Monthly Book Reports and Semester Projects
Each month a book report will need to be turned in on the last Tuesday of the month. There is a beginner option and an advanced option. We will decide together what is best for each student.
Each semester a project will be turned in. The due dates for those are listed below. There are 2 options each semester. Choose only one to complete each semester. Click on the picture for a rubric of each one.
MONTHLY Book Report
Each month you will be required to do a book report. You will choose either a fiction or nonfiction book to read.
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Basic Rubric
Advanced Rubric
Semester 1 Project Choices
Due: October 13
Option 2 - Country Report
Each student will choose a country to learn more about. Click on the picture above to see the requirements for the Country Report project. They will also create a brochure convincing others to come to their country for a visit!Sample Brochure
Students will choose a famous landmark. They will research more about this landmark. They will need to create a replica of their chosen landmark.
Option 1 - Famous Landmark
Semester 2 Project Choices
Due: December 15
Students will research or do an experiment about a topic. They will need to create a poster about their findings.
Research ideas
Students will build and explain a project of their choice. They will need to create a poster that explains how it works.
Engineering ideas
Option 1 - Engineering Expo
Option 2 - Science Fair
Semester 3 Project Choices
Due: March 3
Students will chose and research a famous (or infamous) person in History. Students will dress up like their character.
Students will learn the difference between traditions and culture as they create a collage about their family's holiday traditions, and what their ancestors culture was like for the holidays.
Option 1 - Culture Collage
Option 2 - Wax Museum
Option 1 - Culture Collage
Option 2 - Wax Museum
Option 2 - Field Day Activity
Students will pair up or group up and create a game for everyone else to play. It can be a silly, simple, classic or new game. Then we will have hamburgers and a little dance party to finish off the year!
Option 1 - Art Project
Students will learn the difference between traditions and culture as they create a collage about their family's holiday traditions, and what their ancestors culture was like for the holidays.