5/6/24 to 5/10/24 Week at a Glance

Math :  Finishing Chapter 11 - Measurement and then entering Chapter 12 - Geometry (one lesson per day) 

  • Chapter 11 differentiated Practice tests will be done in class on Monday and Tuesday, as well as for homework on these days
  • Chapter 11 differentiated Math Test on Wednesday, May 8th
  • Chapter 12, Lesson 1 - Polygons (learning objective: classify two-dimensional figures based on properties))
  • Chapter 12, Lesson 2 - Sides and Angles of Triangles  (learning objective: Measure the sides and angles of triangles)

Science: Chapter 5 on Water Cycles (one lesson per week)

    • We will be creating on our study guide on Monday
    • We will work on Review pages in textbook on Wednesday
    • Chapter 5 Science Test on Friday, May 10th - open book test 
    • I will also be passing out a book on Thomas Edison on Monday and a comprehension packet. We will start reading chapters 1 through 6 about him this week. 
  • Learning Objective about Thomas Edison:
      • Use vocabulary related to Thomas Edison's life in context
      • Explain how Thomas Edison's light bulb solved a problem and affected people's lives
      • Explain the traits that made Thomas Edison a successful inventor
        • Important Vocabulary throughout book: hyperactive; telegraph; invention; laboratory; phonograph; sophisticated; cylinder; incandescent; patent; generate

Social Studies:  Escape by Night - A Civil War Adventure Book

    • We will be reading chapters 9 - 16 (this finishes our book) this week and answering questions along the way (please read my nightly Edlio for specific questions and summary of each chapter read)
  • Learning Objectives: 
    • Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
    •  Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
    • Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in
      the text.
  • We will continue working on our State Abbreviations by doing multiple worksheets throughout the week in class
  • Weekly D.O.G. (Daily Oral Geography) will be passed out on Monday as well - due on Friday
  • We will also make time to continue working on our in-class Canva poster project for our Wonder project.

*Please note that The Week at a Glance is very broad. Please check my nightly Edlio posts to read about what we specifically did in class that day.*