4th Grade
Home Base

This week we will launch our new Research Project related to Extreme Weather. Students will learn how to synthesize by thinking how new information can add to or change knowledge that they have already learned. They will learn how to summarize what they have learned but also to write as a way to think about what they are reading and learning.

• Session 8 Homework - Thursday, November 2nd.

• Session 9 Homework - Wednesday, November 1st

Los escritores juntarán los materiales utilizando algunas técnicas. Primero, organizan sus escritos en el orden que ellos elijan por alguna razón, segundo usan palabras de transición y tercero ellos se aseguran de repetir palabras claves de su tesis u oración declarativa.

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

Students will fold and cut paper strips to model and investigate the relationship between a mixed number and an improper fractions. Then, students will model and investigate equivalent fractions in a very different context. 

• Monday Oct 30, 2023 pages 51 and 52 

• Wednesday, Nov 1st, 2023 pages 53 and 54

Students will continue their information gathering to further their knowledge on erosion. They will look into death valley and the impact erosion has on people and their surroundings. 

Friends and learners will play a game where they respond to situations and show the connections between emotions, thoughts, and actions. Recognizing that their emotions influence their thoughts, and both influence their actions, they will work on “popping” those unhelpful thought bubbles and swapping them for more helpful thoughts, leading to more helpful actions.

Think about a situation you had with a friend that was challenging. What were your initial emotions and thoughts? Did you act on those emotions and thoughts or did you “pop” your unhelpful thought? What was the action you took? You can use the response connection flowchart