In Word Work, students will start on the final unit in the GUM book: Mechanics. We will work on writing sentences correctly, proper nouns and adjectives, initials and abbreviations, titles, and apostrophes this week.In literature study, we will begin reading Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. Students will be thinking about what it would be like to be stranded on a deserted island. They will draw and build a model of the island after reading about it. In addition, they will try and understand the narrator’s point of view.
In writing workshop, students will read some of their own poems from their poetry booklets. Then, we will work on developing more mindful behavior by examining different ways of being more mindful tasters and eaters.
Students will start the week in math by dividing by multiples of 10. Then, we will work with division problems that have 1-digit quotients. Next, students will solve problems involving division of numbers with 4 or 5 digits by 2 digits divisors with an estimate, or by using a calculator when the exact answer is needed. Students will also determine which information is missing and identify extraneous information in problems. The Topic 5 test will be next week.
Students will start the week in science by tracking shadow to determine which time of day produces the longest and shortest shadows and why. Then, students will investigate how different earth materials are heated by solar energy.
