4-21-17
There are going to be some changes to our spelling homework for the rest of the year. We have officially been cut off of copies because of budget reasons so I can no longer make spelling homework copies. Everyone does have an account set up on spellingcity.com though. So please use that site if you want your child to have weekly practice. We will still be having spelling tests on Fridays. Reading and Math Logs will still be sent home every Friday so be sure to keep reading at home. Please don't let the math fact practice add stress to your week. You know your child, if they have the math facts down then you can ease off the practice. If your child is still using their fingers to add and subtract then they need the extra practice still. Xtramath.com is great for math fact practice.
This week we explored the question “How do you know if something is a fact or an opinion?” We began by reading the biography The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs. Can you guess what the surprising discovery might be in this story? Then we read an informational text called La Brea Tar Pits, where there were 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
We are getting close to finishing Part 1 of Module 7 in math. Part 1 focuses on interpreting graphs and data. We will be moving on to money next. We will spend a few days reviewing all the coins and their values 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. I will eventually change the skills on Sumdog to match as well.
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.
We are getting ready to begin our unit on economics in the classroom. Here is a list of the vocabulary words that each child is expected to learn 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.
Coming in May......
