Monday, April 14, 2008

April 14 Journal

Welcome back. Today when you are done with your journal, move directly into Study Island. After 30 minutes we will move into direct instruction and I will teach you a new application.
  1. Alfred M. Butts, inventor of the board game Scrabble, was born on April 13, 1899. What is your favorite board game and why?
  2. Combine the features of two different insects to create a new insect. Name and describe your new creature.

52 comments:

Anonymous said...

My favorite bard game is monoply because it teaches you how to manage money. It also teaches you how to buy and manage your own land while you are having fun

Anonymous said...

my favorite board game is twister because I like to twist and bend.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is monopoly. Why? because its way of dealing with money and also you learn new things. Another reason why I Like that board game in particular is because I enjoy myself with my nieces and nefue.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is monopoly

The reason my favorite board game is monopoly because it can go on for a long time and you never know whats going to happen next.

Anonymous said...

Monopoly is my favorite game becouse it's fun and it's realy interesting.

Anonymous said...

my favorite board game is monopoly because it is a game that the whole family can enjoy.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game would probly hsve to be monopolpy because in this game, you can learn a lesson and you are having fun while doing it.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is monopoly because it is fun.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is checkers because it makes you think where to move.
Beetle and a butterfly the name is Beetlefly an it got two wings an 7 legs.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is monopoly because I always win. It is fun when I buy all the places and they land on them.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is battle ship because it is real easy to cheat and win.
I would combine the butterfly and the praying mantis to make a praying fly.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board games are life and mouse trap.The two insects that i would combine would be a leaf bug and a fly.So the name of my new insect would be a leaffly.
The leaffly would look like a leaf but have a flys legs and wings.

Anonymous said...

my favorite board game is monopoly,why because its fun 2 play with other people plus u get to buy as many houses as u want omg!The name of my new creature's name is insectobee my new creature is a bug wit a bee combined it can fly it looks wierd cause it has alot of eyes so thats what my creature looks like

Anonymous said...

my favorite board game monopoly because it is a fun game to play with my whole famile but kniot only my family my friends to. butterfly and a bee = a butterbee a dbutterbee would look like a bee with its stinger and it only has very big wings

Anonymous said...

sorry because its fun and its favorite board game.i will mix a bee and ant.the name would be beant.

Anonymous said...

my favorite boadgame would have to be monpnoy because you get to buy property and u get to own property and take money out the bank.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is monopoly.
I like monoploy because I always beat anybody in it and it's a easy game.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Sorry! because you can play it all the time and it is always fun. You can bring a person back to where they started after they've done a lot.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Sorry because any one could win because you pull cards. Also because I love to play card games and it includes both

Anonymous said...

my favorite board game iz the new uno game board because it iz so funny or if i get tired of it i really love to play life because it is so funny as well lol i play like every time .

Anonymous said...

i like to play the game monoply because it is fun.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is 'SORRY' beacause when you get a "Sorry Card" you can send th person that you sorried back to where they started!!!

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is checkers because I know how to play and it's easy to learn. I always play with my brother which isn't that fun because he always beats me. I can also play on the internet where I win about half of my games. Checkers is just fun to me.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Scabble because it is fun and you can spell different words.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board gameboard is Connect 4 because I am good and it is fun and challenging.

Anonymous said...

My favorite game board is scarbble. For some reson I like the game.It makes me think and then think of the word think.Also thats the only game am realy good at.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is candyland because it is a classic game and very fun. it knows how to bring familys together and it is very enjoyable even though it is very old

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game would be Connect Four because I'm very good at it and I can win a lot of games between anyone. Except my uncle because he's a champion at that game.

Anonymous said...

Conet Four. I like it very mach.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Monopoly because I like a challenge.

Anonymous said...

My favorite game connect four couse,when your playing itis like you have to follow them so they won't get four in a row .

Anonymous said...

My favorite bard game is twister because i like to twist and bend.

Anonymous said...

My favorite game is monoply

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is battleship. I like this game because it is a game of chance. I usually play with my mom. It is very fun to play, that is why I love it.

Anonymous said...

My favorite bard game is battle ship because you need to find the others personship.

Anonymous said...

My favorite bard game is battle ship because you need to find the others personship.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Life. Life is my favorite board game because you learn how to handle being an adult. It also teaches you how to be responsible and how life is going to be whe you grow up.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Monopoly. its areally fun game because you get to buy streets and railroads

Anonymous said...

My favoorite board game is L.I.F.E this is my favorite board game becuase it teaches you how to go to collage and pay money.It also teaches you how you have to get a job and take care of kids.

Anonymous said...

manople it un I combind butterfly an nat is named butternat it has a nat head and buterfly wigs

Anonymous said...

My favorite game is checkers. The reason I like checkers is because you take your time by choosing your spot.

Anonymous said...

I am Going to combing a ladybug and a grasshopper and it will be called bughopper and when it jumps it will fly as long as it wants.

Anonymous said...

My faorite board game is SORRY.I like sorry because its fun and its kind of fun to see the facial expressions on peopls faces.

Anonymous said...

I will combine a grasshopper and a caterpillar. It will be called a grasspillar. It can jump really high.

Anonymous said...

If i could make a brand new bug to torture the worlds insect haters it would be a PRAYING DRAGON JACKET!! IT would have the speed of a dragon fly the stinger of yellow jacket and the arms of a praing mantis

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is monolpoly because its long and almost my whole family likes it and we paly it mod=st of the weekends until we get bored with it and then we dont play with is for a while I like to play it any day because of all of the competition.

Anonymous said...

My favorute board game is minopoly. The reason minopoly is my favorite boared game is because it takes longer to play and you spend more time playing with who ever your playing with.

Anonymous said...

My favoroite board game is lego race cars.I like it because it is fun to beat people in races.

Anonymous said...

My favorite game bored game is "Top Secret" the bored game.I like this game because I got it for chistmas and the characters are very wered.

Anonymous said...

The name of my creature is rowng.It spits asid and is red.It has sharp teeth and eats people. It is ten feet tall and is a insect.

Anonymous said...

My favorite bard game is monoply because i look playing that money. It can also teaches you how to yuoes money.

Anonymous said...

My favorite board game is Candyland because it's a fun game to play with your famly and it keeps me satisfied when there's nothung to do.

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