"...Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks."

Matthew 12:34b

Made by Clay

During our review of Unit 4 in reading, students applied their knowledge of idioms to an idiom clay activity.  First, we made our own "An Idiom a Day" flipbook.  After creating and sharing the flipbooks, students chose two of their favorite idioms.  Then, students were able to illustrate their two idioms with clay.  After the clay dried, students added the finishing touches with a dab of paint.  When dried, students were finally able to take them home in a decorated bag like the one above.  I wanted to snag a few pictures of their actual clay creations but my camera wasn't working!  But I'd have to say, those clay idioms were quite the thrill!    

Sequencing

Students practiced sequencing with the story "Boom Town" by Sonia Levitin.  Working with their reading partners, students created their own pie foldable.  On the inside of the foldable, students wrote their summary of the story.  We sure did work up an appetite!  

Pronouns in our Pockets!

Students have been practicing with singular and plural pronouns in context during grammar, and they were able to create their own "pocket" to house their pronouns.  Since pronouns take the place of nouns, the outside flap is a pronoun and the inside flap is a noun.  We had a blast! 

Exodus 15:2

Compound Words

Students applied their knowledge of compound words to create a foldable.  The outside flaps include the two words and a quick illustration.  When you open the flaps, the inside shows the two words joined to make the compound word.  This was an excellent activity for students to practice compound words!  

To all my students - you're a bright spot in my day!