Final check up with story before book presentations

What was your favorite part of the book and why?

Did you enjoy reading the book? Why or why not?

How are Ralph and our new mouse in our class similar? How are they different?

Take this time to post all of the exciting new things you have learned about mice!

Chapter 13

A Subject for a Composition

The last set of Vocabulary for the book! For bonus points, see if you can use vocabulary from our word wall in your own story! We will present our stories next week in class.

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Chapter 11 and 12

The Search
An Errand of Mercy


Vocabulary for chapters 11 and 12. Only one more chapter to go! Just a reminder to begin working on your books!

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Chapter 9 and 10

Ralph Takes Command
An Anxious Night


Chapter 9 and 10 Vocabulary

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How are Keith and Ralph alike? Are you like either of them? Post your responses via comments!

Chapter 7 and 8

The Vacuum Cleaner
A Family Reunion


Vocabulary for chapters 7 and 8 post with new words!

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Check Up Time!

Using what we have been learing about mice and other rodents, it is time for you to start thinking about what you would like to write your story about. You will be writing a story with the title the "________ and the Motorcycle". The thing you choose must be a rodent. Included on the site are some live webcams to watch a few rodents that you might be interested in using. Take this time to learn about your rodent and start writing your story. This story will be due a week after we finish our book so good luck and get started!

Did you know...?

Mice have tails that are as long as thier bodies?!

Chapter 5 and 6

Adventure in the Night

A Peanut Butter Sandwich

Vocab for chapters 5 and 6. Add any other words under comments to add to our in class word wall!

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Chapter 3 and 4

Trapped!

Keith

Vocabulary link, comment with any other words you may want to add to our word wall. Also to begin preparing for our new class pet, please take this time to use some of the links included about caring for mice. Please comment with any materials you may find we will need for our new class pet!

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Chapter 2

The Motorcycle


Play the flash card game to look at our chapter 2 vocabulary! Post anyother words you found to add to the word wall.

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Chapter 1

The New Guests

Play the flash card game to visit the vocab from chapter 1! If you have any other words you would like to add, post them up here and we will add them to our word wall!

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The class login word is the name of the mouse in the book...Ralph!

This week we will be starting the book The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. To get us excited about this new book and to help us better understand mice, we will be getting our own pet mouse for the classroom. Your first task is to respond to this post about what you already know about Mice! Good luck and I can't wait to hear back from you!

Ms. Nemeth