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| Can you tell what atom this is? |
Reading:
* The kids are going to learn a few new prefixes this week and as a result will be able to learn meanings to new words.
* The kids will also learn how to make metaphors using concrete and abstract nouns. We did this last week and the week before but now I will formally introduce them to the terms concrete and abstract nouns.
* In small groups we will study comprehension skills based off the Time for Kids assessments.
* We're reading for purpose and identifying theme and conflict. We're going to ask ourselves where we find similar theme or conflict in history, our lives, current events, and literature through a webbing experience.
* We're reading for purpose and identifying theme and conflict. We're going to ask ourselves where we find similar theme or conflict in history, our lives, current events, and literature through a webbing experience.
Current Events:
* Tick, tick, tick...fiscal cliff...
* Our week will probably begin with some Chicago Bears talk: hopefully a victory.
* Kids are going to
begin groundwork on the 5V Magazine; an informative publication that will
encompass many of the writing, reading, and research skills we already teach
through our curriculum. When I say groundwork, I mean we will just talk about it this week informally and begin work after winter break. Science:
* Kids will learn the basic parts of an atom! This includes the nucleus, protons, neutrons, electron shells, and electrons.
* The kids will also learn the functions of those atomic parts.
* In addition, the kids will study the periodic table and learn what the atomic #, atomic mass, and classifications of elements means.
Writing: Writing everyday...
* The kids will continue to learn how to elaborate using cues like because, for example, and like.
* The kids will also continue to organize their writing through paragraphing. They should be able to explain why they separated paragraphs and why they made the transitions between paragraphs that they did.
* In grammar we are studying a variety of kinds of nouns including: personal, proper, common, possessive, and more.
* As part of their inquiry learning the kids will ask questions about what they want to find answers to and they will either discuss, infer, experiment, or research to write about what they have learned and then share it. They did such a fine job with this in social studies last week!!
Technology: Edline skills this week!
* Because of the increase in
flipped instruction, students will practice taking quizzes and watching video
lessons online.
* The kids will learn while in the computer lab how to go back and forth between note taking for a subject (like science or writing) and their MS word document. They will learn (and already have learned) how to paraphrase and note take again.
Citizenship: Next week we
will focus on:
* Having class meetings to discuss agenda items for the week.
* Learning cool tools of the week.
