Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
December 2-6
Math - This week we continue Unit 4 "Numbers
and Number Operations". Building
on experiences from previous grades, students deepen their understanding of
place value and expand their ability to add, subtract, and multiply multi-digit
numbers. Students make connections between base-ten representations and
paper-and-pencil methods. They also further develop their mental math
strategies. The goal of this unit is to improve students' skills and
understanding of concepts so they can choose appropriate methods to solve
problems efficiently and accurately.
Science and Social
Studies – Students will wrap
up civics and government. Students will
fill out a study guide and play games to study for the civics test. The test will be Thursday, December 5.
Language Arts- The strategy review this week is monitor
understand. Word study for this week is suffixes.
Vocabulary this week – analyze
– to study something; coastline
– the boundary between land and water; current
–parts of a body of water flow together in one direction; model– a small version of a larger object; swift- to move very quickly
Spelling words: about, do, each, will, countries, donkeys,
invited, losing, masses, millions, nerves, received, wolves, worrying
Bonus: committed, instead, oxen, potatoes
November 25 - 29
Math - This week we continue Unit 4 "Numbers
and Number Operations". Building
on experiences from previous grades, students deepen their understanding of
place value and expand their ability to add, subtract, and multiply multi-digit
numbers. Students make connections between base-ten representations and
paper-and-pencil methods. They also further develop their mental math
strategies. The goal of this unit is to improve students' skills and
understanding of concepts so they can choose appropriate methods to solve
problems efficiently and accurately.
Science and Social
Studies – Students will
continue studying civics and government.
Students will read about and complete activities to study the
constitution.
Language Arts- The strategy review this week is monitor
understand. Word study for this week is helping verbs.
Vocabulary this week – No
vocabulary this week
Spelling words: No
spelling this week.
No School due to Thanksgiving Break November 27-29
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Multiplication Fun
We have been learning about factors, multiples, prime and
square numbers. Today the students ROCKED the math test. Here are
some links for continued practice at home. Continue to practice those
multiplication facts so they are quick and accurate in computation. Check out some games here
Prime Number Rap--remember the prime numbers.
Square Numbers Poem --remember the square numbers.
Factor Trees --factor a number to prime factorization.
Prime factorization --write a number using prime factorization form.
Array Game --use an array to represent a number.
Here are review vocabulary and lessons on these terms:
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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