Bullying Prevention Program

The sixth grade LA and Reading students have been working through a "Bullying" cirriculum this week. Tonight's assignment has the students working on creating a "bully" out of different animals. Tomorrow the students will create their own "Bully" in cooperative groups using the ideas from their team members. Here is an example of one the activities we used.


Write the characteristics of a bully in the box:

As we will be discussing, the word “bully” separated, has the word “bull” in it. As we brainstorm other animals that resemble the bully, please write the animals in the box:


Now, think about what parts of the animal best represent a bully. Which parts, specifically, are like a bully. For example, a gorilla's feet best represent a bully's feet because...

Animal Part that is like a bully and the Explanation
head
arms
trunk
legs
hands
feet
eyes
Optional ears
Optional mouth
Optional teeth

Adjectives in LA

The sixth graders have moved from nouns onto the words that modify them.

Adjecives modify nouns or pronouns.

We are concentrating on the adjectives that answer these questions: How many?, What kind?, and Which one?.

Here are some examples of adjectives that can answer each question. Try putting the noun "dog or dogs" after each of these adjectives.

How Many?: five, many, few, several, no

What kind?: purple, tall, wonderful, exciting, ugly, honest

Which one?: this, that, these, those, other

Elements to Fiction or Nonfiction

The students have been working in the elements to fiction and nonfiction writing. Next week, we will ask the students to focus on one or more of these elements. The students practiced using these elements while writing their narratives.

Essential Ingredients:
Setting (time and place)
Characters (main and supporting)
Conflict (problem)
Plotline (actual rising action/events)
Climax (turning point that leads to the resolution)
Resolution (problem solved)
Impact (effect of the solution on characters)
Theme (moral lesson that can be applied to everyday life)

Decimals are coming to an end!

The sixth grade students will be ending their decimal unit on Friday. There is a great review at the end of the chapter on pages. 157-161.

On pages 157-160, the students can see completed problems and use them to solve the questions that follow. The review is broken down in the sections of the chapter. The students were assigned the even questions tonight. The odds questions would be great practice and the answers are in the back of the text.

On page 161, there is a practice test. The practice test does not have the completed examples. I might help to take the practice test before taking the test on Friday.

Students also have the opportunity to take a practice test on the computer. By using the online textbook, students can access a practice test and use the tutoring service in they get stuck on a question.