Assignments Week of March 22nd
READING:
Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novel, I've had to break the class into two groups and assign two different stories. We will rotate the stories when we finish.
Frindle:
Monday: Chapters 13-15 and questions and book activity
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Monday: Chapters 25-30 and question and book activity
FACT OR FICTION Books
A Knight's Journey, Watery Graves and One in a Million
Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3-4 Thursday: Chapter 5-6 Friday: Book Analysis
Fantastic Creatures:
Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3 Thursday: Chapter 4-5 Friday: Book Analysis
NEW: We are also working on a 4th Grade Genre Project. The students will be researching different genre's and then they will be selecting their favorite genre, and together with a partner, write and illustrate a book of that genre. We will be working on this until for about 2 weeks maybe. CONTINUE
Writing: CONTINUE- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April
Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday
ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.
We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.
I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.
If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.
You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.
Language: Figurative Language
analogies and contractions
Monday: Intro to Analogies- Sports Analogies W/S
Tuesday: Intro to contractions- go over words and take notes
Wednesday: review--- w/s 1/2
Thursday: contraction game!!!
Friday: Quiz on Contractions
Here is some sites to practice Figurative Language:
http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/
http://www.purchon.co.uk/poetry/simile.html
http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/posters_personification.pdf
Math: Fractions- Week 2- Simplest form and mixed numbers/ improper fractions- We are going to have to squeeze another week into fractions!! Next week we will add/subtract.
LOOK FOR HOMEWORK IN MATH THIS WEEK
Monday: Intro to Simplest Form Fractions- Board review- w/s 42 as practice HW: PW110
Tuesday: Board reivew- w/s 12 practice HW: w/s 14
Wednesday: board review- w/s 15- GRADE
Thursday: Mixed numbers/ improper fractions board review/intro- w/s 43 practice
Friday: review: w/s 9/10 grade
Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.
http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction
SCIENCE: Force/Friction- Chapter 15
Monday: Open book test on Electricity/Magnetism (P.S.- our soda pop clock is still going, but our potato clock didn't make it through the weekend)
Tuesday: Chapter 15- Lesson 1 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.
Wednesday: Chapter 15- Lesson 2 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.
Thursday: Chapter 15- Lesson 3 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.
Friday: We will be visiting some of the sites below and using them on our white board!! HW: Chapter Review Page 454-455 #'s 1-10, 13, 15-18
Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_action/read1.shtml
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm
SS: History book report week
Each student will be given a different history story (around 30 pages)
- some examples are The Story of the Liberty Bell and The Story of the Flight at Kitty Hawk.
They will have all week to read their story and create a poster with information about the story. On Friday, they will present their
poster and share information about the story they read!
Look for a handout.
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