Below is a brief overview of what to expect this week in our classroom...
Literacy: Students will begin a short mini-unit using non-fiction texts that focus on forces that change the earth's surface. The texts align with the content we are studying in science. Throughout the unit, I will teach students to use text features strategically and notice the structure of the text. Students will review using the index, table of contents, and headings/subheadings to locate information. We will also explore multiple structures (cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast, etc.) within a text. During the writing block, students will apply using the text structures to write a non-fiction book. This week they'll add an essay section to their book, as well as a short story!
Science: Investigation 2 explores landforms, erosion, and deposition. Students will use stream tables to model and investigate the slow processes of erosion and deposition over time. They will observe how landforms grow and change during this process.
Math: Students will continue to explore adding and subtracting fractions using a line plot and number stories. Later in the week, I'll teach students to measure angles and determine missing angle measurements using what they know about shapes and angles.
