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Reading-

Writing- PROMPT- On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts organization was founded. Clubs and organizations are a great way to learn important skills. What types of clubs and/or organizations do you belong to? What are some of the skills that you have learned? If you don’t belong to one, which club(s) would you like to join? Explain your answer in a 5 paragraph essay.

ACOS 7

Monday- Paragraph 2- clubs/thing learned #1. Model how to write about your first thing learned on the overhead. Allow students to include their ideas and their $100 words. Then students will write their paragraphs 2 and share with partners or aloud. Move around the room to help with students who are struggling.

Tueday- Students will write paragraph 3- clubs/things learned #2 independently. Move around the room or pull students to small group for extra guidance when needed. Allow students to share aloud and help with editing.

Wednesday- Small group writing. In groups of 3 or 4, the students will share paragraphs 1-3 with each other. Students will help each other with editing.

Thursday- Students will write paragraph 4 independently.

Friday- model paragraph 5 on the overhead. Allow students to share ideas for your essay. Then students will complete their essay by writing paragraph 5.

Science : COS #11 Compare distances from the sun to planets in our solar system. Relating the size of Earth to the size of other planets in our solar system. Identifying technology used to study planets. ex. Hubble, space probes, Mars Exploration Rover. COS #6 compare effects of gravational force on Earth, on the moon, and within space. Identifying contributions of Newton to the study of gravity, describing how a spring scale is used to measure weight, explaining how air resistance affects falling objects. Monday : Pretest on Mass, Density, Volume, Gravity, Planets, Sun, Sir Issac Newton, Metric System concepts. Ask students to define/discuss these concepts using these words in a sentence. After discussion, have students write down actual definitions and concepts. Tuesday : Comprehension Toolkit lesson. Learn about Sir Isaac Newton.and his contribution to the concept of gravity. Read student books and record information in charts. Wednesday : Have students work together to create clay/playdough replicas of the planets and use the scale model to show distances apart and from the sun. Disuss how proximity and size of planets affect their gravitational pulls. Thursday : Use planet comparison chart to work out gravity factor, distance value, and diameter value of planets. Friday : Continue and finish up for the rest of the week.

SPELLING **//SUFFIXES -ible,-able//** Monday- write words is planner (h.w. write words 3x each& a sentence w/ ea. vocab wrd.) Tuesday- Spelling practice book pg. 74 Wednesday- Spelling practice book pg. 75 Thursday- Review Friday- TEST

LANGUAGE- //**Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns**// Monday- Pg. 158-159 1-4 Tuesday- Pg. 161 1-16 Wednesday- Pg. 73 in Practice Book 1-12 Thursday- Review Friday- TEST