Reading Six Comprehension Strategies and Skills of Common

• Reading Six Comprehension Strategies and Skills of Common Core » » » Visualizing Connections Summarizing Questioning Inferring Synthesizing • Nonfiction comprehension strategies and structures • Language » Nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, adjectives, Verbs, adverbs, articles and conjunctions • Sources » » » Novels Basal Readers Leveled books Picture books Internet Reference Materials

Additional Reading • Interactive Read Alouds/Shared reading lessons • Reading for enjoyment-working on stamina » » » LLC book Book from home Wheaton Public Library book Appropriately leveled Each classroom teacher decides how often and how long this will take place per week » Comprehension strategies reviewed

Writing • Types covered throughout the year: » » » Opinion Informational Narrative Constructed Response to Reading Written response to math using problem solving strategies • Instruction includes: » Transition into 5 -paragraph writing » Writer’s Workshop / Graphic organizers » Written Language such as Poetry, Brochures, Friendly letters, Editorials

Math • Timed tests • Curriculum » Multiplication and Division » Nightly fact practice initiative =10 minutes per night - 3 minute timed test given Fridays – Common Core Curriculum » Operations and algebraic thinking » Number and operations in base ten » Number and operations -Fractions » Measurement and data » Geometry » Problem Solving

• Main units • • Science Scientific Method & AT HOME Science Project Earth’s Surface Waves Energy • Health/Family Living Unit • Film shown last Friday in May • Boys and girls separate when viewing the film

Social Studies • • • Map Skills States and Regions Government / citizenship / economy Revolutionary War Civil War

Projects/Technology • Sarah Peterson, Librarian – Projects ideas to come! – Biography Poster-research, Word Art, clip art, import photos – National Park Tour- Research Photo Story 3 or Adobe Voice – State Google Slide-research and oral presentation skills • Technology » Google Apps for Education » Digital Storytelling » Research » And More

Take a Peek! Biography Posters 51 st State Project Science Experiments Genres

• • Special Schedule Lunch: 12 N-12: 25 Recess: 12: 25 – 12: 55 Music: 25 minutes Art: 45 minutes Library: 30 minutes » Saporito: Thursday » Clapp: Tuesday » Heilingoetter: Wednesday • P. E. : 20 minutes • Computer: research, reinforcement tool

Homework • 45 minutes nightly (including all reading, worksheets, math, and projects, highly recommended to do 10 minutes of Typing Training) • Incomplete classwork or homework will be made up during our grade level read aloud. This may also be carried into our Fun Friday time.

Communication • Planners- Organizational tool » Return daily with PARENT SIGNATURE • Communication tool » » » Daily assignments Long term project notification Newsletters Emails Conferences

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