3/4/24 to 3/8/24 Week at a Glance

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

  • Chapter 9, Lesson 13 - Subtract fractions with renaming (learning objective: Students will use fraction equivalence to subtract with renaming)
  • Chapter 9, Review Pages in book - We will review all the lessons in class
  • Chapter 9 differentiated Math Practice tests will be done about 3 times prior to the actual test on Wednesday and Thursday
  • We will have the Chapter 9 Math Test on Friday, March 9, 2024

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

  • Chapter 4 on Ecosystems with Lesson 4
    • How do humans impact ecosystems? (learning objective: students will define a problem relating to human impact on ecosystems and will analyze the consequences of how people can affect the environment.)
    • How do living things interact with their environments?
  • On Thursday the students will have a graded Ecosystems packets they will work on in groups
  • Key words.... conservation, non-native species, and pollution

Social Studies: Finishing The Constitution

  • We will start presenting our google slides throughout the week on our 3 country’s projects. Can’t wait!
  • Reading chapters 8 & 9 of "What is the Constitution?" along with pages 6 and 7 in the packets that go with the books on Tuesday and turning in our packets for a grade
  • On Wednesday we will be doing a timeline of events activity that requires scissors and glue sticks along with learning about Alexander Hamilton and his role during the events being learned. There is also a kid friendly short video assigned to the students about him.
  • On Friday we will be taking a test on the "What is the Constitution" book we just finished reading and they will be allowed to use their packets as their notes for the test.

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.*