May Writing

Ecosystems- TBA
Writing Genres
Writing/Grammar Tips
Writing Prompts -Editing Checklist
Poetry Forms and Examples
April 28- Diamonte Poems- We will be working on many different types of poems to publish our own book by the end of the year.
April 30- Haiku Hike- We will take a walk to the park and take notes of what we see, hear, feel, smell around us. We will discuss what a Haiku poem is and create some great poems to put on our websites!
May 3 Cinquain- Practicing applying different parts of speech.
May 5- Students can choose any form of poem, from the list, to create a mothers day poem.
May 7 - Edit and print out mothers day poems to take home.
Taking Care of our Oceans- March/April

1. List and describe four ways people pollute oceans. Use some of the above links to get you started. Completed |
2 Choose one of the four topics, about life in the ocean, and explain what types of plants and animals live in the habitat you picked, and tell how they have to change to continue to live in this environment. Completed |
| 3. Reuse, reduce, and recycle are three ways people can help the environment. If you could do only one of these things, tell which you would choose. Tell why. Completed |