What are we currently working on?
Topic A - Students will apply their understanding of place value to multiply and divide by powers of 10 and their multiples
Topic B - Students will apply familiar methods of multiplication to multiply three- and four-digit numbers
Topic C - Students will divide multi-digit whole numbers, develop fluency with estimation, and apply concepts to real-world situations
Topic D - Students will use multiplication and division strategies to answer real-world problems
Skills students will be working on:
Summarizing
Problem-Solution and Cause-Effect Text Structures
Etymology / Word parts (roots, prefixes, suffixes)
Compound and Complex Sentences
Informative Essay Writing
This unit is comprised of 4 investigations, each ending with an "I-Check" assessment to monitor understanding. Soils, Rocks, and Landforms should last approximately August - early November
Students will be able to describe the composition of soil and how it is formed
Students will be able to explain the processes of erosion and whethering
Students will be able to explain how land changes through slow and sudden processes
September - October
Students will describe life in the colonies and the conflict development between the colonists and the British
Students will summarize the major battles and events leading up to and during the American Revolution
Students will identify the key ideas in the Declaration of Independence