November 11-15

Math

• Use area models and arrays to represent and explain multiplication of a 3 or 4 digit number by a 1 digit number
• Use place value models represent and explain multiplication of a 3 or 4 digit number by a 1 digit number
• Use place value and properties of operations to represent and explain multiplication of a 3 or 4 digit number by a 1 digit number
• Apply understandings of patterns and properties of operations to sort products (3 and  4 digit by 1 digit
  

Writing

• During week 2, students experiment with a variety of ways to create poetry using language skills.  By manipulating prepositions and transitions, students are able to develop an understanding of how to apply these language skills when composing any type of writing.  
• Students will compose a poem that forecasts how they will feel when they accomplish a personal goal using precise word choice and description.

Reading

• Compare major differences between poems and a drama by referring to the structural elements of each when writing or speaking about a text.
• Draw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Spelling

• Students were given new spelling words on Monday.  The next spelling test will be on Friday, November 22nd.

Science

• Describe how natural events can impact the survival of organisms in an ecosystem
• Identify and describe natural events that cause changes in the eco-column

Social Studies

• Describe how new technologies impact specialization resulting in the interdependence of people