February+20th,+2012


 * Homework:**
 * Be sure to bring a silent reading book to class!!!**
 * 15 minutes of Khan Academy. Write down 10 problems. Your activities should be challenging but not too difficult.**
 * Spelling City: 10 minutes of practice time**
 * Optional 20 minutes of silent reading.**


 * Math:**

[|Math Minute] Change the settings to multiplication. Also, change the time to 180 seconds.

[|Jeopardy Adding and Subtracting Fractions]

[|Video Review of fractions] [|Video Review of Adding Fractions] [|Variety of Bits and Pieces Games]


 * Language Arts:**

Essay question today: Who What When Where Why? If you could spend a day with anyone from the story....Who would you pick? What would you do with them? When would you meet: in the past, present or future? Where would you meet them? Why would you pick them? Write an essay using the Leaf Rubric. We also discussed a **Fake** Wall Page extra credit assignment. Students can design a **Fake** FaceBook Page for a character in a __Picture of Freeedom__. Here are some guidelines: Here is a link to a good example involving Benjamin Franklin. [|If Ben Franklin had FaceBook]

Science: We began discussing pregnancy and stages of embryo and fetus development.

[|Window on the womb] [|Growth of Baby]