Coming Soon to Ms. Porter's Classroom...

Language Arts: 

Bunnicula by James Howe

We will be starting a novel study on Bunnicula this week. Meet the author for some great information on how he writes his novels!

Math:

We will be studying Types of Lines and Angles! You can see lines just about anywhere in the world around you. Can you name the lines in these pictures? Where else in the world can you see lines?















Science: 

We will finish our unit on Animal Adaptations this week Play Animal Adaptations to test your skill of identifying how animals use their adaptations in their enviroments. Magnetism is our next unit of study! Test your skills of Magnets and how they work in this interactive game!






Science Foldables!

In our classroom the past several weeks we have been studying Animal Adaptations. One way to help us read and understand concepts in content-area Non-Fiction reading such as our Science textbook is to create Foldables! The students have really enjoyed creating these and helping them to pull out specific content information in our text.

• What is a foldable? Its a unique,  3-D interactive graphic organizer for students to create for any topic or information.
• Why use foldables? To help organize information in a visual way for note taking, projects, study guides, vocabulary building, an alternative to worksheets!
• What subjects can I use foldables for? ALL! A great way to integrate lessons and all subject areas.

I am looking forward to adding more foldables to our lessons in all subject areas!

Making Multi-Digit Multiplication Easy!

Sometimes when learning to multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers students have difficulty remembering to line up the digits in each row, add the zero and much more. We learned a new way to multiply in class over the last nine weeks. It works everytime and makes multiplying easy! 
Watch the video and let us know what you think. You can even teach your parents, neighbors, and friends!

Welcome to our blog!

You have located my new adventure for the spring semester of my Advanced Technology Course at High Point University. This blog will be used for my fourth grade students, parents and other teachers as we explore fourth grade together!

We hope you enjoy our adventures!