Weekly Update

Week of November 7,2009



Reading: Theme: Incredible Stories
         Dogzilla, by Dav Pilkey
         Raising Dragons, by Jerdine Nolan
         The Garden of Abdul Gasazi,by Chris Van Allsburg
         The Mysterious Giant of Barletta, By Tomie DePaola

      
Math: Computing Mental Math Addition
      <,>,=
      Fahrenheit Temperature
      Multiplication of 1 and 10
      Horizontal, oblique, vertical line segments
      Perimeter

Spelling: ow,aw sound

Writing: Using a story map graphic organizer to write our own trickster 
tales! 

Language Arts: Possessive nouns, verbs

Science: Plants 
         Parts of a plant
         Needs of a plant
         Seeds, germination, seedling

Social Studies: Unit 1, Chapter 2
                Lesson 1: Bridgewater, Virginia : Rural Communities
                Lesson 2: Levittown, New York: Suburban Communities
                Lesson 3: Chicago, Illinois: Urban Communities