Reading: The students are working on their own explanatory essays, a type of writing that explains a topic to an audience by sharing knowledge and ideas. We will use this writing to work through the steps in the writing process.
Science: Mrs. Gemmell will help us wrap up our "Let's Make a Lava Lamp" unit before we begin our next STEM challenge. Additionally, we'll be using Mystery Science to help us think like scientists. "Inventors at Work" is our current topic.
Social Studies: Chapter 4 of the textbook is called "Spain Builds an Empire." We are using the textbook to learn how to read, take notes, and summarize nonfiction texts. At the conclusion of Chapter 4, we are going to move right into Chapter 5 "The Struggle to Found Colonies."
Math: Unit 2 Module 4 is about least common multiples (LCMs) and greatest common factors (GCFs) which can be difficult for some students. Then we will go back to Module 2 to use what we learned in Module 4 to help us find common denominators.
