5th Grade Real Answers From Real Kids

I know you all have some questions about what life will be like at middle school next year. Let's get our questions about 6th grade answered by current 6th grade students! Mrs. Colburn (middle school tech teacher) is going to help us out by having her 6th grade students comment on our blog posts and answer some of the questions we might have.

5th Grade Hutchings & Latson Live Blog Event!

On May 16th, 5th graders from Hutchings "live blogged" with 5th graders from Latson. We followed our blogging and commenting rules, as Mr. Horne & Mrs. Cain (Latson's tech teacher) only approved comments that were appropriate and comments that stayed on topic. Thanks Latson for joining us today!

We viewed and commented on this video: Eric Whitacre Virtual Choir


3_5.CC.1 Communication and Collaboration

Hutchings & Latson Live Blog Event!

I can't wait for Monday morning! We are going to "live blog" along with students from Latson Elementary. As always, we will follow our blogging and commenting rules. Mr. Horne and Mrs. Cain (Latson Elementary Technology Teacher) will be reading and approving or deleting ALL comments before they appear online. Let's keep our comments appropriate and stay on topic!

Blog Assignment #6

-Teachers & Parents: (Handout)
We are going to visit If It Were My Home today. An awesome website that compares all kinds of aspects of different countries to the United States. Use this handout to keep track of your facts. Now blog about it. Use your critical thinking skills, don't just blog about facts!



3_5.RI.2 Research & Information Fluency
3_5.CT.3 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Come Blog With Us!

Parents, family members, & friends of our 5th graders, come blog with us! Our students have been working hard on their blogs and they are waiting for comments to come their way. Recent blog topics have been nutrition, NASA, earthworms, earthquakes & tsunamis, just to name a few.

Visit ANY student’s blog to add a comment. Visitors to these blogs do not need a special login or password. We ask that you simply type “Tyler’s mom” or “Mom C” when adding a comment on a blog. Be patient after submitting your comment. Your comment will not appear online until I have read it and approved it (yes, I have to approve every comment and post).

Family involvement is the one of the leading factors for student engagement with these blogs. So, take a few minutes, read some of our posts, and comment away. Be sure to follow our comment rules, found here: http://helabblog.blogspot.com/p/commenting-rules.html.

Blog Assignment #5

You are what you eat, right? Do you know how many calories would make a healthy daily diet for you? Use Mayo Clinic's Nutrtion Guide and find your guidelines for a healthy diet. Next, use The Fast Food Calorie Counter, to find the nutrition information from your favorite restaurant. Now, blog about what you've learned about a "healthy diet".
    

3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency

New Blog Post

Chances are you noticed many earthworms crawling around on the sidewalk this morning as you got of the bus. Extra credit for anyone that can use KidRex.org and find out why worms come out onto sidewalks when it rains. Blog about it!


Royalty Free Stock Photo: Children watch worm



Blog Assignment #4 - Timeline of NASA

-Teachers: (Handout)
Another one of my favorite space sites, the 50th Anniversary of NASA, is an award winner. Use the KWL chart as you explore the site. Then, make a new blog post titled "History of NASA". In your post describe:

• What you already knew about NASA
• What you want to know about NASA? (Somebody might answer your questions)
• What you learned from the 50th Anniversary of NASA 

     


3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency 

Blog Assignment #3

Today we will learn how to insert an image into a new blog post.

1. Log into your Kidblog account in a new tab or a new window.
2. Open this link in a separate tab or window: Colonial Artifacts.
3. Make a new post & title it "Blog Assignment #3"
4. Copy & Paste the Image URL into Kidblog.
5. Add a paragraph about your Colonial Artifact.
6. Comment on other student posts.

Blog Assignment #2

The recent earthquake in Japan measured 9.0 on the richter scale and caused over 10,000 deaths. The 2010 earthquake in Haiti measured 7.1 on the richter scale and caused over 200,000 deaths. Tsunamis followed both earthquakes. How is this possible? Why did the less powerful earthquake cause so many more people to lose their lives? What factors play a role in how many lives are lost in earthquakes? What did you learn in the stop disasters simulation you played?

Remember, half of your tried the earthquake simulation, while the other half of the class tried the tsunami simulation. Read at least 3 blog post from classmates that tried the simulation that you didn't (if you tried earthquake, read posts about the tsunami simulation). Add some comments to the blogs about what you learned from reading their post and ask any questions you might have.

Blog Assignment #1

I'm very happy to say, "It's finally time! Let's start blogging!" Today's assignment requires you two publish your first two blog posts.

Post #1: "Blogging Rules"

• In your own words, give a summary of the blogging rules and commenting rules found on the top of this page. You should be able to write this post in one paragraph. Focus on the important rules. 

Post #2: "Hello World"

• Introduce yourself to the blogosphere. Sure your friends and some of your classmates know all about you, but remember, your audience is now worldwide. 
• What do you want people to know about you? What are you looking forward to doing with your friends or family in the next month or two?
• These blogs are going to be a learning experience for us. What do you expect to learn from blogging? What would you like to know more about?

Hello World!

So, this is my first real Kidblog post and I am very excited for you all to join me on Kidblog! We are going to learn so much about each other and so much from each other. Not only will we be blogging with students from our school, but soon we will be blogging with students from other schools as well.

Well, I guess I should write something about myself since your first blogging assignment is to write about yourself. One thing I’m looking forward to is going to Las Vegas this weekend. Sure Vegas is a blast, but what I’m really looking forward to is seeing some of my good friends that I haven’t seen in a long time ….. too long. It gets tough to stay in contact with your friends as they move all throughout the country and have families of their own. I’m also looking forward to taking my family to South Carolina for spring break. My daughter and I have been debating about what type of water is more fun to swim in, the pool or the ocean. My daughter says the pool. I say the hot tub, but she says you can’t really swim in there. What do you say? Pool or ocean?

I am hoping to learn more about my students through these blogs. I find it’s almost impossible to spend time with each of my students when I only see each class for 1 hour per week. This should be a good way for me to know what’s going on in your lives! I’m also hoping that we will learn together from these blogs. You should be able to teach me some things as well. I don’t know everything. I hope that you share some great links with me, teach me about your culture, science, cooking, share movie reviews, and more. I am ready to learn too!