1. Bell Work Tuesday
Think about the following question and answer it with 3-5 sentences.
If your parents bought you in a store, where would they have picked you up? Why did you choose that store?
Example: I think my parents would have found me in Barnes and Noble’s stores in the sci-fi section. I love all books, but I really love science fiction books. I also like geeky sci-fi and fantasy things like D&D, Star Wars, and Star Trek. Barnes and Noble is a good place to find books and to find fun geeky things, so that would be the best place to buy me.

2. Read Aloud
Expectations: Sit quietly at your desk, no papers allowed. Fidgets are allowed. Chapter 1: Listen carefully to the story, pay attention to how I model my thinking while reading. Chapter 2: take 3 post-it notes, make connections to the story while I read chapter 3.

3. Riddle Wednesday
Here are some tricky riddles! Try to figure them out! You can use your neighbor, but not your phone or a computer.
Copy the riddle into your bellwork as well as your answers.
A boy fell off a 100 foot ladder. But he did not get hurt. Why not?
A father’s child, a mother’s child, yet no one’s son.
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
Bobby throws a ball as hard as he can. It comes back to him, even though nothing and nobody touches it. How?

4. English Binders set up

5. Read Aloud
Expectations: Sit quietly at your desk, no papers allowed. Fidgets are allowed. Day 1: Listen carefully to the story, pay attention to how I model my thinking while reading. Day 2: take 3 post-it notes, make connections to the story while I read chapter 3.

6. Thoughtful Thursday
Copy the quote into your bell work, then write 3-5 sentences in response. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” ~Albert Einstein Tell me about a time you tried something new. Did it work out well? Will you do it again?

7. Flex Friday Person Place Adjective Plural Noun Action verb Plural noun