Lessons & Assignments Friday, January 8th

Language Arts - None - We finished our argument writing piece about having homework over school breaks.

Math - None - We discussed dividing by 6 today and completed our chapter quiz in class.

Science - None - We made models of soil layers today.

Social Studies - None - We watched a Discovery Education video about Thomas Edison today.  We will be reading about him and his inventions in class on Monday.

Soil Layers

We have been reading about soil layers in science class.  Today we used some fun snacks to make a model of the bedrock, subsoil, topsoil, and humus.

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, January 7th

Language Arts - None - We played a fun noun review game in class today.  We continued working on argument writing by reading an article about whether or not students should have homework over school breaks.  Each student had to choose a side of the argument, and use details from the article to explain his/her reasoning.

Math - None - We practiced dividing by 3 and 4 today.  The students are doing a great job, and we are just buzzing through this chapter!

Science - None - We read about the different types and layers of soil today.  Tomorrow we will make a model of the soil layers.

Social Studies - None - We read about how communication has changed over time.  We learned about the Pony Express, Morse Code, and the invention of the telegraph and telephone.

Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, January 6th

Language Arts - None - We did a practice quiz over verbs today.  We also talked about what argument/persuasive writing should look like.  We practiced writing a few short pieces of argument writing by playing "Would You Rather."

Math - None - We completed 2 lessons today - diving by 10 and dividing by 5.  The kids did a great job on both of these lessons today!

Science - None - We read about renewable, reusable, and nonrenewable resources today.

Social Studies - None - We read about how transportation has changed over time.  We learned about Lewis & Clark exploring in boats, about the invention of the steam engine, Henry Ford and the assembly line, and the Wright brothers.

Dividing by 2

Today in math we learned about dividing by 2.  I told the students that if any of them had a sibling, they were naturally inclined to divide things by 2 when they share.  In order to illustrate this point, I gave students a pack of Smarties and asked them to share with a partner.  They easily divided by 2, and I got the remainders!  :)

Cookie Mining

Today in science we started our chapter on resources.  In order to better understand natural resources, we discussed mining and how it impacts the land around it.  We used chocolate chip cookies and toothpicks as models to "mine" for chocolate chips!

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, January 5th

Welcome Back!

Language Arts - None - We took our 3rd quarter assessment pretest today, and our Star Reading winter benchmark assessments.  This week we will be working on argument/persuasive writing.  We will not have a reading or spelling test this week.

Math - None - We took our Star Math winter benchmark assessment today, and started chapter 7.  Chapter 7 continues division.  Today we focused on dividing by 2.

Science - None - We started chapter 8 today on resources.  We previewed the chapter and completed a lab activity.

Social Studies - None - We started chapter 8 today on communication and transportation.  We completed a vocabulary preview sheet in class.