5-8-15
Language Arts
This week we will explore the question “How do
you know if something is a fact or an opinion?”
We’ll begin by reading the biography The Dog
That Dug for Dinosaurs. Can you guess what
the surprising discovery might be in this story?
Then we’ll read an informational text called La
Brea Tar Pits, where there are more surprising
discoveries for us to find!
Target Vocabulary: discovered, guard,
remove, souvenirs, amazed, explained,
exact, growled
Phonics Skills: Words with vowel
diphthong oo (book); possessives,
singular and plural
Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms
Comprehension Skill: Fact and
opinion—tell if an idea can be proved or
is a feeling
Comprehension Strategy: Question—
ask questions about what you are
reading
Math
We started off the week taking our Mid-Module 7 Assessment. This test was all based on interpreting graphs and being able to solve word problems with money. The second half of the module is all on measurement.
Lesson 14 & 15
Objective: Measuring objects using an inch ruler.
Lesson 16
Objective: Measure various objects using inch rulers and yardsticks.
Lesson 17
Objective: Develop estimation strategies by applying prior knowledge of length and using mental benchmarks.
Lesson 18
Objective: Measure and item twice using different length units and compare; centimeters and inches.
Science
All of our caterpillars are either in their J-shape or have gone into their chrysalis. All the caterpillars will emerge as butterflies in 7-10 days. During that time we will learn about all the body parts of a butterfly. Every butterfly has a head, thorax, abdomen, wings, 2 compound eyes, antennae, 6 true legs, and a proboscis(straw-like mouth). I'm thinking we might even have a few emerge towards the end of next week.
Typingweb.com
I set up an account for all of our students on typingweb.com Typing is a skill that we introduce to second graders but are not responsible for mastery. Typingweb is a great resource to use and is free. They teach the students the basic placement of your fingers while typing. There are also a lot of fun games. Try to encourage your children to not peck at the keys anymore with 2 fingers. All usernames are firstname.lastname and the password is type.
