Open House Classroom Pizzazz

OPEN HOUSE…..A Time for Students to SHINE! 

I love the fact that Open House provides an opportunity for students to proudly share their hard work and accomplishments!

Here are several “snap shots” of our classroom, all decked out for Open House. 

Throughout this coming week, I will be creating separate posts with more detailed information regarding certain projects. 

If you would like information on something specific before I post it, please let me know, and I’ll get it posted A.S.A.P.

A Bubblelicious Project

Picture Perfect……

Elmer, Making a Connection

It Was SOOOOO Hot……

(Hyperboles)

We Aren’t “TIED” to One Way of Learning!

STELLALUNA (A Response to Literature)

Gabbing Gators (Critical Thinking Mini Book) and Remarkable Reptiles (Compare & Contrast Mini Book)

Our Bucket List

Math Matters (Math Foldable Projects)

Beautiful Butterflies

A Pocket Full of 4th Grade

A Slice of 4th Grade

Think OR Sink (A Critical Thinking Mini Book)

                        

Open House Pizzazz (Project 1...BUT With Some 4th Grade Style!)

My students absolutely LOVED this project....there was complete excitement and joy in sharing what they have learned.  (This project was based on a previous one, I first posted, from a fellow teacher.)

Students used their math books, math journals, the Foldable Example Chart, paper and a few other materials of their choosing.  To help guide my students through this process of completing their project, I created a “Organizer Page” and “Information Page”.

I have included the links for these pages as FREEBIES:

MATH PROJECT ORGANIZER FREEBIE

MATH PROJECT INFORMATION PAGE FREEBIE

 Example Flodable Chart to get students started:

4th Grade Student Projects:

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Hmm...What's the Difference??

Comparing and Contrasting is a vital skill that students must apply to analyze text.  Here is a great set of charts that will allow students to compare/contrast multiple texts (fiction/non-fiction).  Check them out...

This is a rigorous, yet student friendly set of charts that enable students to compare and contrast multiple texts. 

CHARTS:

1)  Comparing 2 Passages (for use with both fiction and non-fiction)

2)  Comparing 3 Passages )for use with both fiction and non-fiction)

3)  Comparing/Contrasting Tales/Fables

HERE IS THE TPT LINK....

COMPARING 2 & 3 PASSAGES

Students are asked to identify the following:

Genre (Text Type)

Author’s Purpose (and supporting evidence)

Describe the similarities between the texts in their own words

Provide evidence/proof from the text to support the similarities

Describe the differences between the texts in their own words

Provide evidence/proof from the text to support the differences

Explain what they have learned from each piece of text

COMPARING TALES/FABLES

Students are asked to identify and compare the following literary elements:

Characters/Traits

Setting

Problem (Cause/Effect)

Solution (Who fixed it? How?)

Trickster (The Wise/Clever Character)

Resolution (Lesson Learned)

Theme (Big Idea? Author’s Purpose/Message)

Make a Personal Connection

Here are a few examples with the charts put into use...

Sample of possible text:

Sample of completed student charts (2 passages):

After using these charts, students became much more at ease with comparing and analyzing multiple passages and/or stories.