I'd like to present this month's update in a more user-friendly manner. In an effort to be less wordy, I'll simply bullet some of the highlights for each of the subject areas. Hopefully, this will give you a clear idea of what students are learning without giving you so much to read!
- Using nonfiction text features like: diagrams, captions, headings, table of contents, glossary, etc...
- Identifying main ideas and details
- Comparing and contrasting nonfiction facts
- Setting reading goals and learning to read for specific information and facts
- Building our oral reading fluency skills with a focus on word attack skills and expression
Writing:
- Distinguishing fact from opinion
- Understanding the structure of an opinion essay
- Essays written so far have included the following topics: 1) Should we eat bugs?, 2) Personal heroes, 3) School uniforms for students?, and 4) Our favorite foods.
- Multiplication facts - PLEASE KEEP WORKING ON THESE EACH DAY
- Multiplying and dividing whole numbers by multiples of ten
- Multiplying three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers with regrouping
- Basic division as well as division with remainders
- Time skills - Telling time to the minute and using number lines to calculate elapsed time
- Finding the area of irregular figures by counting squares
- Finding the area of squares/rectangles by multiplying L x W
Science:
- Force and motion
- Electricity and magnetism
Social Studies:
- Wampanoag - We will wrap up this unit by the end of the week with a short assessment.
- Next unit: Pilgrims
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