We Are Learning:
Math:
Students will explore and use strategies to fluently add and subtract within 1,000 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
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VOCABULARY:
Hundreds, digit, difference, addition, standard form, tens, expanded form, regroup, subtraction, greater than, ones, sum, number line, hundred thousand, less than, rounding, add, addend, equation, ten thousand, estimate
Science: Students will demonstrate and describe forces acting on an object in contact or at a distance, including magnetism, gravity, and pushes and pulls.
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UNIT VOCABULARY:
Forces
Contact
Magnetism
Friction
Gravity
Push
Pull
Distance
Speed
Mechanical Energy
Time
Increase
Decrease
Reading- The students will be able to recognize and explain how organizational patterns contribute to the author’s purpose.
UNIT VOCABULARY:
sequential*
structure
Writing- The students will be able to analyze a mentor text, generate questions, develop a research plan, gather and paraphrase information, and plan and draft a short informational article addressing a focus research question.
UNIT VOCABULARY:
generate
brainstorm
Social Studies- Students will be able to identify and learn about organizations who provide resources for the common good.
UNIT VOCABULARY:
nonprofit
Civic organization
common good
Word Study- Students will be able to demonstrate and apply phonetic and spelling knowledge of r-controlled syllables and high frequency words. Our spelling test will be on Friday, November 6th.
UNIT VOCABULARY:
controlled R syllable
Handwriting- The students will write legibly lowercase d and c.