10/22-10/26
Math: This week, we are continuing our unit on long-division. The students, over-all, have been successful with four digit by two digit division, although it does take some time. I have been emphasizing the importance of estimating using "compatible numbers" to judge the reasonableness of respective solutions.
ELA: We are bringing our study of human rights to an end with a novel study on Elijah of Buxton.. As the students finish their novels, we will explore recurring themes and analyze the nature of some of the novel interesting characters.
Fifth Grade AIG Math unit:
9/24: Students have a week-long homework assignment due Friday. They are to create a comic strip demonstrating all they know about volume. Math vocabulary might include: cubic units, faces, area of faces, Associative Property of Multiplication. Students might include examples of volume in real-life and well as a "what if" situation. For example, what would happen to the volume of a rectangular prism that was "pushed in?"
9/17-9/21:
This week, students will learn about volume and order of operations (PEMDAS). Additionally, students will have an opportunity to complete an at-home project to build upon our recent graphing unit. I will speak to the students about video opportunities in this project since I would love to post their work and process online. Please let me know if you do not want your child's work or video online.
Language Arts:
This first quarter, our big topic in ELA is human rights. We have been piggy-backing on the fifth graders classroom study of Esperanza Rising with an enhanced look at famous activists such as Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony. So far, we have analyzed the style and effect of two famous speeches by our featured activists. I was delighted that the fifth graders remembered our fourth grade unit on rhetoric and could identify pathos and logos! Over the next few weeks, we will learn about Henry Brown and the many (sometimes conflicting) accounts of his harrowing escape from slavery. Students will be able to determine the pros and cons of primary and secondary documents and accounts.
Math: This week, we are continuing our unit on long-division. The students, over-all, have been successful with four digit by two digit division, although it does take some time. I have been emphasizing the importance of estimating using "compatible numbers" to judge the reasonableness of respective solutions.
ELA: We are bringing our study of human rights to an end with a novel study on Elijah of Buxton.. As the students finish their novels, we will explore recurring themes and analyze the nature of some of the novel interesting characters.
Fifth Grade AIG Math unit:
9/24: Students have a week-long homework assignment due Friday. They are to create a comic strip demonstrating all they know about volume. Math vocabulary might include: cubic units, faces, area of faces, Associative Property of Multiplication. Students might include examples of volume in real-life and well as a "what if" situation. For example, what would happen to the volume of a rectangular prism that was "pushed in?"
9/17-9/21:
This week, students will learn about volume and order of operations (PEMDAS). Additionally, students will have an opportunity to complete an at-home project to build upon our recent graphing unit. I will speak to the students about video opportunities in this project since I would love to post their work and process online. Please let me know if you do not want your child's work or video online.
Language Arts:
This first quarter, our big topic in ELA is human rights. We have been piggy-backing on the fifth graders classroom study of Esperanza Rising with an enhanced look at famous activists such as Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony. So far, we have analyzed the style and effect of two famous speeches by our featured activists. I was delighted that the fifth graders remembered our fourth grade unit on rhetoric and could identify pathos and logos! Over the next few weeks, we will learn about Henry Brown and the many (sometimes conflicting) accounts of his harrowing escape from slavery. Students will be able to determine the pros and cons of primary and secondary documents and accounts.
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