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Name November Events: family activities

Note To The Teacher: Give one copy of this page to each student at the beginning of the month. Encourage each family to complete at least one activity by the end of November.

NOVEMBEREvents And Activities For The Family

Directions: Select at least one activity below to complete as a family by the end of November. (Challenge: See if your family can complete all three activities.)

Be A Weather Forecaster The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first weather observation on November 1, 1870. In honor of this occasion, sit down with your family and watch a local weather forecast on television. Based on what the meteorologist has to say, have each family member fill out a “Prediction Page.” On a sheet of notebook paper, have each family member write his or her predictions for the next day’s forecast, such as the exact high temperature, exact low temperature, and amount of rain. The next day, compare your predictions with the weather page from your local newspaper to see which family member was right. Let the winner decide what’s for dessert that night!

National Family Week National Family Week is observed the week of Thanksgiving. To celebrate, start a new family tradition in your house. During the week, interview all of the family members who will be attending Thanksgiving dinner at your home. Ask each guest what he or she is thankful for and write down each answer. Leaving out any names, copy each answer onto a separate unlined sheet of paper. Illustrate each answer with crayons or markers; then roll each answer and illustration into a scroll and tie it with a piece of fall-colored yarn. Place one scroll on each guest’s dinner plate. Before eating, have each guest open his or her scroll one at a time and read it out loud. See if your family can guess whose answer is on each scroll. Once the answer is revealed, let its owner keep the scroll as a holiday souvenir he or she will always be thankful for!

©1999 The Education Center, Inc. • November Monthly Reproducibles • Grades 4–5 • TEC966

Children’s Book Week The third full week of November is designated as Children’s Book Week. Take advantage of this opportunity by taking your family to visit the local library. In the children’s section, select a book the whole family will enjoy reading. Each night of the week, spend time together as a family reading out loud from the book you’ve chosen. Rotate family members each night so that everyone gets a chance to read. Celebrate Children’s Book Week every week by making family reading time a new tradition in your house.

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National Author’s DayNatiNational Author’s DayNational Author’s DayNational Author’s Day

Pen-Name Private EyesReal Names Pen Names

Avi doesn’t tell his real name.Books are special to Avi–he was once a librarian.Charlotte Doyle findsadventure on the ocean.Dyslexia is something Avideals with when he’s writing.Emily is Avi’s twin’s name.Fighting Ground is a bookabout 24 hours ofJonathan’s life.

AuthorsfromA to Z

Pseudonym Sleuths Some authors choose to use a pseudonym, or pen name, when they write. A pseudonym is simply a fictitious name that an author uses to disguise his real name. Turn your students into private eyes by having them search through dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other resources to find out the identities of the incognito authors listed on page 6. During the search, challenge your students to come up with other authors who use a nom de plume (pen name). Keep a running list of authors and their pen names as students discover them throughout the year. To encourage writing in your classroom, have each student select a pen name for himself. Only you will know each pen name’s true identity. Periodically have students write under their pen names. Post the writings for everyone to enjoy reading.

Observed on November 1 since 1929, National Author’s Day is set aside as a day to celebrate the contributions of American authors by writing letters to favorite authors and flying American flags.

Authors A To Z Encourage your students to show they know theirfavorite author from A to Z with this fun research project. Allow each reader in your class to choose an author to research. The student should have read two or more of that author’s stories or books before beginning toresearch interesting facts about the author’s life, edu-cation, and sources for stories. After all the research is complete, challenge each student to create a one- or two-page “Author’s Alphabet,” writing one fact about the author or her books for each letter of the alphabet.Collect the decorated final drafts in a binder to keep near the classroom library as a quick preview of authors and their works that your students can use when they’relooking for a good book.

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a. Dr. A, Paul French

b. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

c. Norman Bean, Craig Shaw Gardner

d. Boz, Timothy Sparks

e. A. M. Barnard

f. Villiam Christian Walter

g. Jane Morgan

h. Theo Lesieg, Dr. Seuss, author of The Cat In The Hat and others

i. Nicholas Dee, Rosie Lee

j. John Estes Cook, Edith Van Dyne

NoteToTheTeacher: Use with “Pseudonym Sleuths” on page �.

©1999 The Education Center, Inc. • November Monthly Reproducibles • Grades 4–� • TEC966 • Key p. 63

BonusBox:On the back of this sheet, list three reasons why an author might choose not to use his or her real name. After seeing these authors’ pen names, how do you think an author chooses a pseudonym to use?

Name National Author’s Day: researchPen-Name Private Eyes Did you know that some authors use a pseudonym, or pen name, when they write? In fact, some authors use more than one! A pseudonym is a fictitious name that an author uses todisguise his real name.

Directions: Crack the case of the incognito (disguised) authors by matching each author’s real name to his or her pen name(s). Use reference books to help you as you play pen-name private eye!

Directions: Write each underlined letter found in the pen-name list above in the correct blanks below to answer the following question: What is another word for a pen name?

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ f d c e j a b h g i

___ 1. Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women___ 2. Hans Christian Andersen, author of fairy tales___ 3. Isaac Asimov, science-fiction writer ___ 4. Charles Dodgson___ �. Theodor Seuss Geisel___ 6. Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan books___ 7. Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol___ 8. L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz___ 9. James Fenimore Cooper, author of The Last Of The Mohicans___ 10. Joan Aiken, author of The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase

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NoteToTheTeacher:Duplicate one copy of this page for each student.

©1999 The Education Center, Inc. • November Monthly Reproducibles • Grades 4–� • TEC966

Name National Author’s Day: making a list, journal writing

A Prince (Or Princess) Of An Idea! Children’s writer Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle In Time, calls writing an “essential function, like sleeping and breathing.” She has a real writer’s habit: she writes every single day.

Directions: To be as dedicated to writing as Madeleine L’Engle, you must always be on thelookout for things to write about. List below several story ideas. These do not have to be detailed; a simple word or phrase will do. Just jot down something that will make you remember the topic you want to write about. Keep this list handy and add to it anytime a new writing idea pops into your mind. During your spare time or journal-writing time, choose a topic to write about. You never can tell when you have a real prince (or princess) of an idea on your hands!

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