ELA:
Reading- We will continue to work on making inferences and summarizing. We will also be learning how to write a reading response. We will use the R.A.C.E.S. strategy: Restate the question; Answer the question; Cite your evidence; Explain your evidence; Summarize your answer in a concluding sentence.
Word Work- We will work with our second list of word work word parts: alter, anti, bi, geo, ology, and script.
Writing- We will continue to work on coming up with ideas to write about and building our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.
Math: We will be going over multiplication strategies, including the Partial Product strategy: 24 x 35 = (20 x 30) + (20 x 5) + (4 x 30) + (4 x 5). We will also review multiples, factors, prime numbers, and composite numbers.
Science: We will review our vocabulary words and work on writing Scientific Explanations.
Social Studies: We will begin Chapter 4, "Spain Builds and Empire." We will analyze and summarize Lesson 1, "The Voyages of Columbus." Then we will read Lesson 4.2, "Different Worlds Collide."
Important Days:
Tuesday- ELA- Common Assessment for Reading Informational Texts
Wednesday- ELA- Common Assessment for Reading Fictional Texts
Thursday- Math Common Assessment
