Welcome to May Room 9! This is not the way I would like to be starting off the final month of 4th grade, but I hope you are all home and safe during these scary times. Monday starts off the week with Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) and we also get to celebrate Cinco De Mayo on Tuesday with some yummy Mexican food! Here are some other important reminders:
Monday: Google Meet 10-10:30 (link on Reading Google Classroom), Odysseyware Lessons:
Reading: Word Play: Short Story: How Willie Was Rescued
Math: Decimals and Fractions: Multiplication of Whole Numbers
Science: Plants: Plant Life
Social Studies: Progress of Transportation in Early America
**National Lemonade Day: make some lemonade and take a picture to share on the Walker Facebook page
Tuesday: Odysseyware Lessons:
Reading: Comprehension and Precise Language: Comparing Fiction to Nonfiction
Math: Decimals and Fractions: Division and Averages
Science: Plants: Plants: Food and Shelter
Social Studies: Land Transportation
**Cinco De Mayo: Enjoy some yummy Mexican food and share on Walker’s Facebook page!
Wednesdays: 4th grade Google Meet from 2-3:00 on 4th Grade Classroom Page, Odysseyware Lessons:
Reading: Comprehension and Precise Language: Literature Comprehension Strategies
Math: Graphing and Review: Whole Numbers
Science: Plants: Project: Things Made of Wood
Social Studies: Water Transportation
**Go on a bird hunt in your neighborhood. Send pictures of the birds you saw to Walker’s Facebook page!
Thursday: Odysseyware Lessons:
Reading: Comprehension and Precise Language: Analyzing and Drawing Conclusions in a Passage
Math: Graphing and Review: Decimal Numbers
Science: Plants: Plant Products
Social Studies: Quiz 1 The Progress of Transportation in Early America
**Make a homemade puppet from objects around your house. Share a pictures on Walker’s Facebook page.
Friday: Google Meet in Reading Classroom 10-10:30, Odysseyware Lessons:
Reading: Comprehension and Precise Language: Using Reliable Sources Correctly
Math: Graphing and Review: Quiz: Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimal Numbers
Science: Plants: Quiz 1: Plant Life
Social Studies: Steamboat and Rail Transportation
**Make a card for Mother’s Day to give to your mom on Sunday!
ELA: We will focus on comparing fiction and nonfiction as well as drawing conclusions this week. Remember, when we draw conclusions, we think about clues in the story as well as what we already know to make conclusions about the story. Here are some practice activities:
1. Fiction and Nonfiction Powerpoint
2. Fiction Snowball Fight
3. Wild Taxi Race Nonfiction Game
Science: We will focus on plants this week. We will look at plant parts, things made of wood, other plant products, and how plants provide food and shelter.
1. Grow a Garden Game
2. Edible Plants Game
3. Farm to Fork game