Mr. Sibley's Classroom Blog

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Language Arts: A  simile compares two things using "like" or "as". Example: The thin man was as light as a feather....

Language Arts: Synecdoche (sa neck da key) is part of speech in which a term for a part of something is used to refer to the whole of s...

Language Arts: Writers commonly use one of three forms of narration. First person is written as if the events are happening to the write...

Language Arts: When you see three dots (periods) together in writing ... it is called an  ellipsis . An ellipsis is used for two main reas...

Language Arts: In writing, the colon , two dots on top of each other, is used for several reasons. The most common reason is to show a lis...

Language Arts: Parentheses (par n tha seas) are a form of punctuation that is used to add extra information for the reader. Parentheses ...

Language Arts: Adjectives are descriptive words. Two types of adjectives are comparative and superlative . Comparative adjectives -...

Language Arts: Try some grammar games here:  http://www.funenglishgames.com/games.html Math: We spent some time learning about intege...

Language Arts: Personification is when something that is not human (an animal or a non-living thing) is given human characteristics. Thi...

Language Arts: Alliteration is the repeating of consonant sounds in words that are grouped together in writing. Examples: Sibley's...

Language Arts: A prefix is a part of word that is added to the beginning of a word which changes the meaning of the word. Here are some ex...

Language Arts: For the last entry, we talked about prefixes. This time we will be talking about suffixes . A suffix is a part of word ...

Language Arts: Build your vocabulary today and help feed those in need with Free Rice: http://freerice.com Math: Since we have been ...

Language Arts: This site looks promising. The content is mostly topics related to the United States and American history but it may help w...

Language Arts: Facts vs. Inferences vs. Opinion Fact: something that is true without argument Examples :  Alberta is a province i...

Language Arts: Math: Perimeter of a rectangle (or the distance around an object) can be found by using the formula: length + width + ...