 | Ms. Annette Smithhttp://my.uen.org/100929ais0816@westminstercollege.edu 801-646-4768 |
| Parent Notes Directions for Self- Starts: For each self-start, follow the direction below. If no directions are given, please write a summary of what you read in your Morning Journals (at least half a page long or 10 sentences). Be prepared to share with the class your finding from the websites. You need to complete a self-start from each section (time permitting). Math Self Starts
Have some fun with math and try a game in an area that you are struggling with. It may make learning more fun for you!
This website will give you extra help and games in the areas that you are struggling with. Make sure you try activities that challenge yourself!
This website challenges you to puzzles and trivia questions. See how many you know and what you get stumped on. Record what you get stumped on and lets see if the rest of the class can guess the problem!
Ever wonder how all the math you are learning is needed for your life? Find out from this website. Write about everyday life math that you never knew you were even using! Looking for a challenge with math? Find one on this website and tell me what your findings are! Science Self Starts
Volcanoes are very interesting! Write down some new information that you learned about volcanoes that you can share with the class!
This website will show you fun ways to incorporate science into your everyday life. Find an activity/ experiment that you would like to do! What do you think the world will be like in the future? Look at what people are thinking and write down your predictions for the future!
Who knew that colors could have so much science behind them! Find an article on color that you like, and tell the class about it! If you can draw it with colors, try!
Have you ever wondered how things work? Find an invention you have always wondered how it works and, in your own words, describe how this invention works! | Social Studies Self Starts
Read about the first Thanksgiving. You can meet who was there, and you can see what it was really like. Write down five things from this reading that you didn't know before about Thanksgiving.
One of the most influential people of all time is Harriet Tubman. Read about her life from this class’s website and take their quiz to see if you are a Harriet Tubman expert!
Lucky for people today, there are pictures that survived from the Civil War time. Browse through the photos to find your favorite. What do you like most about this photo and what does it tell you about that period of time?
Unlike Europe and Asia, America’s history is not as extensive, but we do have a very rich past. Read about stories from America's past and tell me what you think. Then write about your past for your posterity to read someday!
This house is from the 1900's! Explore the house and write down all the differences between this house and your house. Would you want to live in this house? Language Arts Self Starts
There are some crazy stories! Read one of your favorites and give a summary of it!
Find one of your favorite silly poems. Now try to create your own silly poem!
Can you solve the mystery? Before reading, try to figure out how the story is going to end.
Looking for a good read? Check out a story from this site and give a good summary of it! Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen is one of the best story tellers of all time. Read one of the classics and tell what you think about his writings. |
