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Reading: Summarizing to Construct Meaning From Texts Purpose: Students summarize by noticing the connections between events, characters and setting. Writing: Word Choice Purpose: Students revise writing with deliberate and enhanced word choice. Math Problem Solving With Tables of Values: Introduction Purpose: Students apply their understanding of the relationships within tables of values to solve problems. Science Propulsion and Movement: Flying Animals and Aircrafts Purpose: Students determine how flying animals and aircrafts use propulsion for movement. Social Studies Local Government: Influencing Decision-Making Purpose: Students analyze strategies that can be used to influence decisions at the local government level. Local Government: The Role of Elected Representatives Purpose: Students recognize the role of elected representatives in local government.
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How Authors Create Mood Purpose: Students consider the use of detail in creating mood. Revising the Climax of the Story Purpose: Students add details to revise the climax of their writing. Math: Determining Factors Purpose: Students apply their understanding of factors to solve problems with numbers. Determining Prime and Composite numbers Purpose: Students apply their understanding of prime and composite numbers to solve problems. Science: Air Movement Across a Surface Results in Lift Purpose: Students develop an understanding of how air movement results in lift. Social Studies: Current Event: Examining Facts, Opinions, and Bias Purpose: Students critically examine bias, distinguish fact from opinion and evaluate new ideas. Local Government: Organization Purpose: Students describe how urban, rural, First Nations, and Metis local governments are organized. L.A.
Reading Examining the Author’s Purpose Purpose: Students improve comprehension of what they read by determining the author’s purpose. Writing Revising Sentences To Engage My Readers Purpose: Students revise by varying sentence beginnings to engage their reader. Math Determining Multiples Purpose: Students apply their understanding of multiples to solve problems with numbers. Science Air and Aerodynamics Purpose: Students develop an understanding of the properties of air that make it a fluid. Social Studies Election Speeches (Monday) and Vote (Thursday) Current Events Purpose: Students analyze current events to consider diverse perspectives. L.A.
Reading: Inferring About Characters Purpose: Students infer to learn about a character’s actions or feelings. Writing: Realistic Fiction Purpose: Students learn how to generate ideas and structure texts to create their own realistic fiction. Math Place Value Purpose: Students learn to describe very large and very small numbers through the use of riddles. Patterns in Multiplication Tables Purpose: Students use patterns in a multiplication table to solve problems with numbers. Science Air and Aerodynamics Purpose: Students investigate the properties of air. Social Studies Local Government Purpose: Students analyze the structure and function of local government. Current Events Purpose: Students develop media literacy skills as they analyze current events related to local government. L.A.
Reading: Discussing Topics and Themes Purpose: Students identify and discuss common topics or themes in fiction Writing: Revise and Edit: Zooming Out Purpose: Students will monitor verb tense, pronouns and paragraph structure in their writing. Revise and Edit: Zooming In Purpose: Students will revise paragraph structure and edit spelling in their writing. Revise and Edit: Goal Setting Purpose: Students will use what they know about revision to set writing goals. Math Comparing and Ordering Numbers Purpose: Students will order and compare decimal numbers less than one thousandth. Strategic Problem Solving Purpose: Students explore problem-solving strategies with very large and very small numbers using technology. Science Trees and Forests Test- Wednesday, October 7 What is a Fair Test? Purpose: Students review the elements of a fair test within the framework of the scientific method. This lesson will provide the foundation for conducting experiments in the Air and Aerodynamics unit. Air is Everywhere Purpose: Students explore that air takes up space and exerts pressure. Air Takes Up Space Purpose: Students will explore the properties of air with a focus on how air takes up space. Social Studies Decision Making Test- Thursday, October 8 Levels of Government Purpose: Students recognize and value the contributions of elected representatives in the democratic process. Local Government Purpose: Students explore how representatives are chosen for local government. |
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