Assignments Week of March 15th
It's VERY IMPORTANT to bring this work back in if we do have school as we will be doing it here in class. These will be counted as grades!
READING: SWITCH- if you were reading Frindle, you'll now Read Wayside School, etc.
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: Read chapters 1-3- do questions
Tuesday: Chapters 4-5 and questions
Wednesday: Chapters 6-8 and questions
Thursday: Chapters 9-10 and questions
Friday: Chapters 11-12 and questions
Monday: Chapters 13-15 and questions
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Monday: Just read Introduction to Chapter 3
Tueday: Chapters 4-6 and do questions from Introduction-chapter 6
Wednesday: Chapters 7-12 and questions
Thursday: Chapters 13-18 and questions
Friday: Chapters 19-24 and questions
Monday: Chapters 25-30 and questions
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.
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
Similes, metaphors, idioms, puns and personification
Monday: Intro to Similes and Metaphors- w/s 1
Tuesday: Review Similes and Metaphors- w/s
Wednesday: Intro to Idioms- Each student will have a idiom that they will explain and draw a picture of it
Thursday: Into to Personification- w/s
Friday: Intro to Puns and Review all Figurative Language
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- we will only have TWO weeks to spend on Fractions- Week 1( comparing, ordering, drawing recognizing) Week 2 ( adding and subtracting)
Monday: Intro Fractions- definitions-watch Rock-N-Learn Fractions
Tuesday:Review as class- w/s 54
Wednesday: Review as class- w/s 109
Thursday: Review as class- w/s 339
Friday: Review as class- doing some online whiteboard fraction activities
Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.
http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction
SCIENCE: Electricity and Magnetism Experiment Week:) AND Test Week:(
Monday: Potato Clock and Soda Pop Clock
Tuesday: Make a Flash Light
Wednesday: Playing with Magnets Lab and Study Guide will be sent home to work on- bring back finished study guide tomorrow
Thursday: Study Guide Review
Friday: TEST
SS: Slavery/Underground Railroad
Webquest- 5 Day "Imagine a Trip On the Underground Railroad
http://www4.wcusd15.org/kluemke/Student%20Page/studentpage.htm
Monday: Experience the Underground Railroad- Lab
Tuesday: Wanted Posters- Classroom
Wednesday: Write a letter to a family member or a friend who is a slave- YOU ARE HARRIET TUBMAN- Classroom
Thursday: Heroes of the Underground Railroad- Interview- LAB
Friday: Maps of the Underground Railroad- LAB
