Your homework for tonight is to write 5 questions that start with the 5 W's. I’m so happy we went camping! Beep! We didn’t go last winter, because it snowed. Beep! We didn’t go last summer, because it was very hot. Beep! Then, we didn’t go last autumn, because it rained. Beep. But now it’s spring! It’s great for camping! Let’s see what we have! A hat. What did you bring for the sun? Beep! How many shirts did you bring? Beep! Seven?Okay. Beep. Why did you bring an umbrella? Beep. Oh, yeah. Rain! It’s very cold outside at night. Did you bring a sweater? Look! I brought lots of sweaters. Beep. Great! I brought one too! Beep. And Pajamas? You don’t need pajamas to go camping! Why did you bring a basketball it’s very big. Moby what’s under the basketball? Oh, Moby it’s ok to bring your little friend. Hey, Moby! I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed we were sailors! We went from country to country.
We didn't know where to go. I wanted to go to France, and you wanted to go to Italy. We had a little fight to decide. We fought, and I won! You felt sad because you lost the fight. I wanted to be nice, so we decided to visit France and Italy. So we went to France! In France we made lots of new friends. We ate and drank together. They taught us to sing in French, and we sang together. Then, we went to Italy! Everybody in Italy was very nice. We ate some really great Italian pizza. One of our new Italian friends told us to go to China. So we went to China. The Chinese people spoke Chinese, and we understood their language! In my dream, I understood Chinese. It was so cool! In China they taught us how to cook Chinese food. We were so happy! Then I woke up. What a strange dream! We had fun. Draw a picture for each event that takes place in the story. Here are the captions we
 National day was here at last. It was Fatima's job to make a special gift for everyone. It was her family tradition.
Grandma Meera loves plants. Fatima made her Grandma a flower pot, then she put it in a red box. Grandpa Khalid loves cookies. Fatima made her Grandpa cookies, then she put them in a green box. Fatima's Cousin, Hamad, loves camels. So Fatima wrote a story about a Camel. Then, she put it in a black box. Fatima's Uncle Yasser collected coins. Fatima made her Uncle a large coin out of clay, and then put it in a white box. Fatima didn't know what to make for Aunt Hamda! She didn't know what was special for her Aunt. Fatima had to look for clues. First, Fatima saw that Aunt Hamda had a baseball keychain. Then, she noticed that Aunt Hamda's socks had small baseballs on them. Next, Fatima saw Aunt Hamda watching baseball on TV. Fatima knew just what to do. At last, it was time for Fatima to give her gifts. Each person smiled when they opened the gift made just for them. Aunt Hamda jumped up when she took hers out of the box. "Let's play ball!" she called. Then she led the family outside holding her baseball and bat. The family played baseball late into the holiday night. 1. What Holiday were Fatima and her family celebrating? 2. What kind of sentence is: "Let's play ball!" 3. What did Fatima's Grandpa like? 4. Why did Fatima make her Uncle a clay coin? 5. Who didn't Fatima know a lot about? 6. What were the clues that Fatima discovered about Aunt Hamda? 7. How did Aunt Hamda feel when she opened her gift? 8. What did the family do after they opened their gifts? 9. How do you celebrate National Day? | Ms. KallieHaving just moved to the UAE August 2012, Ms. Kallie is excited to be teaching her two classes of 5th grade girls at Al Sumow! ArchivesMay 2013 Categories |
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