Joshua Bates Club

Article posted February 22, 2007 at 04:30 AM GMT0 • Reads 379

How are you enjoying the book so far? What are your favorite parts? Have you ever been bullied? How would you feel if you were Josh?

Little House in Big Woods

Article posted February 22, 2007 at 04:40 AM GMT0 • Reads 38

How's the book? What's your favorite part? How are things done nowadays, compared to the 1800's? Let's all go home and ask grandma and grandpa if they have any childhood stories to share. Come back and share them with us.

Wading in Peanut Butter

Article posted February 22, 2007 at 04:44 AM GMT0 • Reads 39

How's the book so far? Tell me more about the main characters. Have you ever been embarrassed like our main character?

Powerful Words

Article posted February 22, 2007 at 04:51 AM GMT0 • Reads 41

Strong nouns, Exciting Verbs, Interesting Adjectives



Look for a powerful word that you have found lately. Use it in a sentence, and tell us what you think it means. Let's build our own classroom list for Writer's Workshop. I'll go first.



illuminated (To light up or glow)



The campfire illuminated the night sky.

The Landry News

Article posted March 20, 2007 at 04:42 PM GMT0 • Reads 36

This book is written in a very creative style. Every chapter is a newspaper article written by the main character. Find out Cara Landry's opinion of her new shcool. (Denton Elementary) Have great time writing your own articles about this book! ; )

Week in the Woods

Article posted March 20, 2007 at 04:50 PM GMT0 • Reads 38

This book is both funny and suspenseful. It is about a fifth grade class camping trip. Mark and Mr. Maxwell don't exactly see "eye to eye". Mark is hoping this trip might change his teacher's opinion of him. Turn some pages, and find out if Mark can get this difficult job done. Take the trip with the class from Hardy Elementary, and keep a journal along the way. ; )

The Reprot Card

Article posted March 20, 2007 at 05:33 PM GMT0 • Reads 38

What do your parents do with your good report card? Do they post in on the refrigerator, and take you out for pizza? If you were a secret genius, would you intentionally bring home bad grades? That is what Nora Rose Rowley did just to prove that grades aren't everything. What do you think will happen to her when she bring home that "D" average. Have fun talking to your book buddies about this report, and be glad it is not yours.

Frindle

Article posted March 29, 2007 at 04:24 PM GMT0 • Reads 42

What a crazy little story "Frindle" is. The students are inventing their own little language. New words for everything they see. Can you learn to talk like them? Keep me posted on all of the new words they invent.

Baseball Statistics

Article posted May 18, 2007 at 05:27 PM GMT0 • Reads 40

What's going on with your baseball team this summer? How are you doing? Who's hitting the homeruns? What team is in the lead? Do you have any wild or funny plays to talk to us about? Here's the spot to share the latest baseball news with your classmates.

Pool News

Article posted May 18, 2007 at 05:31 PM GMT0 • Reads 37

Surf's Up and Summer is Here! What is going on at the swimming pool this summer? Who have you been hanging out at the pool with, this summer? What new tricks have your learned? Do you have any water games to share with your blog? Are you going to swimming lessons? What water safety tips can you share with us?

3-3 Summer Travel Guide

Article posted May 18, 2007 at 05:33 PM GMT0 • Reads 43

Do you have any vacation plans? Where are you going this summer? How was the trip? Share your voyage with your class buddies!

Share a Good Book

Article posted May 18, 2007 at 05:36 PM GMT0 • Reads 65

Everyone likes to curl up under a shade tree and read a good book, during the summertime. What are you reading? Do you have a good book to share with us? Share it with your book buddies online.

Wonderful Word Problems

Article posted June 1, 2007 at 04:27 PM GMT0 • Reads 39

Practice solving word problems that your friends create. Write a word problem and share it with the others. See how many class problems you can solve.

My Father's Dragon

Article posted September 4, 2007 at 06:14 PM GMT0 • Reads 37

Elemer Elevator is in search of a dragon. He goes on a mysterious adventure on wild island, looking for a baby dragon. Tell me about the story, and what you thought about this type of adventure. Did it remind you of anything? What other adventure stories do you like?

The Day the Sky Turned Green

Article posted September 6, 2007 at 08:50 PM GMT0 • Reads 40

Do you that animal resure stories? Then this is the story for you. This is a great piece of realistic fiction. The Day the Sky Turned Green also helps students learn about tornado safety. If you liked Night of the Twisters, you will love this book!

Cam Janen /Circus Clown

Article posted September 6, 2007 at 08:55 PM GMT0 • Reads 50

Here's a clue. Don't forget to "click". Cam Jansen is an budding detective. Can you help her solve this circus mystery? Collect clues and share them with your reading group. See you can solve the crime first!

Junie B. Jones /Cheater Pants

Article posted September 6, 2007 at 09:01 PM GMT0 • Reads 43

I love Junie B., don't you? She is silly, sassy, and sensitive. In this story Junie buckles under pressure and cheats off of a fellow student. Have fun reading how Junie gets herself out of this pickle!

Wagon Wheels

Article posted September 6, 2007 at 09:06 PM GMT0 • Reads 40

Do you like stories about the west? Wagon Wheels is a great piece of historical fiction. This book describes how pioneers survived out on their own. Read this book and find out what these people went through during the westward movement.

The Hundred Dresses

Article posted September 25, 2007 at 04:37 PM GMT0 • Reads 43

"I've got a hundred dresses." Nobody can believe it-

Wanda wears the same old blue dress every day. "A hundred dresses--all lined up!" If Wanda really does have a hundred dresses, she's certainly keeping them hidden... but why?

Jigsaw Jones

Article posted September 25, 2007 at 04:41 PM GMT0 • Reads 40

Yeesh! Eddie brought his baseball cards to school and now they are missing. It's time for Jigsaw to step up to the plate. He's no rookie detective! Solving this case is sure to send Jigsaw and Mila straight to the Detectives' Hall of Fame.

The Hundred Penny Box

Article posted September 25, 2007 at 04:45 PM GMT0 • Reads 42

Michael's great-great-aunt Dew is a hundred years old. She keeps a box in her room filled with pennies--- one for each year she has lived. Micheal's mother wants to get rid of the old box. But Micheal know that if Aunt Dew loses that old box, it will be like losing a part of her life. He has to make his mother understand!

The Trouble With Parents

Article posted September 25, 2007 at 04:50 PM GMT0 • Reads 40

Open House at school was just around the corner. Craig and Sarah were relly excited until they realized their parents weren't coming. "I feel like an orphan,"said Craig.

"Me too," his twin added.

Not even good old Mrs. Butler from next door could come or Aunty Lyn or Uncle Peter. How could Sarah present the welcoming speech while feeling so disappointed? Doesn't anyone care?

The Boxcar Children

Article posted October 24, 2007 at 04:31 PM GMT0 • Reads 43

This book is a famous classic from Gertrude Chandler Warner. My third grade teacher read this book to me when I was your age. She went on to create an entire set of mystery books surrounded around these four orphans. How do you like this story? What's happening so far? Who's your favorite character? Tell me and your book buddies all about it!

Grandma's Pride

Article posted January 14, 2008 at 07:47 PM GMT0 • Reads 41

Making connections to what we read is one of the best ways to build reading comprehension. We understand stories better when we connect them to past memories or the world around us. After listening to this Mark Twain award winner, share a connection you may have with this story. It can be a text-to-text connection. (Is there another book you have read that reminds you of this one?) It can be a text-to-self connection. (Does this book remind you of something that has happened to you or a personal feeling?) It can be a text-to-world connection. (Does this book remind you of another place in the world or another event in time?)

Dad, Jackie and Me

Article posted January 18, 2008 at 09:01 PM GMT0 • Reads 43

Character's feelings



Let us know how you think characters in this book felt.



How do you think the boy felt. (about Jackie, his father, or baseball)



How do you think the father felt. (about being deaf, baseball, his son)



How do you think Jackie felt. (about baseball, the fans, the name callers)

Show Me Reader Books

Article posted January 31, 2008 at 09:29 PM GMT0 • Reads 41

Which book are you voting for? Which book do you want to win? Let your firends know what story was your favorite and why. Try to persuade others to vote for your book. Write a persuasive paragraph to your classmates urging them to vote for your book. Make sure you state opinions and back them up with specific details about the book. The nominees are:

1. "Dad, Jackie, and Me"

2. "Grandmama's Pride"

3. "The Great Fuzz Frenzy"

4. "Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies"

5. "Magnus at the Fire"

6. "The Patchwork Path"

7. "Police Cat"

8. "Roberto Clemente"

9. "The Three Silly Billies"

10. "Ziggy's Blue Ribbon Day"

Going Against Cool Calvin

Article posted June 5, 2008 at 04:04 PM GMT0 • Reads 41

Do you have a group of friends you like to hang with? It is always fun playing with your buddies. Sometimes we find ourselves playing with the wrong group. People who talk us into doing wrong or dangerous things. Have you ever found yourself in trouble trying to look cool to a buddy or a group of friends? Let us know if you have any text-to-life connections to Eve Bunting's book "Going Against Cool Calvin.

The Midnight Children

Article posted June 5, 2008 at 04:10 PM GMT0 • Reads 60

Issy has been invited to a party by a new group of friends. However, there is something unsual about her new found buddies. They are GHOSTS! Tell me about the party and her new found friends. What do you think will to Issy at the party? Would you go? What makes this book interesting to you?

Good Movies this Summer

Article posted June 13, 2008 at 05:34 PM GMT0 • Reads 125

What summer block buster have you seen this summer? You might love action films. I love a comedies. Give us your opinion of the latest movie hit. Tell us what you thought of it.