Lessons for Feb. 24-28, 2014

 

 

Lessons for February 18 - 21, 2014

February 18-21, 2014

ELA

AM I:

Capitalization (“I” and special names, i.e. proper nouns)

Nouns and Verbs

Synonyms and Antonyms – intro.

 

AM II/PM I:

Adverbs

Synonyms and Antonyms review

Articles

 

PM II:

Adverbs and Articles

 

Civics

Martin Luther King, Jr

Rosa Parks

Our American Flag: What does it mean to us as Americans?

 

Geography

Memorize Great Lakes -- possible quiz this week

 

Library this Friday

 

 

 

 

February 10 - 14, 2014

February 10-14

Valentine’s Week

 

ELA:

Journal Writing: All About My Family

Intro. to adverbs

Practice on:     nouns, verbs (AM I, AMII)

pronouns (AM II, PM)

Intro. to adverbs: (AM II, PM)

synonyms and antonyms

Reading Comprehension

 

Civics:

Frederick Douglass

Geography:
The Great Lakes (also, land/water form)

The Great Lakes States and Capitals (AM – finish map; PM – memorize)

 

Friday: No library, spelling test starts at 9:20, DVD at 9:30, Valentine party at 10:30

 

 

 

February 3 - 7, 2014

 

 

 

 

Lessons for the week: January 27-31, 2014

Here is a list of things we'll be doing in class this week.

ELA:
Pronouns
Synonyms/Antonyms
Verb/Nouns (review)
Journal Writing: Poem(s)
Fortune Cookie Poetry

Civics:

Chinese New Years in America
- a look at Chinatown around our country through YouTube or slideshows: We will start this promptly at 9:10am on Wednesday

Geography:

Pop Quiz on Plains States (a pop quiz is a “surprise” quiz; i.e. the date will be undetermined)

Intro. to Great Lakes region and their capitals. Capitals are listed first, then their corresponding State:

Springfield, Illinois

Indianapolis, Indiana

Lansing, Michigan

St. Paul,Minnesota

Albany, New York

Columbus, Ohio

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Madison, Wisconsin