4S Read Aloud: The Orphan of Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff

Mrs. Schleyer's Author Spotlight: Elvira Woodruff

Mrs. Schleyer's Genre Spotlight: Historical Fiction

Silent Reading (DEAR)- students know how to choose a "Just Right" book so that they are reading a book at their appropriate level. My goal is for them to apply their knowledge whenever choosing a book to read.

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I  am so excited to spent the rest of the year working on a brand new mystery unit! The fourth grade team has been working hard on this unit and have a lot of great lessons, books, and other activities planned. Here are some of the acitvities that we have in store for us:

• Acting out a Sherlock Holmes Play of "The Red-Headed League"
• Taking a pre- and post-test with the Clickers software
• Reading a lot mysteries and doing various activities and projects with them
• and a lot more!