Reading
“Because of Winn Dixie”
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary: missionary, roundabout, pathological, notion, melancholy
More Practice on:Summarizing and Connotation/Denotation
Vocabulary Quiz Thursday
DO KIDBIZ EVERY EVENING IF POSSIBLE
Math
Chapter 10 “Customary Measurement”
Math Station Rotation this week will review Customary Measurement
Scott Foresman Lessons: 10-7 through 10-11
Measuring activities include measuring to the ½ inch and ¼ inch.
Lesson Quiz as needed
Spelling
Winn Dixie words: missionary, roundabout, pathological, notion, melancholy
Call-out Friday
Writing: How to Write Dialogue
We will create dialogues between Winn Dixie and Shiloh since we will have
read both books!
Language
Unit 7 Linking Verbs
am, is, are, was, were
Inquiry: How are linking verbs different from helping verbs?
Lesson 2 “Linking Verbs in the Present Tense”
Lesson 3 “Linking Verbs in the Past Tense”
Social Studies
Last week, we began an activity for President’s Day. We will continue to find
unique and interesting facts about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We
will also create a booklet about these two presidents in commemoration of
President’s Day, which is next Monday.
Science
Chapter 5 “Rocks, Soil and Change”
Vocabulary: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, mineral, rock, sedimentary rock
Pearson Book : Lesson 2
Classify rocks by their characteristics
