April 6-8
April 6, 2020
Reading:
- Continue "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate and complete an exit ticket in Google Classroom.
- Listen to Chapters 18-21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmYB-TZvxxg
- Complete Chapters 18-21 exit ticket in Google Classroom.
Reading/Social Studies:
- What was it like to be homeless? Parents talk to their children about their experiences. (**** Please remember that even though the children in this video are all African American, that homelessness can happen to anyone. Homelessness does not have a color.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX4TzWdDAFY
- Read "The Forgotten Man" (#28)
https://student.freckle.com/#ela/assignments/reading/68365828
Writing/ELA :
- Answer the prompt. "The Forgotten Man" in Google classroom. Create a google doc and attach it to the writing assignment located in Google classroom.
What do you think happens after this story ends? Write a sequel to the story.
Weekly Spelling:
Unit 28 - Complex Consonant: Soft g
- Practice words daily on Spelling City.
- Complete pages 184-186 in your student workbook.
April 7, 2020
Reading:
- Continue "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate and complete an exit ticket in Google Classroom.
- Listen to Chapters 22-28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmYB-TZvxxg
- Complete Chapters 22-28 exit ticket in Google Classroom.
Reading/Biographies:
- Go to Google Classroom and answer the class poll question.
- Read "Drake" (#60)
https://student.freckle.com/#ela/assignments/reading/68365860
Writing/ELA :
- Answer the prompt. "Drake" (#82)
Drake knew from a young age that he wanted to be a successful rapper. What career do you see yourself in and why?
ELA Skill Practice:
Play "Transition Bugs: Star Rumble"
This space-themed reading and writing game gets fifth graders interacting with a story by moving the plot forward with carefully selected transition words and phrases.
April 8, 2020
Reading:
- Continue "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate and complete an exit ticket in Google Classroom.
- Listen to Chapters 29-31
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmYB-TZvxxg
- Complete Chapters 29-31 exit ticket in Google Classroom.
Reading/Social Studies:
- Watch as Massachusetts slave "Mum Bett" fights for her rights as a free woman. Liberty's Kids HD 138 - Born Free And Equal | History Cartoons for Children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOTXIpvwzwU
- Read "Emancipated Slaves" (#77)
https://student.freckle.com/#ela/assignments/reading/68365977
Writing/ELA :
- Answer the prompt. "Emancipated Slaves" (#88)
Was life easy for former slaves after they earned their freedom? Why or why not?
Answer the prompt using R.A.C.E.S.
Keyboarding Practice:
Play "Transition Bugs: Star Rumble"
This space-themed reading and writing game gets fifth graders interacting with a story by moving the plot forward with carefully selected transition words and phrases.
April 9, 2020
Reading:
- Continue "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate and complete an exit ticket in Google Classroom.
- Listen to Chapters 32-34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmYB-TZvxxg
- Complete Chapters 32-34 exit ticket in Google Classroom.
Reading/Social Studies:
- Read "What is Geography?" (#23)
https://student.freckle.com/#social-studies/assignments/reading/254323
Writing/ELA :
- Answer the prompt. "What is Geography?" (#33)
How are the two fields of geography connected to one another?
Answer the prompt using R.A.C.E.S.
ELA Skill Practice:
Play "Metaphor Sorting in Muggo's Brain"
This fun game helps familiarize kids with common figurative language, increasing their vocabulary.
April 10, 2020
Reading:
- Continue "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate and complete an exit ticket in Google Classroom.
- Listen to Chapters 35-37. This is the end of the audio book, but it is not the end of the actual book. Next week, you will finish the book by reading the rest of the story online. The link is in your Google Classroom assignment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmYB-TZvxxg
- Complete Chapters 35-37 exit ticket in Google Classroom.
Reading/Social Studies:
- The Map Features Song (Gentleman by PSY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4GMno9p4g4
- Read "Map Features" (#30)
https://student.freckle.com/#social-studies/assignments/reading/254330
Writing/ELA :
- Answer the prompt. "Map Features" (#38)
Which map feature do you believe is most useful when reading a map? Explain why, and give examples.
State Learning Standards:
Reading:
- RI.1: Explicit Information
- RI.2: Summarizing & Main Ideas
- RI.3: Analyzing Connections
- RI.4: Word Meaning & Choice
- RI.5: Text Structure & Development
- RI.6: Author's Intent
- RI.8: Claims & Evidence
- RI.9: Multiple Texts
- RL.1: Details & Evidence
- RL.3: Plot & Characters
Writing / ELA:
- CC.5.W.1 - Write an opinion piece.
- CC.5.W.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing.
- CC.5.W.9: Supporting Evidence
Social Studies:
- SS.EC.1.5 - Analyze how individuals and businesses specialize and trade.
- SS.H.3.5 - Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments in U.S. history
Spelling:
- RF.5.3 - Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Freckle class code for 5H: js9bsu
Freckle class code for 5M: dgj4b5
Don't forget to check Mrs. Mann's page math and science assignments.
What is R.A.C.E.S.?
Restate the question as a statement.
Answer in your own words.
Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.
Explain how the text evidence you selected supports your answer.
Summary (wrap it up)