4.1 Goin' Someplace Special
5.1 Spirit of
Endurance
5.2 Weslandia
5.4 The Unbreakable Code
6.1 A Real Princess
Reading
Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs
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4.1 Goin' Someplace Special |
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5.1 Spirit of
Endurance |
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5.2 Weslandia |
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5.4 The Unbreakable Code
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6.1 A Real Princess |
Authors
Idioms
| World Almanac: Idioms | Idiom Site | FunBrain Paint by Idioms |
| American Idioms |
Common Noun and Proper Noun Game
Prefixes/Suffixes/Root Words
| Prefixes Game | In- Im- Prefix Game | Dis- and Un- Prefix Game |
| Negative Prefixes | Pre- Dis- In- Un- Post- | |
| Short
Circuit Prefixes and their definitions |
Race
to Ramses Match a prefix with a root word |
Prefix,
Root Word, Suffix Type in each part |
| Word Machine |
Ecosystems Research
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| How Trees Work for Us | What do Trees Do for Us? | |
| Trees and the Environment |
3rd Quarter Significant Task--Government! Is It Necessary?
| Ben's Guide to the US Government | ||
| Different Types of Governments | List of Countries by their Governments | Governments Around the World |
| Monarchy Overview | Totalitarianism | |
Search Engines
| Ask Kids | Dib Dab Doo | |
| FactMonster | World Book Student |
Making Generalizations
NOVELS
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
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Sign of the Beaver By Elizabeth George Speare
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George Washington's Socks By Eliza Woodruff |
About
Eliza Woodruff
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The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes |
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Holes by Louis Sachar |
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Day One: Read
Chapters 1-5 |
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Digger's Choice #1 Click on the palindromes Google doc above. Try and solve the riddles. Be sure to read the instructions. It defines palindrome for you! |
Digger's Choice #2 Read about the basics of Roman Numerals from the link above. Then, play the game from the link below. |
Digger's Choice #3 Ratios Read p84 from the Math Textbook. Then, using the knowledge that you gained, play the Display the Digits game. You may only use the digits 1-9 ONCE. This may mean you will have to find an equivalent ratio! |
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Weight
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Day Two: Read
Chapters 6-7 |
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Digger's Choice #1 Pasts We
have now learned about the crime Create
a descriptive story explaining how one of the campers got to X-Ray Zero Armpit Squid Magnet Zigzag |
Digger's Choice #2 Research Choose
a famous person from the list. Each person has a nickname that they are
known for. Research what that
person’s nickname is. How did
they get that nickname? Write a
descriptive paragraph telling the
story of how that person got their nickname.
Famous people to choose from Leif
Ericson |
Digger's Choice #3 Nicknames Other than
Zero, Louis Sachar does not tell how each camper got his nickname.
Squid Caveman Armpit Magnet Zigzag |
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A Yellow Spotted
Lizard! |
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Read Chapters
8-12 |
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Digger's Choice #1 Shovel Measurement Measure each shovel to the nearest 1/4 inch. Which one would X-Ray want to dig with? |
Digger's Choice #2 Homophones Create your own shovel and "dig up" as many homophones as you can think of. Write them in the shovel. |
Digger's Choice #3 Blog Response During a counseling session, Mr. Pendanski told the boys, “Nothing in life is easy. But that’s no reason to give up. You’ll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After all, you only have one life so you should try to make the most of it.” How could you take Mr. Pendanski’s advice and apply it to your life? |
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Read Chapters
13-15 |
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Digger's Choice #1
Is That Really Gold?
The campers thought the tube might
be made of pure gold. Learn a little bit about the elements of the
Periodic Table.
What is the symbol for Gold on a
Periodic Table? What is its atomic number? What else can you
find out about gold?
Record your findings for gold and other elements on the Google doc! Watch out! Some elements’ symbols can be quite tricky! Just because it starts with a letter g doesn’t mean that its symbol will have the letter g in it! |
Digger's Choice #2
So Colorful The Warden’s fingernails were painted dark red. Make a list of the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). Then, under each of these “normal” colors, find synonyms for them. For example, red can also be called crimson, scarlet, or ruby. Use http://thesaurus.com to help you with your search for colorful synonyms! If you wish, use your crayons or colored pencils to create a rainbow. Using a black marker, write each of the synonyms over the different colored rays of your rainbow to make a truly colorful rainbow!
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Digger's Choice #3
Vocabulary Reread chapters 13-15. Write down the words that you don’t know the meaning of. Use the dictionary application on your iPod to look up the words. Write down the definitions. |
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Read Chapters
16-20 |
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Digger's Choice #1
Research Find out what snakes are in South Dakota. Does South Dakota have any venomous snakes? If so, how many? |
Digger's Choice #2
Blog Response After the incident of the stolen sunflower seeds, Mr. Sir was struck by the Warden. Mr. Sir was in a lot pain and Stanley thought he was going to die. But the Warden was quick to say “He’s not going to die, unfortunately for you.” What do you think the Warden meant when she said this? Explain your thoughts using context clues from your reading. |
Digger's Choice #3
Inventor's Assistant Help Stanley’s dad with his invention. He’s trying to invent a way to recycle old sneakers. Before you can help him, you’ll need to learn about the recycling process. Using this website learn about the recycling process. When finished, brainstorm ways you could recycle old sneakers. Then brainstorm products that we recycle everyday! |
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Read Chapters
21-25 Make up a past for each of the boys. For each nickname below, write how you think they got the nickname and what they did to get sentenced to Camp Green Lake. X-Ray, Squid, Armpit, Magnet, ZigZag, Zero |
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Digger's Choice #1
The Facts About Onions Read to find out some interesting facts about onions. |
Digger's Choice #2
Then and Now Create a setting picture of the Camp Green Lake 110 years ago and what it looks like now. Use color! |
Digger's Choice #3
Teach Zero to Read Look back through your reading and find at least 5 words you don’t know the meaning of and look them up. After you’ve looked them up, create an illustration for each word to help Zero to understand. |
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Read Chapters
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Digger's Choice #1
Little Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe What did she actually do?
Read the children’s book to find
out!
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Digger's Choice #2
Idioms In Chapter 18, Stanley says that his "heart has hardened" when he realized he didn't have empathy for Zero. Illustrate the literal meaning of a few of the idioms you have heard in Holes. Use an idiom dictionary if you are unsure of the meaning of the idiom. Use the actual quote from the Holes book (include Chapter and page number) as a caption for your illustration.
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Digger's Choice #3
First Aid In Chapter 18 Stanley gets sliced by a shovel, causing him to bleed. Mr. Pendanski doesn't have a First Aid Kit, so he makes a bandage out of the sunflower burlap sack. What items should be found in a First Aid kit here in our classroom? Why? Write a “Putting Together a Classroom First Aid Kit” brochure. Include the things that should be in a first aid kit. Also, include a few (3) scenarios and how to administer proper first aid. (example: A kid gets a scrape on the blacktop. What should you do?)
***Important—be sure to include something
about “universal precautions”.***
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Chapters 29 - 30 In your tent teams, role play a skit showing how to BEST handle the bully situation that Stanley finds himself in. Use this rubric to help you prepare your skit. |
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Digger's Choice #1
Thunderstorms Off in the distance, there was a thunderstorm where the campers digging holes could hear the thunder and see the lightning. How do thunderstorms form? Why are we not constantly in a thunderstorm? |
Digger's Choice #2
Noah's Arc The campers started joking that the thunderstorm was quickly approaching and would need to start gathering 2 of each animal, just like Noah did according to the Christian story. Other cultures also have a story similar to Noah's Arc. Research to find a few other examples of Noah's Arc stories from different cultures. |
Digger's Choice #3
Party! Play a birthday party for one of the campers using only the materials that they have at Camp Green Lake. Be creative! |
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Chapters 31 - 35 |
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Digger's Choice #1 Miss Katherine canned her peaches in order to preserve them for longer than fresh peaches. Research about the canning process. What makes the food last longer when it is canned than when it is fresh? |
Digger's Choice #2 Stanley kept thinking that he was seeing a puddle of water, but then it kept moving away from him. Research about mirages. What makes it look like there was a puddle? What is happening to the light? |
Digger's Choice #3 Connections How do you think all of the stories are beginning to connect together now? Blog about it on the class blog. Include details on these three parts: |
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Chapters 36 -40 |
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Digger's Choice #1 Spelling Game Create a new and fun spelling game to practice spelling words. If you want an extra challenge, create a game that would fit into a Holes-themed contract! |
Digger's Choice #2 Novel Response Toward the end of Chapter 37, Stanley keeps making a big deal that there are weeds and bugs so there must be water around someplace. Why did he make that assumption? |
Digger's Choice #3 Boat Names Find some names of other famous boats. Are they named after someone or something? How did they get their names? |
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Chapters 41-45 |
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Digger's Choice #1 Treasure Hunt Create a game using the (x,y) coordinate system. Use your creativity! Write out the instructions so others can play with you! |
Digger's Choice #2 Zero's Story Retell Zero's Story in the form of a poem. It would be pretty cool if you could use personification, similes, metaphors, imagery, and alliterations! |
Digger's Choice #3 Onions Research other recipes that have onions in them. Choose one or two that you would want to share with your family. |
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Chapters 46-50 |
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