http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels A Fifth Grade Resource Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:22:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_194" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Our Cabin, Fairy Stone State Park"][/caption] This summer I discovered a new favorite place, Fairy Stone State Park.  My husband and I took the dog and went camping there.  Now, my idea of camping is probably different from that of a lot of people.  In my world, ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2009/10/07/hooray-for-camping/ When I was a kid, Christmas was my favorite holiday.  I loved stringing popcorn and cranberries to make garlands for the tree.  Wrapping presents, decorating the house, and baking cookies all added up to a wonderful holiday season.  But as I get older, it seems that too much of the ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/12/10/tis-the-season-for-coupon-giving/ biography-acrostic-poem  Well, everyone, we're finally going to start using our Wikis this month.  It took a little longer to complete the PhotoStory book reports than I thought, but I think it was well worth it.  I was very impressed with the students' work.  You will see them beginning to appear ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/11/19/wacky-wikis/ I always liked reading tall tales because they were so entertaining.  The stories were much more interesting than the real reasons why animals possess certain attributes or why we have mountains, lakes, or rivers.  The example of Paul Bunyon creating the Grand Canyon by dragging his axe is a lot ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/10/29/create-your-own-tall-tale/ story20boarding20template  photostorytutorial2  media-sources2   Parents, get ready.  Students are gearing up to complete their first technology book report of the year.  A week ago, students were assigned to a group containing three members.  The three members were given the same AR book to read for this book report, a book whose level ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/10/19/photostory3-the-next-adventure/ [caption id="attachment_70" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Disney"][/caption] When I was growing up I loved to read the Disney story books based on the animated (cartoon) movies they had released.  One of my favorites was Sleeping Beauty.  Now Sleeping Beauty is full of wonderful characters.  You have Sleeping Beauty herself, one ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/10/06/favorite-characters-must-they-be-good-guys/ Today was a good day for blogging!  We began the class by talking about blogging, how it's nothing more than keeping a log online for others to read.  We then went to the computer lab, and that's when the fun really began.  Students accessed their blogs, set their backgrounds, and ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/09/25/bring-on-the-bloggers/ [gallery]Parents, the first book report has been assigned and all information and materials have been distributed.  You should have seen the parent letter already since it contained a portion that was to be signed by you and returned to me.  The book report itself is due on September 29.  Since it is ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/09/22/robot-power-book-report-1/ First of all, I'd like to introduce myself to those of you I have not spoken to yet.  My name is Debbie Daniels, and I am the new fifth grade reading teacher at Churchland Elementary.  Although I am new to this school, I am not new to the system.  I ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/09/17/time-flies-when-youre-busy/ It seems like forever since I've written anything on the blog!  When I returned to school, we jumped right into reviewing for the SOL reading test.  Then we had a week of tests followed by all of those things needed to close out the different subject areas for the school ... http://ppsblogs.net/deborahdaniels/2008/06/04/change/