What Else Can I Be Working On While I Am At Home?
Visit www.brainpop.com
Write a story
Read! Read! Read!
Visit https://www.history.com/history-at-home
Have your child write a letter to us to introduce themselves.
Preview the 4 novel studies we will do this year. Have your child predict what might happen, research the author, etc.
Literature:
Inferring
Theme
Describing story elements in depth
Using text details
Context clues
Differences in poems, prose and drama
Point of View
Print version of a text vs. visual or oral version
Compare and contrast themes in different stories
Informational:
Inferring
Using text details
Explaining events, procedures, ideas and concepts in texts
Context clues
Text structure
Firsthand vs. Secondhand account
Interpret visual information
Author's reasons and evidence
Integrating information from more than one source
European Colonization
The French and Indian War
The Declaration Independence
Thomas Jefferson
American Revolution
-This includes battles, leaders, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty and SO much more!
The Articles of Confederation
The US Consititution
The Bill of Rights
George Washington
The Louisiana Purchase
The War of 1812
Andrew Jackson
The US Prior to the Civil War
The Civil War
Reconstruction
We will also learn about so many important people during our studies!