December 15-19
Reading
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey - theme, comprehension, summarizing, parts of speech, dialogue
Create their own book titled C is for Christmas - based on a book called B is for Bethlehem
Book report presentations
Math - Christmas projects reviewing skills - area, multiplication, addition/subtraction of money (decimals), and problem solving
Science - Candy Cane lab
BizTown Preperation
financial literacy - checkbooks
economic introduction (lemonade stand)
December 1-5
Reading
Wonders - "Blancaflor" a folktale
vocabulary
theme, inferring, predicitons, sequencing
Math - Chapter 6 - Division of Decimals
Dividing decimals by powers of 10
Estimating quotients
Dividing by a 2 digit divisor
Social Studies - "Early Settlements" magazine
Virginia Colony
Plymouth Colony
Science - Topic 4 - Earth's Water
Water Cycle
Begin water cycle project
November 10-14
Reading
Wonders - "Davy Crockett Saves the World" story
vocabulary
Tall Tale graphic organizer
Novel - No Talking
Chapters 11-14
Character analysis
Math
Division with a 2 digit divisor
Social Studies
Quiz on state identification and state capitals
"Early Settlements" - magazine
Science
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
Interaction among the 4 spheres
November 3-7
Reading
Wonders
Stories from Wonders - "How Mighty Kate Stopped the Train"
vocabulary
Tall Tales genre - Paul Bunyon, Johnny Appleseed, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, Pecos Bill
graphic orgainzer
Novel - No Talking by Andrew Clements
Chapters 7-10
Developing Plot
Math
Cummulative Review Test - Chapters 1-4
Introduce Chapter 5 - Division with 2 Digit Divisors
Social Studies
Exploring the Americas
Later Explorers (1520-1620)
Routes of Explorers
Territory Claimed by Various Explorers
Science
Introduce Topic 3 - Earth's Systems
atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere
October 27-31
Reading
Novel - No Talking by Andrew Clements
Chapters 3-6 - comprehension
Character Traits chart
Skills
Poetry - acrostic
Writing
perspective - Trick or Treating stories (two perspectives of same event)
Show not Tell - Halloween story
grammar quiz on sentences/fragments/run-ons
Math
Multiplying Decimals in word problems
Chapter Review
Chapter 4 Test
Social Studies - Exploring the Americas
Early Exploration (1492-1520)
Conquistadors
Science
Topic 2 (Changes in Matter) Review
Topic 2 Test
October 20-24
Reading
Wonders
Story "The Boy Who Drew Birds"
Biography of John James Audubon
Skills - text structures, root words, vocabulary
Novel - No Talking by Andrew Clements
Character traits
Comprehension
Math
Multiplying a decimal number by a decimal number
use number sense to correctly place decimal point
upcoming test next week
Social Studies
American 1492 magazine
Finish learning about different regions of Native Americans
Life of Native Americans today
Exploring the Americas magazine
Backstory and technology of the 15th/16th centuries
State Capitals - western states
Science
2.3 Chemical Changes
2.4 Mixtures and Solutions
October 13-17
Reading
Wonders - Unit 1 Week 5
Vocabulary
"The Future of Transportation"
Introduce Nonfiction Text Structures
Guided Reading
Writing from different perspectives
Math
Begin Chapter 4 - Multiplying Decimal Numbers
Multiply a decimal number by a power of 10 (place value change)
Estimating products
Decimal number times a whole number
Social Studies
Continue practicing state identification
Begin learning state capitals - eastern and midwestern states
Science
Physical Changes of matter
Chemical Changes of matter
October 6th - 10th
Reading
Skills
writing with dialogue
understanding nonfiction
Wonders - inventions - several short stories
Inferring and sequencing
Novel - No Talking
Predict before reading
Chapters 1-4
Math
Multiplying large numbers
Word problems with multi-digit multiplication
Chapter review and chapter test
Social Studies
"America 1492" - what this continent was like as the Europeans were first arriving
Science
Topic 2 - Changes in Matter
Lesson 1 - States of Matter - solid, liquid, gas
Oobleck Lab
September 29th-October 1st
Reading
Novel - Frindle
Book discussion and test
Skills
Reading comprehension in fiction and nonfiction
Stamina reading and respond to reading
Math
3 digit by 2 digit multiplication
multiplying over zeros
Social Studies
Group presentations of Native American projects
State identification quiz
Science
Test on Topic 1 - Properties of Matter
Properties of Matter lab
September 22nd-26th
Reading
Novel - Frindle
Chapters 13-15
word choice
summarizing
comprehension and vocabulary
Skills
Wonders story - "Camping with the President"
vocabulary
guided reading using leveled readers
inferring
homophones
Writing
stamina writing
Opinion Essay
Math
Review and test (Tuesday) of Chp. 2 - Adding/Subtracting Decimal Numbers
Introduce Chp. 3 - Multiplication of Large Numbers
Social Studies
Final work time researching and creating a slide show presentation about the groups' Native Americans (by region)
Practice presentation for Monday/Tuesday next week
Science
Lesson 1.3 Properties of matter - attributes
September 15th-19th
Reading
Novel - Frindle
Chapters 9-12
conflict
text evidence
Skills
figurative language
poetry
Guided Reading using leveled readers
Math
Topic 2 - Adding and Subtracting Decimals
mental math
lining up the decimal point
word problems
Social Studies
group projects about Native Americans based on regional comminalities
Science
Modeling matter
September 8th-12th
Reading
Novel - Frindle
Chapters 7-8
Vocabulary and comprehension using text evidence
Skills
Grammar - review sentences - fragments and run-ons
Text Features
Genre - realistic fiction - Wonders story "One Hen"
dialogue
character traits
Words Their Way
Groups established
1st sort
Math
comparing decimals to the thousandths place
rounding decimals
problem solving using place value
Test on Place Value at the end of the week
Science
Analyze egg drop lab results
Topic 1 - Properties of Matter
observing matter by using all our senses
modeling matter
Social Studies
Groups of 5 read about their chosen Native American group
Take notes on information in magazine and online - to be used to create a display to teach the class about the traits, customs, and today's life of the Native American group
September 2nd-5th
Reading
Novel - Frindle
Chapters 3-6
vocabulary
text evidence
Reading Skills
text features
read for comprehension
word choice in writing
Words Their Way (Spelling)
Initital assessment to determine which word patterns students need to learn.
Math
Place value - introduce millions and thousandths
Each place value is 10x the one before
Science
Egg Drop Lab
Review Scientific Method/Procedures
Create a holder to protect egg from breaking when dropped
Test and redesign as needed - Final drop
Evaluate
Social Studies
Regions of North America
Climate and Vegetation
Introduce year long project - learn the 50 states and capitals
August 25th-29th
During this first week of school, we will be spending LOTS of time (re)establishing routines and organizing desks and supplies.
Reading
Novel - Frindle
Introduce the characters and setting
Read Chapters 1 and 2
Writing
Word Choice - the words you use when writing make all the difference for what the reader envisions while reading.
We will be creating sentences that have very different meanings by only changing a verb or two.
Math
Place Value
Exponents
Millions place
Social Studies
Regions of North America
Science
The Scientific Method
Egg Drop lab