Reader's: Character Unit of Study through the Read Alouds, Because of Winn-Dixie and Diamonde Daniel. The students are studying character with Book Clubs.
Writing:
Students are working on Expert Non-Fiction books. They are written and edited on their own. Each book will contain a Table of Contents. Introduction, at least 3 sub topic paragraphs, conclusion, About the Author, glossary and some text features.
Students are researching and writing Biography reports.
Word Work:
We are studying homophones, Synonyms, and Antonyms.
Math:
We are just finishing Area and Perimeter with a group project of designing a zoo. We are currently studying fractions.
Science:
We are beginning our unit on Energy.
Social Studies:
We are currently studying San Ramon Valley History with a focus on Pioneer Days.
Cursive:
The class has learned all of the lower case letters and we are working through the upper case letters now.