Thursday, December 16, 2010

Week of Jan. 4 - 7

Math:    Review place value and addition and subtraction with regrouping.  Lessons on determining money amounts.  Working on recall of multiplication math facts.
Reading:    Introduce traditional literature  with a focus on fables.
Continue book clubs.
Writing:  Making a reflection on a piece written in the first half of the school year and a short writing on  New Year’s Resolutions.
Social Studies and Science:   Introducing a unit on geography and landforms.


Saturday, December 4, 2010

Snapshot of the Week Dec. 9 - 10

Math:    Word problems involving all four operations and two step word problems.
Reading:   Inferring and begin book clubs. Introduce students to a new genre called traditional literature and we will begin with fables.
Writing:   Finish final copies of personal narratives.
Social Studies:  Students will be learning about the 3 branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) and make a brochure.
Science:  Lessons on motion and sound.