April

=April=

=Math=
 * Subtraction Facts

Sub. w/ regrouping Place Value Begin memorizing Mult. Facts

=Reading:= //Before Reading: Choose the appropriate text for a specific purpose. Articulate what is known about the text topic based on the title, author, pictures, illustrations, prior knowledge. Make relevant predictions about waht will probably happen in a story(fiction) or what will be learned(nonfiction)based on title, cover, chapter headings, illustrations, etc.//

//During Reading: Make predictions and connections. Ask and answer questions. Describe the mental imagery that occurs while reading. Identify specific words or phrases that cause comprehension difficulties and self monitor. Explain first-, second-, and third-person point of view. Interpret graphical information(charts, tables, diagrams). Make inferences based on explicit information in the text; provide justification for those inferences.//

//After Reading: Describe characters' physical and personality traits. Develop a new title that best fits the text. Describe the conflict faced by a character in the story. State the main idea with supporting details in informational text. State the theme in literary text.//

//Developing an Interpretation: Explain similarities and differences in a story. Draw conclusions based on implicit or explicit evidence from text. Decide an author's purpose for including particular information in text. Interpret meaning based on charts, graphs, maps, illustrations, photos in text. Identify and explain text structures, e.g., sequence, main idea/details, compare/contrast, cause and effect//


 * Treasures: Theme 5: Challenges**

The Printer(Heroes) Skip this story. KEEP SPELLING AND GRAMMAR but use different reading from SCIENCE or SOCIAL STUDIES Spelling (vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel pattern): basket, rabbit, napkin, latter, invite, bedtime, mammal, number, fellow, chapter, follow, problem, chicken, butter, Sunday, tried, studies, drying, splendid, complete Grammar: Pronoun-Verb Agreement

April 11: Animal Homes(animal architects)
 * ALSO GIVE UNIT 5 TEST this week instead of the weekly test(????)**
 * Spelling (vowel, consonant, vowel pattern): pilot, diner, tiger, favor, lemon, planet, model, shady, robot, tiny, label, cozy, silent, spider, frozen, follow, basket, Sunday, melon, stomach**
 * Grammar: Pronoun-Verb contractions**

April 26: Test week if time was needed to get through the skills in grammar

START UNIT 6 week 3 this week instead April 26: Unit 6.3 An American Hero Flies Again(good citizens) Spelling: sister, sailor, dollar, toaster, winter, doctor, later, dancer, mayor, writer, silver, cellar, trailer, December, author, resell, prepay, unwrap, cicular, editor Grammar: Adverbs That Tell How *ALSO put in the grammar for 6.1 and 6.2
 * CHANGE: Do we want to start the Lit. Circles Early again by putting the test at the end of April 11th before vacation???**

=Writing=
 * Prompts, Elaboration, Good Beginnings,

Extended Endings Paragraph conventions: indentation, skip lines

Spelling:
High Frequency Words Review as needed based on daily writing

**//Research Report (begin in April, finish in May)://**
with Wendy and Elizabeth, final copies on Alpha Smarts Animal Adaptations Report: Writing Process(plan, draft, revise, edit, publish/present, reflect)

=Science/Social Studies=
 * Conservation(//Earth materials provide resources for all living things, but these resources are limited and should be conserved//.)

Con't with Rocks Animal Adaptations Con't library research project

Grandparents Day the Last Week of April