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!

Solar System and Constellations

When you are finished with your planet booklet - go on an solar system internet scavenger hunt. Answer the questions on the paper given and keep it in your science section of your binder.



Exploring Our Solar System
Interplanet Janet School House Rocks
Planets for Kids
Solar System Facts 
NASA Space Place
Memory Planets Game


Constellations

1.  Read “What is a Constellation?” After you have read that section, define constellation. 

2. Read "Uses for Constellations". After you have read that section, explain why ancient people "created" the constellations.

3. Sketch the following winter Northern Hemisphere constellations: Ursa Major, Draco, and Orion.  

4. In your own words, tell the story of Draco and here . 

5. Using the “AlphabeticalListing of Constellations,” complete the following table.  

6 - 9. If you go outside different times of the year, you will see different constellations. Why? Because the Earth revolves (goes around) the Sun.   Winter Constellations  Spring Constellations  Summer Constellations  Autumn Constellations

50 States and Capitals - USA Regions

Click here and practice your state locations and capitals and here for region information.

Here is a cute game to practice the capitals and another here!

 A couple of fun links to explore the USA: National Geographic , Wilson and Ditch , and Tour the States song. 

Multiplication Games

Sheppard Math Games - Multiplication

Multiply Numbers Ending in Zeroes

Multiply By Multiples of Ten

Basic Multiplication Fact Practice

Basic Multiplication Fact Practice

2 Digit by 2 Digit 

3 Digit by 2 Digit 

First Two Weeks of Fifth Grade August 20 to August 31, 2018

Language Arts

We have begun reading Holes by Louis Sachar. Students have been discussing what makes a story part of the "realistic fiction" genre, the importance of reading a book's blurb to figure out key story elements, and using inference skills to talk about the personalities of the characters. Room 22  also enjoys listening to Space Case by Stuart Gibbs for a few minutes after lunch. 

We have begun the writing unit: Narrative Fiction. Students listened to stories by author Jon Scieszka which are fairy tales told from a different character's perspective and/or re imagined. Also we listened to stories involving "messy situations" and looking at pictures to inspire us with ideas for our own fiction stories.

Math 

We have been brushing up on our place value skills from the millions to the thousandths place. Practicing numbers in word form, standard form, expanded form, and expanded notation. We also have been multiplying and dividing by the Powers of Ten. Practice of this skill can be found here: Multiply/Divide by Powers of Ten. 

Social Studies

We began our geography unit of the United States by focusing on learning about maps and landforms and created landform posters. 

Art

Students made half face self-portraits and created hand art using warm and cool colors.

Revolutionary War Online Games

Choose Your Own Adventure Game: Pick a scenario, listen to instructions, choose people to advise you on your decisions to BE GEORGE WASHINGTON!

Road to Revolution

The American Revolution

Treasure Trek (finding places/items in a colonial town)

Measurement Games

Measurement games:  here  and here .