Cougar Reading- This week we will expand upon our knowledge base of plants and animals by reading non-fiction articles about the adaptations of plants and animals within their habitats. We will analyze these passages to identify text features such as heading, sub-heading and captions and read to find the main idea and supporting details within each text.
ELA- In celebration of Earth Day we will learn about endangered animals, water conservation and recycling. In class we will discuss how we can be active participants in keeping our planet healthy. IWe will come up with strategies to conserve energy within our homes and write Earth Day poems.
Math- In class we will complete our topic on graphing and take a math test on Wednesday, April 23rd. Beginning on Thursday we will begin a topic on repeated addition and multiplication. My class is BEYOND excited to begin learning their multiplication facts.
Science- Last week we concluded our third science chapter on plants, animals and habitats. As a culminating project we will work in cooperative groups to create habitat dioramas. We will display the ocean, grassland, rainforest, woodland, dessert, and the tundra. Our learning objectives are to identify the living and non-living things in each environment, list two food chains, and research one specific animal from each habitat.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Curriculum Updates for April 14-18
Cougar Reading- There will be much word play afoot this week as we learn about homophones and homonyms in class. Students will have a great time identifying the meaning of phrases and riddles such as a "hoarse horse" and "Have you ever seen a tree bark?".
ELA- We will continue our Ecology Unit this week by learning about animal habitats through the use of non-fiction articles. Students will practice reading and re-reading these articles to find the answers to comprehension questions. In class we will also define the words "consumer", "producer" "predator", "prey" "food chain" and "food web". We will create food chains and webs in class and participate in an interactive game on the playground of Food Chain Tag.
Math- Topic 16 begins this week with a review of telling time to the quarter hour and five minutes and then we will spend the rest of the topic creating and reading graphs.
ELA- We will continue our Ecology Unit this week by learning about animal habitats through the use of non-fiction articles. Students will practice reading and re-reading these articles to find the answers to comprehension questions. In class we will also define the words "consumer", "producer" "predator", "prey" "food chain" and "food web". We will create food chains and webs in class and participate in an interactive game on the playground of Food Chain Tag.
Math- Topic 16 begins this week with a review of telling time to the quarter hour and five minutes and then we will spend the rest of the topic creating and reading graphs.
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