Cougar Reading- We will read about a Native American Pow-Wow this week and view photographs from an actual Pow-Wow as we discuss the similarities and differences between Native American celebrations and our celebrations.
ELA/ Social Studies-
We will take a short pause from small group reading this week so that some students can be benchmarked before the end of the quarter. There will be no weekend reading homework until after spring break.
In class we will complete our analysis of Native American customs as we learn how and why Native American were named. In class, we will assign one another Native American names and participate in our own version of a "pow-wow".
Students will study legends and myths this week. We will read various Native American legends and discover the overall "lesson" that each story conveys.
Various non-fiction articles about Plains Indians will be read in class and we will practice re-reading passages of the text to find answers to questions
Spelling- We will practice spelling words with silent letters this week.
Math- We began Topic 13: Money last week. Student identified half-dollar, quarter, dime, nickel and penny. In class we are learning how to organize and count coins. We will be counting amounts up to a dollar in class. A brief history of coins will be shared with the students this week. Be sure to ask your child why the dime is smaller than the nickel. They will be able to answer that question:)
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