Write a letter to next year’s fifth graders about your experience in fifth grade. Offer advice on how to have a successful fifth grade year. If you have a younger sibling at Peters, you can address your letter to your sibling. Scan or take a picture of your handwritten letter and send it to us so we can give it to a future fifth grader (or your sibling).
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Read this Scholastic Scope article debating whether we should get rid of Daylight Savings Time. Choose a side and write an argumentative essay explaining your point of view. Use this planning guide to help you.
Read The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Write a story that goes along with one of the pictures. Use the prompts to help you brainstorm ideas for your story. Be sure your story explains both the picture and its caption.
Watch/listen to The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka. Then, write your own “fairly stupid” fairy tale and send it to us. Think about your time at Peters. Write some reflections of memorable events from any of those years. We will share these during our Zoom meeting on Wednesday.
Read the article, Is Playing Video Games a Sport? Make a Venn diagram to compare and contrast sports and video games. Try to include at least five facts in each section of the diagram. Then, write a paragraph stating your opinion.
Read the article, Toys or Treasures? Write at least half a page about your most prized possession. Describe the object and explain how you got it and why it is valuable to you.
Read the article, Is It Good to Be Bored Sometimes? Pick a side and write a paragraph to explain what you think. Is it good to be bored sometimes? Use examples from the article and from your own life.
Read the article, Is Texting Ruining Your Writing? Try writing out a paragraph in text-language (abbreviated words, no capitals, few vowels, incorrect grammar) and then write the same paragraph following all the formal writing rules. Share both versions with someone and ask them to compare. Was one easier to read than the other?
Read the article, Is TikTok Good for Kids? Write a letter convincing your parent (or teacher) of your opinion. Be sure to support your opinion with evidence. You can also post responses in the comments section below.
This is a good time to write a letter to a friend or relative. You are also welcome to write a letter to your teachers. I will write back if you include your return address. You can write to any of your Peters teachers here: (Teacher Name) Peters Elementary 2900 W College St Broken Arrow, OK 74012 Below is a review of the parts of a friendly letter and a video I made about addressing an envelope.  Some of you have already discovered that I created contests for math, reading, language/vocabulary, science, and social studies in MobyMax. You earn points by answering questions correctly. Log in to your account (use Clever) to view the leaderboard.
Access BrainPop's huge selection videos and quizzes for all topics. Go here:
https://www.brainpop.com/ Username: bowenpeters Password: Peters1 Here is the site you have used in class for practice with writing and grammar. You will want to log in to your account to save any work.
https://www.noredink.com/ MobyMax is an adaptive learning program that students have used throughout the school year. Students can work through lessons and practice questions in each subject at their own pace. Students should sign in to MobyMax through Clever. Please email me if you need a copy of your Clever QR code or if you need your username/password to login without using a camera.
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