Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Highlights from the Month of October 2018

Language Arts
We are continuing the novel Holes by Louis Sachar focusing on theme (good can come out of bad if you let it! and the past has a way of influencing the future!), making character inferences, analyzing a two-plot story, reading outside the text about a real Wild West outlaw, Belle Starr, and discussing the turning point/climax of a novel. 



Room 22 concluded their fiction narrative unit and shared their stories with their Room 8 buddies and the entire fifth grade. Next up is PERSONAL narratives. 




Math
Room 22 has been busy with multiplication. Focus has been on halving/doubling method, partial product method and the traditional method of 3 digit by 3 digit numbers.  We have also been working with prime factorization, and exponents. 
Visual representation of SQUARE NUMBERS.
Social Studies
Room 22 is learning about the different regions of the United States. We are focusing on the geography, natural resources/industry, and climate of each region and creating a map of each region. Our next unit will be learning about the different Native American tribes that were/are found in each region. 

The postcard race is going well! Keep those cards coming!

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