Two New Units Beginning This Week

Last week students began writing about how grandmothers are usually portrayed in fiction books.

Non-Fiction Unit
This week we have begun studying non-fiction.  To begin we will look at different types of non-fiction texts like biographies, newspapers, dictionaries, the thesaurus, and of course non-fiction books.  We look to see how those different texts are structured. For example, a biography is usually organized chronologically, where as a general non-fiction book has information grouped into sections, by sub-categories.  We also look at what type of text features each format holds.  Features like headlines, captions, indexes, etc.

Fractions Unit in Math
We are beginning a unit on fractions.  One of the best ways to learn about fractions is with food.  If you are eating a pizza or sharing a sandwich, talk with your student about the fractions involved. 

Curriculum Overview

Literacy - Types of Non-Fiction Text: biographies, newspapers, dictionaries, thesauri, non-fiction books

Math - Fractions

Writing - Editing and improving our writing to produce a final draft.  Writing about how grandmothers are generally portrayed in fiction books.

Language Conventions and Word Study - vowel sounds, suffixes, abbreviations

Social Studies - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science - Balance and Motion

Last week students began writing about how grandmothers are usually portrayed in fiction books.