STAAR Test Jam

This is a parody of Uptown Funk by Kelli Hauser, aka "Lady Hauza", a 6th grade Denton ISD and McMath Middle School teacher in Denton, Texas.

I am so proud of all of the Denton ISD students!!

What is your favorite color?

I struggle every time someone asks me about my favorite color!  I truly love all the different colors!  Yes, I love maroon, but I also enjoy pink, blue, purple, black, green, white, turquoise, lavender, lime, fuchsia, lemon, grey....

Yes, even orange!

Some of my kids are probably, celebrating or rolling their eyes because I give them a horrible time about the burnt orange color that frequents my classroom.  However, right now, as I look through my classroom, I do know see any burnt orange!  Success!!

There is bright orange, but I actually like bright orange!  I have really been "into" the neons again!  i remember wearing them in Jr. High!  Ahhhhhhh, the 80s!!!

I do feel like colors reflect my moods.  I am sure that sometimes, they even support or encourage a feeling.  However, colors bring back precious memories!  I can see purple pansies and instantly, I miss my mom!  She loved purple and pansies!  So, she always planted these!

My grandmother loves pink and has always planted geraniums.  So, pink geraniums make her feel close to me!  I always plant these, too!

I am amazed at the variety of colors in our beautiful world!  I found these great pictures to show some emotions that are associated with colors and the names of colors in a crayon box!

 

So fun!

What's YOUR color??

There are so many different colors!  If you buy a box of crayons,  you get a wide variety of colors to make your drawings and coloring perfect. 

1.  What is your favorite color?   Do you think colors have meanings?  Do certain colors make you feel stronger, smarter, or faster?  Do some colors make you sad?  Write your thoughts about different colors in your first blog post.  You may pick your title!  

2.  The second blog that I want you to do is about your feelings for our writing days next week.  Are you ready?  What is the difference between expository and personal narrative?  What is the Chicken Game all about?  What are you going to do to get ready for our days of writing?

3.  Be sure and comment on 5 different blogs about colors and 5 different blogs about the writing days!!  Then, comment here when you are finished!

I am so very proud of all of you!  You are doing an awesome job, and I am confident that you will show what you know!!!

Assignment for Friday, March 13th

Good Morning,

 1.   What do you intend to do during Spring Break?   Make a list of all the adventures you’d like to have during the break. Are you going somewhere interesting? Will you be catching up with friends? Baking an epic cake? Painting a portrait of your whole family? Improving your swimming technique? Building a Minecraft mansion?

2.  Comment on this post when you have finished your blog post.

3.  Click on our school website and open four different classmates' blogs and comment on their post about their spring break plans.  Remember to be respectful with your words!

4. Visit this teacher's website.  It lists many different kind of poetry.  Pick one, and write an original poem in that style.  Then blog poem that you wrote.  The name of this post should be the kind of poem that you chose to write.

I am looking forward to reading what you wrote!!!

Assignment for Friday, March 6, 2015

Good Morning!!

This week, I want you to teach us how to do something:

1. You must blog about how to do something. You should include the steps that you have learned to be successful. Remember write LONG about a small period of time!   

things you could write about: how to tie a shoe, how to solve a multiplication problem, how to write a composition, how to play a game, how to____________

2.  Check your blog to see if you made a list or actually described how to do something. (I bet you can imagine which one I want you to do!)

3.  Comment on this post when you have finished your blog post.

4.  Go to our school website and click on five different classmates' blogs and comment on their post about their favorite books.  Remember to be respectful with your words!

5.  If you have time, you can blog about your snow day!!

This website has some great ideas on how to write a short story!