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3 1/2 MORE WEEKS OF 5TH GRADE!
21st Cent. Class: Innovation
Specials:
*Monday & Tuesday: STEAM
*Wednesday - Friday: Art
Math:
*Math's Mate Term 4 Sheet 6 due Friday!
Chapter 12: Geometry
*3D Figures - Monday
*Volume of Prisms - Tuesday
*Check My Progress - Wednesday
*Volume of Composite Figures - Thursday
*Real-World Problem Solving using Geometry - Friday
Read & React:
Vocabulary - Unit 13 TEST will be THIS THURSDAY
*Practice activities are in their Flocabulary site
*Hands-on Vocabulary Games are within the classroom for your child's use if they'd like as well to support them with their study habits
Read Aloud: The Littlest Bigfoot by: Jennifer Weiner
American Revolution Novel Studies
Sophia's War
*Student's will be focusing on using socratic seminars to study the text closely in advance, listen actively, share ideas and questions in response to the ideas and questions of others, and search for evidence in the text to support their ideas.
Betsy Zane, the Rose of Fort Henry
*Student's will be focusing on cultural diversity, courage, family, and gender roles during the late 1700s
The Fighting Ground
*Student's will be focusing on summarizing and making connections
The Little Rock Nine
*Students will explain how the photos in the cover story add to their understanding of the text.
- Explain that photos are powerful tools that help convey information that words alone cannot. Although it's true that photos make an article more visually appealing, reader's should think of them as additional sources of information.
Creative Writing:
*Subjects & Predicates
- Recognizing Subjects & Predicates
- Identifying Subjects & Predicates
- Finding Subjects & Predicates
*All writing will be integrated along with our novel studies and throughout learning of the American Revolution
Exploration:
Exploration Unit
History: Analyze historical sources from multiple points of view to develop an understanding of historical context
History: The historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in North America from 1491 through the founding of the United States government
Geography: Causes and consequences of movement
American Revolution
*Patriots, Loyalists, & Neutral
*Primary Sources in the American Revolution
*Sons of Liberty