2/19/24 to 2/23/24 Week at a Glance

Math : Chapter 9 on Adding and Subtracting Fractions (one lesson per day) 

  • Chapter 9, Lesson 4 - Use models to add unlike fractions (learning objective: use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract)
  • Chapter 9, Lesson 5 - Add unlike Fractions (learning objective: add fractions with unlike denominators by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce and equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators)
  • Chapter 9, Lesson 6 - Use models to subtract unlike fractions (learning objective: use visual fraction models to represent the problem)
  • Chapter 9, Lesson 7 - Subtract unlike Fractions (learning objective: subtract fractions with unlike denominators by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce and equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators)

Science: Chapter 4 on Ecosystems (one lesson per week)

  • Chapter 4 on Ecosystems with Lesson 2 
    • How do organisms interact in ecosystems?
    • How do living things interact with their environments?
      • Learning Objective: students will develop and use models that show the different ways that organisms interact in a ecosystem 
  • Key words.... producer, consumer, decomposer, predator, and prey

Social Studies: The Constitution

Geography - We will continue learning the Capitals of each State daily with worksheets and games, so there are ready for their test on 2/29/24

  • We will start creating and designing our google slides from the notes taken on our 3 country’s projects on Tuesday and Thursday. 
  • Reading chapters 4 & 5 of "What is the Constitution?" along with pages 4 & 5 in our comprehension packets that go with the books
  • On Friday we will be learning about James Madison and his role during the events of the Constitution. The students will also be assigned a short video to watch about him on google classroom.

Learning Objectives of The Constitution: 

After this lesson, students will be able to:

  1. explain the origins of the Constitution
  2. describe the three branches of government and how they function
  3. apply understanding of the Constitution to the classroom

*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.*