Mrs. Schneider's Super Stars

It only took me 9 years of teaching and until almost the end of the year to figure this out…but I have come up with a new way to do Absent Work.  If you/your student misses a day, go to the tab that says, “Absent Work” at the top of the blog.  I will post a sheet with everything we did for the day as well as the worksheets.  🙂  I will leave absent work up for the week, then replace it with the next week’s work.  

As always, please try to make sure that the missing work is turned in within a week.

Today for writing, we combined science and writing.  Students were asked to pick an animal that was native to Utah, think about their habitats, adaptations, and lifestyles.  Then they wrote a story from the animal’s point of view.  We also talked about how to write using “Show, Don’t Tell” techniques.  Here is a video that explains what that is: 

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/shownottell/

Here are a few websites that show some Utah animals:
https://sites.google.com/site/utahbiomesplantsanimals/wetlands/wetland-plants-animals

Utah State Animal: Rocky Mountain Elk
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Utah/Elk_Rocky_MT.html

A list of animals, a few facts, and some pictures:

http://mlbean.byu.edu/Portals/26/docs/Who%20knows%20Utah%20Animals.pdf

The Red Fox: 

http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=vulpvulp

Wolverine:
http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=gulogulo

Mule Deer:

http://wildlife.utah.gov/learn-more/mule-deer.html

Squirrel:
http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=sciuaber

Chipmunks:
http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=tamimini