Week of January 4th -8th
Program of Inquiry
Where We Are in Place and Time
Central Idea:
Immigration influences new and existing groups.
Lines of Inquiry:
· Changes in native cultures
· Conflict between cultures
· Acceptance and understanding between cultures
Teacher Questions and Key Concepts:
What effect did the native and settler encounters have on their population? (change)
What impact can immigration have on a culture? (perspective)
Why does conflict arise between different cultures? (causation)
Daily 5/CAFE 11:00-12:30
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Reading: Daily 5/ CAFE
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Daily 5/CAFE: This week, students will make inferences within texts. This is a CAFE strategy that supports reading comprehension. When you make an inference, readers are able to figure out things that aren’t directly stated by the author. You must use clues from the text and your own background knowledge to make an inference. This is also referred to as drawing conclusions.
Follow this link to find out more about Inferencing and Drawing Conclusions:
Looking for extra practice at home?
BOOK GENRE STUDY-Historical Fiction
Please follow the paragraph guidelines located on the link below. Students MUST follow the writing process (plan, rough draft, revise, edit, neat/final copy).
VOCABULARY: Students will be introduced to a new list of Wordly Wise words this week. We encourage you to use Quizlet at home to review your weekly Wordly Wise words.
3rd grade-attitude, confess, defend, gradual, hint, individual, malice, misery, solution, survey
4th grade-abrupt, achieve, attempt, contempt, entertain, glimpse, mock, persist, persuade, phase, quaint, recall, reject, revise, sensitive
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Writing: VOICES
1:30-2:00
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VOICES: Students will continue the 6+1 Traits of Writing. This is referred to as VOICES: voice, organization, ideas, conventions, expanded vocabulary, and sentence fluency. This week we will continue our focus lesson on Expanding Vocabulary (Word Choice). Students will learn and practice how to use words to clarify an idea, create a mental picture for the reader, and to make the writing sound appealing to the ear. Word Choice is all about the rich, colorful, precise language that communicates in a way that is not only functional, but also in a way that moves and enlightens the reader.
3rd grade: Students will continue reviewing the steps of the writing process as a group. This week in the writing center, students will begin a new narrative prompt: How I Spent My Winter Vacation. Students will include holidays they have celebrated, places they went to, people they visited, and any fun things they did. Students will focus on brainstorming ideas and creating their plan. Their plan should include the juicy details they plan to include, what and how they will describe things, a good hook, and how they plan to provide closure to their story. Students will begin conferencing with a teacher throughout the planning process. Once a plan is complete, students will begin their sloppy copy using a “hamburger” template, and work on their sentence fluency and vocabulary.
Hamburger Paragraph Template:
4th grade: Students will students will begin a new narrative prompt: How I Spent My Winter Vacation. Students will include holidays they have celebrated, places they went to, people they visited, and any fun things they did. Students are expected to follow the steps of the writing process for all pieces. Students will be practicing adding dialogue to their story to help give the characters a voice. They are encouraged to avoid using the word said, and use more words that help describe emotions.
When editing, students will be checking for proper use of capitalization, punctuation (including commas), and spelling. We will be using proper editing marks when editing their writing. Each student will keep a editing reference guide in their home binders for them to use if needed for homework. You can also use the one located below:
You can also use these resources at home:
GRAMMAR: Students will continue to practice identifying various verbs in a sentence. Verbs are words are expressing action, something that a person, animal, force of nature, or thing can do.Verbs are a necessary component of all sentences. Students will review main, helping, and linking verbs. Students will begin to focus on verb tenses: past (danced), present (is dancing), future (will dance).
You can access a variety of review activities for verb tenses here:
Please use the links below to help your child review verbs.
Activities:
Videos (Songs):
WORDS THEIR WAY SPELLING:
Students will be given a new spelling word list this week. Students may practice these words during Word Work as well as homework. Students are responsible for correct spelling and knowing their word patterns.
Weekly Words Their Way lists can be found in your child’s agenda.
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3rd Grade Math 9:15-10:15
Looking for extra practice at home? Use the suggested practice information for each individual day. Your child has their username and password for www.ixl.com.
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Monday
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Students will review line segments, rays, turns, parallel, and perpendicular lines through a variety of resources.
(Students are now focusing on becoming fluent with their multiplication facts. Nightly practice is encouraged if mastery is not yet achieved. Weekly timed quizzes will be each Friday. Personal goals will be set after each quiz. Please encourage your child to reach their goal!)
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Tuesday
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Students will draw and name quadrangles, and discover the properties of quadrangles.
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Wednesday
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Students will create a poster in small groups that show the relationships between parallelograms, rectangles, squares, rhombuses, and kites.
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Thursday
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Students will construct and name regular polygons based on their number of sides.
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Friday
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Students will review 3-dimensional shapes and will identify the bases of pyramids and prisms.
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4th Grade Math 8:15-9:15
Looking for extra practice at home? Use the suggested practice information for each individual day. Your child has their username and password for www.ixl.com.
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Monday
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Students will review fractions as parts of a whole (ONE), fractions on number lines, and the many uses of fractions.
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Tuesday
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Students will practice finding fractional parts of sets.
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Wednesday
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Students will review basic vocabulary and concepts of probability. Students will find probabilities for events when all the possible outcomes are equally likely.
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Thursday
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Students will find fractional parts of polygon regions.
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Friday
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Students will add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers using visuals and the LCM (least common multiplier).
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Science/Social Studies 2:00-3:00
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Monday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will be introduced to our new unit of inquiry. We will start off the unit with a provocation in which students formulate definitions to the unit vocabulary using their own words. Students will formulate connections with these words and how they are related to our unit. Students will become aware of the central idea, lines of inquiry, and teacher questions for this unit. They will have the opportunity to add their own questions about the unit under the appropriate key concept.
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Tuesday
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.Where We Are in Place and Time: While collaborating in small groups, students will work together to complete a “Mind Map” in which they answer the following question:
In what ways can one group of people influence another?
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Wednesday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will inquire about the Native American culture. Students will explore various aspects of the Native American culture. As a class, we will explore interactive websites about the Native American culture. (Two-day lesson)
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Thursday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will inquire about the Native American culture. Students will explore various aspects of the Native American culture. As a class, we will explore interactive websites about the Native American culture. (Two-day lesson)
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Friday
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Where We Are in Place and Time: Students will explore changes in cultures. We will view a powerpoint and complete a CLOZE activity.
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Extra! Extra! Chavura News
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