Category Archives: Language Arts

Great things are happening in 5th grade…

Posted on May 11, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The 5th graders taught a lesson (as a group) to the 3rd graders on Quality Commenting.  Then, on Thursday, the 5th graders paired with the 3rd graders to help them use the skills they were taught to write quality comments … Continue reading →

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Speed Geeking

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

I feel overwhelming pride and joy for my 4th and 5th graders that chose to do the “Speed Geeking” at EdJEWcon.  They all did such a fabulous job, and I heard from so many people how impressive they were. Ariella T, Samantha Z, Eliana … Continue reading →

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Terrific Trailers

Posted on April 7, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Here are a few of the 5th graders’ book trailers.  The rest will be posted soon.  

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Book Trailers

Posted on March 4, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

This nine weeks, each 5th grader will be creating their own book trailer to post on his/her blog.  Here are a couple completed trailers. I’m sure Gil and Rebecca would love your feedback.

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5th Grade Poets

Posted on February 20, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

We learned a new type of poetry last week, limericks.  The 5th graders each wrote some of their own.  Here are a few of their examples. There Was Once a Poem Named Limerick… Posted on February 19, 2013 by benjaminc Have you guys … Continue reading →

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Top Science Fair Reflections

Posted on February 20, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Our school just had the Science Fair last week.  It was a great experience for our 5th graders.  The students were put in teams and given topics to complete for their first science fair.  Here are a couple reflections written … Continue reading →

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Wacky wacky words

Posted on February 6, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Today, we were checking our Twitter feed in class.  We noticed that Mike Fisher had mentioned us in a blog post.         We opened up his link to read the blog post. As we began to read, … Continue reading →

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We Skyped with Mike Fisher!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by stephanie.teitelbaum

Written by: Benjamin C We had a skype call with Mike Fisher, a children’s poet. We had the skype call because Mr. Fisher is allowing us to illustrate one of his poems, chosen by our teacher. In the skype call, … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Wordly Wise

Posted on December 5, 2012 by stephanie.teitelbaum

ben c experiment from MJGDS Classrooms on Vimeo. elior suspend from MJGDS Classrooms on Vimeo. evie lumber from MJGDS Classrooms on Vimeo. jamie accomplish from MJGDS Classrooms on Vimeo. jamie spectator from MJGDS Classrooms on Vimeo.

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What an Adventure!

Posted on November 23, 2012 by stephanie.teitelbaum

The fifth graders have been working on their own adventure stories.  Some students chose to write about a personal adventure, while others created their own adventure stories.  Here are a couple of the stories written by the fifth graders.  Please take a … Continue reading →

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