February 16-19, 2016
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Week 24
Texas History We will describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas. We will explain how developments in transportation and communication have influenced economic activities in Texas. | Science We will identify and classify Earth's renewable resources, including air, plants, water, and animals; and nonrenewable resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas; and the importance of conservation. We will also measure and record changes in weather and make predictions using weather maps, weather symbols, and a map key. | MathWe will compare and order fractions and decimals using concrete and visual models to the hundredths. We will relate decimals to fractions that name the tenths and hundredths place. We will also be using the website Thinking Blocks to model fractions of a number, total or part of a number, and addition and subtraction with like denominators. |
Texas History
Science
We will also measure and record changes in weather and make predictions using weather maps, weather symbols, and a map key.
Math
We will compare and order fractions and decimals using concrete and visual models to the hundredths. We will relate decimals to fractions that name the tenths and hundredths place. We will also be using the website Thinking Blocks to model fractions of a number, total or part of a number, and addition and subtraction with like denominators.
Reading During reading time, we will describe the interactions of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo. We will be looking at the characters Pip Squeak and Big Bark. | Writing This week in writing, we will look at authentic revising and editing examples. We will use an interactive format of 'Brain in the Game' and IQ slap down to demonstrate question analysis. We will also explore different conclusion examples from fellow 4th graders. | Word Work Our spelling this week will explore base words with roots and affixes. Our focus will be -ion, -ment, -ly, dis- and pre-) |