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Did you know that a kid’s reading life should be ⅔ nonfiction and ⅓ fiction? We begin a new Reading Unit this next week where we will educate our fourth graders to have the skills necessary to help in the research projects that will be necessary if the upcoming generation is going to solve the many problems that are fast descending on us; such as flooding, global terrorism, the growing gap between rich and poor, and more other challenges. Work learning and citizenship in the 21st century demand that we all know how to think- reason, analyze, weigh evidence, problem solve - and to communicate effectively. These are becoming essential survival skills for all of us and our fourth graders will have the opportunity to grow as future citizens in this new Reading Unit. They will do this first by Reading and Learning with Intensity! Students will learn how to read nonfiction differently by making a commitment to learning from a text, by making connections between what they already know and care about, and the text. To Read Nonfiction Well Nonfiction Text Structures 

• Session 1 Homework (Monday, October 9th)

•  Session 2 Homework (Tuesday, October 10th)

Los escritores iniciarán el taller de escritura, en donde aprenderán a escribir ensayos acerca de sus opiniones, ellos estructuran sus ensayos de manera que pueden comunicar su tesis( una oración declarativa)- su idea y las razones que sustentan dicha tesis o declaración . Estrategias para desarrollar el comienzo de un ensayo.

Leer durante 20 minutos, sin interrupciones para desarrollar la resistencia a la lectura. Registro de lectura

Students will work in a set of story problems follow by a math forum in which the students have the opportunity to share and discuss all the different strategies they are applying to solve in each story problem.

Tuesday Oct 3, 23 Pages 33, 34 

Students will inquire into how is our government organized. They will look at different structures of government.They will also learn about the constitution and why it is important. 

We will learn more about how emotions, thoughts, and actions are connected. Our unit story, “Farmers Market,” focuses on Maddie and how she feels when the Clubhouse is used for a local farmers market. Brainstorm potential goals with students and help them students create 2–3 personal goals related to the unit theme that they can revisit once or twice a week throughout the unit. 

Reflect on the following questions: Why is it important to be our best selves when we are around others? Why it is important to be our best selves when we are alone?