2-7-2-11

Reading-

Math-Practice Problems daily - test Friday, continue with timed multiplication tests Monday - Depending on your test results from Friday, you may need to continue with gallon measurement conversion. If your kids did well and you are ready to move on, begin with metric conversion. There is not a lot of materials in Investigations for this. However, there are a few pages in the Coach book and a few pages in the textbook. More than likely you will have to pull worksheets/ideas from the internet for this. Tuesday - metric measurement conversion Wednesday - metric measurement conversion Thursday - introduce customary measurement including inches, feet, yards, miles, pounds, tons, etc. Friday - test

I will try to pull some materials together for everyone and give you copies.

Writing-

ACOS 7

Tuesday- introduce writing prompt- brainstorm ideas/create titles/discuss reasons

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.

Wednesday- Create expository writing graphic orgaizers. (decide on 3 reasons to join the clubs) Share responses with the class.

Thursday- Write the 1st paragraph. List possible topic sentences on an anchor chart. Discuss attention grabbing topic sentences and allow students to share with class.

Friday- $100 words. discuss the imprtance of strong vocabulary in writing. Make lists of $100 words.

Science : COS #5 Contrast ways in which light rays are bent by concave and convex lenses. Describing how a prism forms a visible spectrum, explaining why different objects have different colors, describe how mirrors reflect light. Describe the relationship between the structure of the eye and sight. Identify types of corrective lenses used to correct different sight problems: convex-farsightedness and concave-nearsightedness. Identify the contribution of van Leeuwenhoek to the development of the microscope. COS # 7.1 Compare unicellular and multicellular organisms. Monday : Lesson 8 preparing slides. Tuesday : Comprehension Toolkit lesson. Learn about van Leeuwenhoek and his contribution to the microscope. Read student books and record information in charts. Wednesday : Microorganisms are supposed to arrive today! If not Lesson 9 What is it? Thursday : VOC Quiz (make-up because of weather last week), Lesson 12-14 Friday : Continue looking/observing/recording information about volvox, blepharisma, and vinegar eels. (compare unicellular and multicellular organisms)

SPELLING HOMOPHONES Monday- write words in planner (H.W. write words 3X each & a sentence with each vocabulary word) Tuesday- practice book page 70 Wednesday- practice book page 72 Thursday- review Friday- TEST

GRAMMAR- POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Monday- Grammar book page 152 intro to possessive pronouns then do 1-10 orally Tuesday- Grammar book page 153 1-18 follow directions Wednesday- Grammar book page 155 1-20 follow directions Thursday- REVIEW Friday- TEST