My Grandmother

June 22nd, 2010 by wadesu

rockin_grannyMrs. Wade has just became a grandmother for the first time.  Tell me about your grandmother and what makes her special.  Make sure to give me advice on things I could do to become the very best grandmother I can be for my new grandson.

Never Push the Red One!

February 10th, 2010 by wadesu

Never Push the Red One

Click Never Push the Red One and listen to the sound file above.  After you listen, you will have to click the back button.  Have fun writing your own story!

Do you want to check out an iPod Touch?

February 10th, 2010 by wadesu

ipodtouchOur school district has bought iPod Touch for our campus.  Do you want to check one out? Write a few sentences stating your opinions about how these should be used.  You might want to include how you think we should take care of these new devices.

Show Me Don’t Tell Me

October 8th, 2009 by wadesu

Write a show me don’t tell me on the following tell me sentence. Make sure to use similes, metaphors, sparkle words, ba-da-bing words and your five senses.

 

Laura was excited.

Show Me, Don’t Tell Me

September 30th, 2009 by wadesu

Write a show me don’t tell me on the following tell me sentence. Make sure to use similes, metaphors, and your five senses.

 

John was sad.

Unusual Frog

July 9th, 2009 by wadesu

This is a very unique frog.  I think this frog needs a name and a career.  Help me name the frog and give a him a job to do that will help him pay for his lovely new home. Can you tell me anything else about the frog?

Summertime Advice

May 22nd, 2009 by wadesu

All students look forward to some well deserved rest and fun in the summer.  Mrs. Wade needs advice on fun activities she can do for her rest and relaxation time. Leave a comment so Mrs. Wade will know what to do this summer.

Alaska

March 5th, 2009 by wadesu

Our fourth grade is studying the state of Alaska. The students plan to follow the 2009 Iditarod that will begin on Monday. Did you know that Alaska is twice the size of Texas, that there are twenty-nine volcanoes in Alaska, that over half of the world’s glaciers are in Alaska, that Alaska is only fifty-five miles east of Russia, or that Alaska has the tallest mountain in North America?


Do you know anything about Alaska that you could share with our fourth grade students?

Money, Money, Money

February 19th, 2009 by wadesu
You have just won a million dollars.  Tell how you won the money and then tell how you would spend your money.

Remarkable Books

February 12th, 2009 by wadesu
Have you read any remarkable books lately?  The kind of book you just cannot quit reading until you finish it?  Tell about that book.  Make sure to give the title of the book so everyone can go read it.  Give us some idea what the book is about but, PLEASE, don’t tell how the story ends.