johnny get such low grades after Thanksgiving?
Because everything is marked down after the holidays!
Where did the first corn come from?
The stalk brought it!
What’s the best thing to put into pumpkin pie?
Your teeth!
What vegetables would you like with your Thanksgiving dinner?
Beets me!
Should you have your whole family for Thanksgiving dinner?
No, you should just have the turkey!
What smells the best at a Thanksgiving dinner?
Your nose!
What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
The letter G!
When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
In the dictionary!
Source: Activity Village, UK
Here Comes Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 21st, 2014Miss Pat decided to use the coming Thanksgiving holiday to teach a history lesson about life in the American colonies.
She invited Jay, since he is an American Indian, to tell the story of what the early colonists ate at that first Thanksgiving meal.
“Hi,” said Jay. ”What I am going to tell you about today I learned from reading and listening to the History Channel on TV.
What did the Pilgrims and their Native American guests eat that first Thanksgiving day? Well, lots of what they called fowl caught by hunters. There were ducks and geese eaten on the first Thanksgiving. Historians don’t know for sure if they had wild turkeys. They may have.
If the Pilgrims had cranberries, they would not have been sweet. Colonists didn’t start to boil cranberries with sugar for another 50 years.
They didn’t have potatoes either. The colonists were not growing white or sweet potatoes back then. They didn’t have sweet pies for dessert since they didn’t have butter and flour for pie crust and there was very little sugar for pie filling.
They did have lobsters, mussels, white and red grapes, black and red plums, and flint corn. And that’s what I know about what they ate on that first Thanksgiving.”
Everyone clapped and Miss Pat said, “Thank you Jay for sharing all that you know about that first Thanksgiving!”
