The year is 1917 and your oldest brother is a soldier and has been fighting overseas for several months. He wants you to tell him how the family and community are doing and how things have changed at home. Tell him about the things the citizens are doing in your town to support their troops.

STEP 1: Not only is smoking tobacco bad for your health, but this habit eats up a lot of money, too. A pack of cigarettes costs $4.50, on average. That means, even if you buy just one pack a week, you’ll spend $___ in a year. Fill in the blank by finding the answer. This blog IS for a grade!

STEP 2: Go to this link and read through the article: http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html

STEP 3: Use this article to research how smoking affects your health.

STEP 4: Then, you will design a “No Smoking T-Shirt” to get the message out about the risks of smoking. You T-Shirt must include at least four facts about why smoking is bad for you, and it should look really cool so kids will want to wear it!

After reading yesterday’s Time For Kids article about happy meal toys, you were asked to go home and discuss this topic with your parents. Please read all three ?s before answering.

a. How do you and your family feel about toys in happy meals?

b. How do you and your family feel about the government banning the toys in happy meals?

c. Do you and your family feel the government tries to monitor too much or do you agree with their decisions?CBS News

Once you are finished, read the cover story on page 4-5 and take down interesting details about Thomas Edison. Next, create an Inspiration web on your computer using the facts you found in the article. Complete the wkbk. pages provided in order to understand and practice using data. You may work with your shoulder partner.

If you owned an important work of art, would you donate it to a museum? Explain yes or no, what you would do with it if you chose not to donate it, and why you would donate it if you did dedice to give it to a museum.

Imagine that you are living in Alabama shortly after the Reconstruction.It has been 10 months since your father moved the family to another area of the state. He started a new job as a factory worker, hoping to improve the quality of your family’s life and your finances. You had to leave your grandparents, your friends, and the farm where you grew up.

Write a letter to your fourth grade cousin in another state telling him or her how your life has changed. Be very specific!

Imagine you are a teenager living in Alabama during the Civil War. Your family moved here 2 years ago from Ohio and you have lots of family in both Alabama and Ohio. It is looking like you are forced to fight on one side or the other and since you are currently living in Alabama, you will be fighting for the South. You have an older brother who is going to fight for the Union. You are 17 years old. How do you come face to face with your brother at the Battle of Shiloh?

What were the causes of the Civil War?

Write a journal entry as if you are a slave who has been sold and transported to America. Describe your experience through vivid explanation and emotion. Tell me who your owners are and where you are living, living conditions, and your relationship with your owners. Be appropriate and write only what you would want your principal or your mother to read.