Mr Klutz is Nuts Chapter 2

My Weird School, Mr. Klutz is Nuts, Chapter 2

So, how did Mr. Klutz get to school today?  It's crazy, right?  What else is Mr. Klutz going to do?

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Idioms:
The last straw  - the thing that makes the camel finally fall down. it means an act that you can't really stand and you have to take action now.


Questions:
Why is this chapter called "Big Trouble?"
What happened, to who?
Have you ever gotten in trouble at school?
Has any one of your friends gotten in trouble at school?
What is A.J. going to be when he grows up now?
How has this changed from book 1?
Why does he want to do this profession?
What sport were the boys doing during recess?
What happened that might have gotten A.J. in trouble?
What was the joke that Michael told?
Why was Miss Daisy mad?
What did A.J.forget to bring to class?


Homework:
Compare Miss Daisy with Mr. Klutz. Which person do you like more and why?  Give three reasons that you like the person you chose.


For your listening Pleasure: Rachael Alice Orbach performing her original guitar Study: Corrida

Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, chapter 2

Dolphins at Daybreak Chapter 2 

Dophins at Daybreak

Key Terms 

Daybreak- another word for Dawn

Questions 

What do the kids have to do in this series of books? Is it easy or hard for you? 

Where was the Tree House?  Why was it in that place? 

Why is the ground pink?

What is the sand here made of?  Why? 

What machine do the kids find here?  What does it do? 

What does Annie want to do?  Is it safe? 

Why do they take off their socks and shoes? 

What information do they learn from the book?

What does Annie do inside the machine?  

What does the machine do? 

For More information: Go here: http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/submarines.html

Homework 

Write a descriptive essay about a beach that you have been to.  What does it look like, smell, feel.  

Here is some music to put you in the mood of being at the beach: Written and Produced by Rachael Alice Orbach 

Magic Tree House, Pirates Past Noon,. Chapter 2,

We are continuing with our book Pirates Past Noon.   Chapter 2.  Many people know more about Pirates now than in the past thanks to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series.  But in reality pirates were very cruel and didn't live long thanks to the battles that they had, either with other pirates or between different countries navies.

Background Reading http://www.history.com/news/8-real-life-pirates-who-roved-the-high-seas 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_in_the_Caribbean

Famous Pirate flags 

https://flagspot.net/flags/pir-fam.html

Tall sailing ship

Map of the Caribbean 

http://mapability.com/ei8ic/maps/prefix/maps/caribbean_east.gif 

Vocabulary

swooped - to fly in a circular manner

The eagle swooped down to catch its prey. 

hit the sand - to reach the sand

When he hit the sand, he ran to the water and waded into the cool water. 

saltwater. - sea water

The sea is full of saltwater. 

green parrot 

Pronunciation

salt - say l clearly 

Questions

What has happened in Chapter 1?
Why did Annie "happen" to choose this book?
Why was the Tree House in a Palm tree?
Why did Annie leave her boots on?
Why did Jack take his boots off?
Where did the parrot fly off to?
Why was Jack afraid when he saw the ship's flag?
What was the title of the book?
Where was that place?
Why was it a good place for pirates?


Homework:
Research a pirate and tell about his "achievements"

You can use these websites:  http://www.history.com/news/8-real-life-pirates-who-roved-the-high-seas 

http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/

http://www.cracked.com/article_19353_the-7-most-terrifying-pirates-from-history.html


Example: Biography of Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was born on Feb. 11th 1847  He was mostly educated at home by his accomplished schoolteacher mother.  He read many books and at the age of 15 after saving a child from a train accident, the father taught him to run the telegraph machine,  Edison then worked as a substitute telegrapher for those who were called up to serve in the Civil War.
One of Edison's first inventions was an electronic voting recorder, but the Massachusetts legislature wasn't interested because they didn't want the votes to be counted quickly!  The next invention Edison sold netted him $40,000, a lot of money in 1869, it synchronized stock transactions.   With this money in his pocket, Edison went to work as an inventor, and the rest is history.  Edison held 1000 patents the most famous of them the incandescent light bulb, and the phonograph.


Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - English teacher