Check out this link from BrainPop on the American Civil War.

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/civilwar/ 

We are going to begin informational writing. Here is a quick overview of how to write and organize a five paragraph essay.

https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/fiveparagraphessay/

An individual's story can be very valuable to others. Terry Fox and Sadako Sasaki are examples. Malala Yousafzai is another example of how one young person's story can inspire the world. Watch the Brain Pop video. How does Malala inspire you? #allkidshavetherighttolearn

Looking for some books to read that are entertaining AND educational? The Newbery Medal is awarded very year to the best American children's book published in the previous year. Click on the medal and you'll find all of the winners since 1922. Can you see any books that we've read on the list? Pick some from the list and get reading today! (The Honour books are pretty great, too! e.g., El Deafo)

Here is a fun site where you can practice your multiplication and division mental math skills. Enjoy!

Want to practice some division mental math? Try out this fun missing digits game on Math Playground!

Sing along and practice for International Peace Day next Thursday!

Some tips and tricks to improve word choice and sentence fluency!

https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/ttoo/sentence-fluency-10404600

How to play Batu Seremban or '5 stones'.

Do you want to read some folktales from around the world? Follow the link below!

http://worldstories.org.uk/story_tags/folk-tale/