January 7 to January 10, 2025 Week at a Glance

Math: Chapter 7  (one lesson per day) 

All Volume 2 Math Books will be passed out to them on Tuesday

  • Tuesday - Chapter 7, Lesson 1 - Numerical Expressions (Learning Objective: Write and evaluate numerical expressions)
  • Wednesday- Chapter 7, Lesson 2 - Order of Operations (Learning Objective: Use the order of operations to evaluate expressions)
  • Thursday - Chapter 7, Lesson 3 - Write Numerical Expressions (Learning objective: Use numbers and operation symbols to write verbal phrases as numerical expressions)
  • Friday - Check My Progress (Learning objective: see how the students are doing this far)

Science: Chapter 3 - Growth and Survival (one lesson per week)

  • Tuesday/Wednesday - Lesson 1 and answer the central question: What are some physical structures in living things?
    • How do plants and animals grow and change?
      • Learning Objective: 
        • Students will compare and contrast the structures and functions of parts of plants and animals
  • Thursday - They will do a Plant Escape Room (they love this)
  • Friday - Lesson 1 Check Quiz and a Function of Plants packet

Social Studies: What was the Holocaust?... this is to prepare them before they read the book “A Night Divided” in Reading class 

Pass out Holocaust books and comprehension packets on Tuesday

  • Tuesday - Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4 in Holocaust books and answer comprehension questions for these chapters  
  • Wednesday - Read Chapters 5, 6, & 7 in Holocaust books and answer comprehension questions for these chapters  
  • Thursday - Read Chapters 8, 9, 10 & 11 in Holocaust books and answer comprehension questions for these chapters  
  • Friday - We will work on a packet on Martin Luther King to honor him before we have his day of celebration off on January 15th

Learning Objectives: 

Informational Text:

- Anchor Standard 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 

- Anchor Standard 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

- Anchor Standard 4: Interpret words and phrases used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. 

- Anchor Standard 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media, and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. 

- Anchor Standard 10: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently. 

Writing: 

-Anchor Standard 2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. 

Anchor Standard 9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. 

*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.*