Friday, September 26, 2008

Grade: 4 Week of 9/29/08

GRADE 4
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29
MATH:

9/29.
AIM: Students will make change out of $100.00.
Vocabulary: making change
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Comparing prices presentations continued
3. Class-work: group work using play money, text p. 51 3-14 (even/ notebook)
4. Homework: workbook p. 10

9/30.
Aim: Students will make change out of $1000.00.
Lesson:
Vocabulary review
Homework review
Rounding review: text pg. 55 #10, 16, 20, 22, 25, 48-49, 52, 54, 55
Class-work: making change (worksheets)

10/1.
Aim: Students will solve word problems involving money amounts using place-value skills.
Lesson:
Vocabulary review
Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 35i #9
Lesson readiness activity: t.e. text p. 56
Class-work: problem solving: text p. 56 #1-6 (groups)
Homework: textbook p. 56 #7 (question and answer on loose-leaf)

10/2.
AIM: Students will solve word problems involving money amounts using place-value skills.
Lesson:
Vocabulary review
Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 35i #11
Class-work: text p. 57 #8-12(groups) explains and summarize solutions
Homework: Textbook p. 57 #13-14 (loose-leaf, questions and answers) explain and summarize your solutions.

10/3.
AIM: Students will solve problems using the MAKE A TABLE or LIST strategy.
Vocabulary: Organized list/ Table
Lesson:
Vocabulary development
Brain builder: text p. 473 test 2 #13 (notebook)
Guided practice: text p. 60-61 #1 (notebook)
Independent practice: text p. 61 # 2-5


Grade 4: SCIENCE

9/29.
AIM: Students will explore nonstandard and standard units of measure.
Vocabulary: length/ area/ standard units/ nonstandard units
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #2: How can you measure matter? Text p. e15

9/30.
AIM: Students will continue to explore nonstandard and standard units of measure.
Vocabulary: length/ area/ standard units/ nonstandard units
Lesson: 1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #2: How can you measure matter? Text p. e15

10/1.
AIM: Describe how metric units are used to measure length, calculate area and volume.
Vocabulary: metric system\ length\ area\ volume
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can you measure matter?
Guided reading: text p. E16-E17
3. Copy Metric Units Table, text p. E16
4. Homework: workbook p. 237 (notebook/questions & answers)

10/2.
AIM: Describe how to calculate area and volume.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Measuring and calculating area(L x W) and volume( L x W x H)
3. HOMEWORK:Workbook p. 238(LOOSE-LEAF answers only)


10/3.
AIM: To use beakers and graduated cylinders to measure volume.
Vocabulary: water displacement\ milliliter\ graduated cylinder
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. Lab #3: Measuring volume: text p. R9