Math Journal

Below are some more math journal pages I’ve made.  My kids are really enjoying them.  I want to remind everyone that these are not ORIGINAL ideas.  As with all teachers, we search the internet, read old books and magazines and search for new and old ways to reach our children.   Some of these ideas I would say are “original” to me, but I’m sure I have seen them somewhere!   Please share any of these ideas with fellow teachers. 

Mayree…

 

Reading Journal

Open Ended Questions

4^th grade is a time for learning to answer open-ended questions with a perfect paragraph.  Students learn to restate the question as a statement, add two detail sentences and a closing sentence that restates the topic. 

My students answer 3 open-ended questions every week.  As the first grading period comes to an end, they are proficient in changing questions into statements and writing good paragraphs.

 (A wee bit stilted, but perfect)

Mayree…

Reading Journal

Vocabulary Work!

“Give Me Five” can be used for prefixes, suffixes and root words.  It can also be used for Writing on “Who, What, Where, When and Why”

Click here for Give Me Five--> Give Me Five

Mayree…

All About Me…Fact and Opinion

Divide students into pairs.  Students will interview each other and then complete the worksheet.

On the worksheet they must write 3 interesting facts about their partner and 3 positive opinions they formed about their partner.

Next, turn the worksheets into the teacher.

After you have checked the work, hand it back out the the student that it was written about and let them cut it out and put it in their journals.

Click here for Worksheet-->  Fact and Opinion About Me

Reading Journal

Story Structure Roller Coaster!

Students will love having a visual aid they can relate to for understanding rising and falling action in a story. 

Give each student the worksheet Click here 

Students will write 1 sentence on each coaster car

        Rising action àRising action àClimax àFalling Action

Students will write 1 sentence on each coaster car

        Rising action àRising action àClimax àFalling Action

The cars are labeled to help remind students what to write.

Also, the cars are colored to depict the rising action up to the climax (more intense color) to the cooler falling action color.

Reading Journals

Well, as you can see from the pictures, Reading Journals are definitely FUN !  Emily is having a BLAST   with them !!

This is a 4 panel book fold. You glue the last page to the journal.

One the first page the student will write the title and draw a picture,

Next, is the Setting…..then  Character……Conflict….and finally Resolution !

 Mayree…

Math Journals

Division Help Pocket

The pictures in this are self explanatory on what to do.  The students will paste this into their MATH JOURNALS to use when they are doing math worksheets.

Chain of Events

(Story Sequence)

 This is a fun way to help students see the sequence in a story.  It can be changed for story elements, character traits or you name it!

 1.   Give the students 4 index cards with a hole punched in the middle (lengthwise)  at the top and bottom of each card. 

2.   On the 1^st card, students will write the title and the author.  On the back side they will draw and color a scene that represents the story.

3.   On the 2^nd card, students will write the beginning of the story and on the back side of that card illustrate a scene from this part of the story.

4.   Students will continue until the ending card.

5.   Spread open paperclips and connect them to the cards.

Hang them in the room. :)