Objectives for the week of January 18th - 21st

Reading: Students will sequence the plot of a story. We will focus on how the order of a story influences the summary. We will introduce the fiction reading strategy: W (Who?) W (What?) B (But?) S (So?) T (Then?). This will help the students understand that a summary must include the beginning, middle, and end of the fiction text.   We will also review that a summary gives the reader insight into what the text is about, just like in non-fiction. It should not include specific details.

Science: Students will continue to test matter in order to draw conclusions about its physical properties. Science Fair: should be investigating and collecting data – Due January 21.

Social Studies:  Students will be studying the Texas Revolution. They will be completing a project of their choice that covers events, people, or causes and effects of the Revolution. Project possibilities will be chosen from a menu provided for them.

Writing: Students will share their special memory with the class on Tuesday. We will discuss areas of strength and ways to improve their writing. We will begin generating ideas for a time you reached a goal.  This week we will focus on writing from another point of view or a creative writing topic. Ideas are an important part of the writing process, and we want to challenge our students to think out side the box.

Math: Students will use pictorial models to generate equivalent fractions, model fraction quantities greater than one, and compare and order fractions.  We will also spend a day playing a game to review the 4 grade math objectives in order to prepare for the TAKS Released test on January 25.