April 1st-5th
This week's Specials:
M: PE
T: Music
W: PE
TH: Music
Fri: PE
Reminders:
April 9th-11th ELA CMAS testing 8:05-9:35
April 16th-18th Math CMAS testing 8:05-9:10
April 23 Field Trip to Glen Eyrie Castle
Social Emotional Learning Targets:
We can thoughtfully make decisions.
We can advocate for self and others.
We can show awareness of emotions.
Reading Learning Targets:
I can consistently explain how plot events reveal a character's development throughout a story.
I can consistently use dialogue to identify characters' perspectives and explain how they are alike and different.
I can consistently identify and explain examples of similes or hyperbole in texts.
I can use details in a text to identify and explain an author's purpose.
I can reread to better understand a text.
I am prepared for discussions.
I can follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.
Homework:
Read for 20 minutes
Optional Extended Learning for Home:
See doc below:
Spelling/ Words Work Learning Targets:
I can spell words with variant vowel sounds.
I can decode plurals and words with different vowel sound spellings.
I can consistently recognize the provided prefix and understand how it changes the meaning of its base word.
I can define unit vocabulary words.
I can use our unit vocabulary words in meaningful sentences that are grammatically correct.
This week's vocabulary words:
embarrassed, apologized, attention, achievement, talents, audience, realized, and confidence
This week's spelling words:
spoon, gloom, due, chew, shook, goose, rude, clues, July, notebook, booth, tube, true, look, and could
Challenge: classroom and childhood
Review: coins, joyful, round
Writing Learning Targets:
I can write an extended response to an author's craft question.
I can use a writing checklist or rubric to assess my and my peer's writing.
I can use linking words and phrases (for example: because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
I can write an extended response to answer author craft questions which include a topic sentence and text evidence.
I can write a fiction narrative using logical sequence of events, show not tell language, and transition words/phrases.
We are revising our personal narrative and about to venture into writing a fiction narrative.
I can identify and use subjects in sentences.
I can identify and accurately use different types of nouns (collective, plural/singular, irregular, possessive, proper/common).
I can write cause and effect compound sentences.
I can use capitalization and punctuation.
Math Learning Targets:
I can solve word problems in varied contexts using a letter to represent the unknown.
I can share and critique peer solution strategies to varied word problems.
I can compare and classify quadrilaterals.
I can solve word problems involving area.
I can count by fives and ones on the numberline as a strategy to tell time to the nearest minute on the clock.
I can use strategies to memorize my multiplication facts.
Homework for Week of April 1st:
practice math facts daily until mastered (can say product within 3 seconds of seeing fact)
students could use the most practice on their 4s
Homework this week is from a supplementary resource called Eureka Math. I am using this resource to help students' depth of understanding.
Monday: Module 7 Lesson 1: p. 24-25
Tuesday: Module 7 Lesson 3: p. 48-49
Wednesday: Module 7 Lesson 4: p. 64-65
Thursday: Module 4 Lesson 12: p. 157-158
Friday-Sunday (optional): practice multiplication facts
Science Learning Targets:
Coming soon: Forces of Motion
ongoing targets:
I can observe weather.
I can discuss how weather affects everyday life.
I can explain why weather changes day to day.
I can explain seasonal weather changes.
I understand that weather varies from place to place.
I can maintain a science notebook:
table of contents
numbered pages
titled observations/notes
I can make observations.
labeled drawing
hypothesis
written/drawn observations
title of observation on page and in table of contents
Social Studies Learning Targets
I know about and understand important events in history.
I can analyze life-changing inventions and read, talk, and write about events that changed how people work and live.