Social Studies

Settling North America

The race is on for the countries to claim as much land as possible. Think about a time you went to an event that didn't have assigned seats. If you got there before other people in your group you start to put place markers on their spots to save it for them. At a school concert you may lay down your jacket, the umbrella you brought, your mom's purse, and you even have your sibling sit three seats away from you so that anyone that walks by and asks, you can quickly tell them the seat is taken. Trust me, being the youngest and tallest kid in my family I even laid across the seats.

We start with focusing on Spain. What are your predictions? What do they name their new lands? What problems do they encounter? How far do they get before meeting conflict?

Read to find out how Spain begins to play finders-keepers in your textbook from pages 146-150.

Use the cause and effect chart provided here to guide you.

*If you need an electronic version of the textbook pages, please email me.

Math

Monday:

Practice book review in preparation for the Ch 8 assessment later this week.

Click here for answers.

Tuesday:

Textbook review pages 361-364 or Mrs. Weber's practice assessment.

Click here for textbook answers. Mrs. Weber's practice includes a link to answers in the header.

Wednesday:

Chapter 8 assessment

Thursday:

Fraction Jeopardy:

• Have fun with fractions playing Jeopardy with someone in your family. Test your knowledge and theirs!
• Questions (the main page)
• Answers (must be in question form)

Friday:

Take a look at chapter 9 with the preview pages in your textbook. Pages 366-368

5W Reading: Unit 6 week 2

Monday:

Introduce vocabulary:

forage dormant frigid adaptation insulates agile cache hibernate

Use this list to find the definitions of each word. Then write a sentence for each of the vocabulary words that shows your understanding of the meaning.

Respond to essential question: How are living things adapted to their environment?

Begin new spelling list (*Both lists have similar words and focus on the same pattern. Typically 15 or more words are the exact same.):

Blue Group (grade level expectation)

Green Group (provides a slight challenge by adding inflectional endings and other slight variations)

Grammar: Negatives and Positives pg. 136

Packet can be found here.

Tuesday:

Read "Mysterious Oceans".

Also, answer the questions at the bottom of the last page in the story, page 413.

Spelling:Practice spelling by creating the sentences that you plan to use on your test. Look up the words in the dictionary if needed and have a family member check the grammar.

Wednesday:

Read "Life in the Desert" for fluency practice. Read for 1 minute and record how many words you read. Finish the story and answer the comprehension questions. Time yourself again for 1 minute and see if you improve on your reading.

Grammar: Avoid using double negatives when writing. pg. 138

Vocabulary: Make sure you are reviewing your vocabulary to prepare for the quiz included in the Selection quiz.

Thursday:

Read "Survival at 40 Below" in your large Wonders book. Complete the selection quiz which also includes vocabulary.

Spelling: Practice as you typically would. If you need a challenge, put them into alphabetical order without looking at your list. Games and alternative activities can be found on Spelling City or the Wonders website.

Friday:

Send Mrs. Weber a message about what independent books you have been reading while at home. Do you like it? Have you read it before? What are the main characters up to? What predictions do you have about what's happening? Use this link to begin filling out a story structure if you'd like.

Spelling:Take spelling test that includes 3-5 sentences using a minimum of 5 spelling words.

Grammar:Quiz pg. 140

Writing prompts

• Pretend that the Great Games company has asked you to design a new board game. Describe the game and how it is played.
• April 21st is Kindergarten Day. Describe your favorite kindergarten memory.
• "A penny saved is a penny earned" are famous works of Benjamin Franklin. What do you think he meant? Do you agree?
• The first movie theater opened in New York City on April 23, 1869. Would you rather watch your favorite movie at the theater or at your own house? Explain.
• Imagine you could take a trip to any planet in our solar system. Which planet would you most like to visit? Which planter would you least like to visit? Explain.

Bonus poetry: April is national poetry month. Use the following to inspire you to write a poem.

List as many words as you can that rhyme with spring. Use the list t create a poem for someone that wishes them a happy spring. Then use your message and write in a concrete poem the shape of something that makes you think of spring (flower, sun, bunny, etc.)

*Concrete poetry—sometimes also called 'shape poetry'—is poetry whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem. The words form shapes which illustrate the poem's subject as a picture, as well as through their literal meaning.

**Acrostic poems are where you write the word vertically down one side of your paper and each letter in that word becomes the first letter in each line.

***Remember, not all poetry rhymes. Lyric poems don't and are often related to nature. Look back to Unit 4 Week 5 in Wonders to see some examples of lyric poetry.

*****Poetry is filled with descriptive words and figurative language, like similes, metaphors, alliterations, and onomatopoeias (bang!, pow!, boom!).