Author Archives: Aaron Pratt

Dear Santa

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

I absolutely love the results I get from this activity.  The students write letters to Santa, but not as you might normally think.  The majority, if not all of what they ask for is things that would benefit other people, … Continue reading →

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Next Week: December 15-19

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

Math: Math Blog L.A.: We’re still reading through Team Moon. There will be a Comprehension Assignment that does along with the story.  Our grammar lesson this week will be regular and irregular verbs. The assignment for this will be Reader’s Notebook pages 199-201.  We will … Continue reading →

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Math: December 15-19

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

Here is the grand list of actual lessons and assignments we will be doing this week.  Are you ready? Rational Numbers That’s it! And I did have it listed last week, but we didn’t have time to get to it. We … Continue reading →

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Lesson 20: Bodies from the Ash

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

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Lesson 19: The Princess Who Became King

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

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Lesson 18: The Hero and the Minotaur

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

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Lesson 17: The Emperor’s Silent Army

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

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Lesson 16: The Real Vikings

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

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Gingerbread Houses

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

One of our behavior incentives in class is a marble jar they fill by earning points throughout the day.  Once it is full, they have earned a class party.  I have decided the marble jar is getting full enough that … Continue reading →

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Next Week: December 8-12

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Aaron Pratt

Math: Math Blog L.A.: This week we will be starting the Story Team Moon. With this, we will be doing Reader’s Notebook pages 183, 185, 186, 187, 188 and 189.  This pages will guide us through the vocabulary skill of analogies, a … Continue reading →

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