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Welcome to Mrs. Walhaug's
4th grade class:
August 25 - 29
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL !!!
Math:
Unit 1 Naming and Constructing Geometric
Figures
Monday - Math Journal 1.5 Concave and Convex
Tuesday - Math Journal
1.6 Inscribed Square, Circle and Compass
Wednesday - Math
Journal 1.7 Circle Construction
Thursday - Math Journal 1.8
Line Segment Inscribed Hexagon
Friday - Math Journal
Review
Literacy:
Donavan's Word Jar
Focus Skill - Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Word,
Antonyms, and Synonmyns
Materials Used - Trophies Text, Grammar Book,
Spelling Book and Language handbook
Vocabulary Words - uneasy, disappointment,
compromise, perserverance, leisure, chortle
Spelling words - sleep,
empty, queen, deal, needed, spelling, east, feelings, tea, keeping,
beneath, agree, elevator, coffee, suggested, method, feature,
metal, disease, television
Monday - Question of
the Day, Writing Prompt, Daily Oral Language, Grammar p. 6,
Spelling Sort, Spelling p. 13
Tuesday - Question of the
Day, Writing Prompt, Daily Oral Language, Read story - Donavan's
Word Jar, Grammar p. 7, Grammar Pretest p. 10, write
informative paragraph
Wednesday - Question of the
Day, Writing Prompt, Daily Oral Language, Grammar p. 9,
Spelling p. 11, Lang. Handbook p. 96
Thursday - Question of the
Day, Writing Prompt, Daily Oral Language, Spelling p. 15,
Grammar p.8, Lang. Handbook p. 97, Vocab.
test
Friday - Question of
the Day, Writing prompt, Daily Oral Language, Spelling test,
Comprehension test, Lang Handbook p. 98
Standards Met:
Reading and Literature
The Student
Will:
4.1 Read and learn the meaning of
unfamiliar words by:
*using knowledge of word
origins, synonyms and antonyms.
*using structural analysis to identify root words with prefixes and
suffixes.
*using context in content and informational material.
4.5 Read aloud with fluency and expression to engage
audience.
4.6 Read regularly and independently.
Oral Language
The Student
Will:
4.1 Use effective oral communication skills
in a variety of settings by:
*contributing to group
discussions.
*begginning to use evidence to support opinions.
Writing
The Student
Will:
4.1 Identify and correctly use
parts of speech including nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives,
adverbs, and conjunctions.
4.2 Use capitalization
correctly including titles, holidays, place names, initials,
abbreviations, and historical events.
4.4 Take notes from selected materials and formulate a simple
outline.
4.6 Write paragraph with a topic sentence and three to
four supporting details.
Social Studies: Unit 1 Chapter 1 A View
of the United States
Focus Skill: Maps, Geography Terms, Main Ideas and
Details
Materials Used: Harcourt Horizons Text, Activity
Book
Thursday - Read Chapter
1 p. 21 - 27 Where on Earth is the United
States, Introduction to maps and terms.
Activity Book and Note-taking
Friday - Read Chapter
2 p. 28 - 37 The Land. Define
Vocab, Note-Taking and Student Project Booklet
Standards Met:
Geography
The Student Will:
4.1 Identify and locate the four major regions of the
states which compromises them
4.2 Locate major landforms of each region on a map or
globe
4.3 Identify and apply map skills using geographical
terms
4.4 Compare maps drawn at different scales
4.5 Identify latitude and longitude
4.6 Identify major physical features and resources
of the United States
Science: Human Body - Bones
Tuesday-
Prior knowledge for Human Body and Foss Kit experiment
(Counting Bones) Construct skeleton of human body
Wesdnesday- continue
experiment (Foss) Counting Bones, Skeleton Construction
Thursday - word
bank, notes, and Science short
stories
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