Mrs. Schiener's Fourth Grade

Moon Phases

Check out the phases of the moon on this website.  Type in any date and find out what the moon looked like.  Try typing in your birthday for the year that you were born.  Have fun!

http://www.briancasey.org/artifacts/astro/moon.cgi

Dynamite Decimal Websites!

Are you ready for some decimal fun?  Check out these websites!

Order of decimals

Decimal Railroad

Happy Holidays!

I would like to tell you what a super year I have had with my fourth grade class.  I feel so lucky to have such wonderful students and parents to work with.  Even though we all need a little break, I am so looking forward to the new year and to continue to watch my students grow and take on more responsibility!  I am so proud of you and the things that you have accomplished so far.  I will miss you for the next two weeks!  Have a good rest and if you are traveling over the holidays, come home safely to Chalker.

If you have time over the holidays, check out these colonial websites...you will love them!

http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm

http://www.history.org/media/index.cfm

http://www.history.org/kids/

                                             

Check out these new websites!

This week we have started a new unit in math.  Our Essential Question is:  "How do I use a protractor to measure angles?"  Have fun using the things that we learned in class to do this wesite!

Protractor Fun

We've also started the next "part of speech" that we are going to study---ADJECTIVES.  I think you'll enjoy these sites and hopefully you'll learn a little along the way.

Adjectives

Blustery Day

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. When you have some time, check out this excellent website on the first Thanksgiving celebration.  Click on the words below:

The First Thanksgiving                   

   

Take a look at these Tall Tales!

This week we will start reading stories about some of the heroes that helped our country grow.  These heroes were often real people that took on characteristics that were exaggerated in funny ways.  These story tellers would use "sensory details" and "figurative language" to create people that were bigger than life.  We will talk about some of these stories and how these people helped to shape our country.  Enjoy these sites! 

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312323/

http://www.americanfolklore.net/tt.html

Let's get started with "traditional literature"!

Today we started our unit on "traditional literature."  We will be studying fables, tall tales and folktales in the next few weeks before Thanksgiving.  We will begin with fables. There is a wealth of websites for you to explore.  Try to read as many fables as you can and begin to fill out the sheet that I gave you in class.  Have fun with these stories!  These are three of my favorite sites...I'll bet you can find more!

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/aesop/index.html

http://bygosh.com/aesop/index.htm

http://www.kidcrosswords.com/kidreader/aesops_fables/aesops_fables_table.htm

High Touch High Tech comes to our 4th Grade class!

This Thursday we will be having a special treat.  The scientists from "High Touch-High Tech" will be visiting our classroom to teach us all about simple machines and how they help make our lives so much easier!  In order to be prepared for their visit, go to the website below and practice your knowledge of simple machines.  I can't wait for Thursday!

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

Welcome to Mrs. Schiener's Blog!

       What fun we had with the Smartboard last week!   If you enjoyed our DoJo competition, why not sharpen up your skills with a little practice?  Click on the following link: 

                          I Know That                        

Click Multiplication Factors 1-12, click Begin Game, click Maybe Later and you can begin!