4-15-16
We are going to the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre to see "Love that Dog" next Friday, April 22nd. We will be leaving around 9:15 and returning around 12. Please make sure everyone packs a lunch that day because we will be eating in the classroom.
We finished Part 1 of Module 7 in math. Part 1 focused on interpreting graphs and data. We will be moving on to money next week. We spent a few days reviewing all the coins and their values this week because our math program jumps right into counting different coin combinations within a $1. IXL is probably the best resource besides Zearn for counting money.
Lesson 1
Objective: Sort and record data into a table using up to four categories;
use category counts to solve word problems.
Lesson 2
Objective: Draw and label a picture graph to represent data with up to four
categories.
Lesson 3
Objective: Draw and label a bar graph to represent data; relate the count
scale to the number line.
Lesson 4
Objective: Draw a bar graph to represent a given data set.
Lesson 5
Objective: Solve word problems using data presented in a bar graph.
During the next few weeks, we will be exploring
the theme What a Surprise! We will read about
all kinds of surprises. As we read, we will explore
the Big Idea “A surprise can change your life.”
We will begin with a fantasy story about a big
birthday surprise, The Mysterious Tadpole.
We will also learn about real tadpoles in
the informational text From Eggs to Frogs.
Throughout this first week, we will talk about
this question: “Why is it helpful to know the
setting of a story?”
Target Vocabulary: confused, ordinary,
control, sensible, suspiciously, training,
cage, upset
Phonics Skills: Vowel diphthongs oo
(shoot), ew (dew), ue (true), ou (you)
Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple-meaning
words
Comprehension Skill: Story structure—
tell the setting, character, and plot in a
story
Comprehension Strategy: Infer/
predict—use clues to figure out more
about story parts
We are getting close to wrapping up our unit on economics in the classroom. We will do a few activities to help review all of the important vocabulary words that we have learned throughout the unit.
Needs - things that you need to live (water, air, food, clothes, shelter).
Wants - things that you would like but don't necessarily need to live.
Producer - someone who makes or grows a good. A producer can also provide a service.
Consumer - someone who buys a good or service.
Goods - something you buy that you can touch.
Services - something someone does for you.
Natural Resources - come from the Earth and are used to make a good or service.
Capital Resources - is a good we use over and over again to help produce other goods and services. Examples: tools, equipment, factory, road, machines
Human Resources - a person who uses his or her skills to produce a good or a service.
