Sunday, January 11, 2009

Grade 4: Week of 1/12/09

Grade: 4

Math:

1/12.
Aim: Math Mid Term Exam.

1/13.
Aim: Science Mid Term Exam.

1/14.
Aim: Students will find the missing dividends and divisors.
Vocabulary: missing divisor missing dividend
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 165i #2
3. Review multiplication facts using flash cards
4. Class-work: text p. 169 #11-31

1/15.
Aim: Students will continue to find missing values in division problems.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity; text p. 480 set 11, #3
3. Class-work: workbook p. 50
4. Reinforcement activity: division riddles, t.e.text p. 169

1/16.
Aim: students will identify, create, and extend number patterns of various rules.
Vocabulary: number pattern rule even number odd number
Lesson:
1. vocabulary review
2. Mental math activity: text p. 480 set 11, #5
3. Guided practice: text p. 170-171 #1-4 & 15, 20
4. Independent practice: #5-14, 16-19


Science:

1/12.
Aim: Students will review to prepare for science mid term exam.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Content review

1/13.
Aim: SCIENCE MID TERM

1/14.
Aim: Students will explore what makes up living things.
Vocabulary: organism/ cell
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity: What are living things made of?
text p. A5

1/15.
Aim: Students will describe the characteristics of an organism.
Vocabulary: oxygen/ organisms/ cells
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. What are living things?
3. What are the five basic life functions? Text p. A6-A7
4. Homework: workbook p. 7

1/16.
Aim: Students will compare both plant and animal cells.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review.
2. Draw and label plant and animal cells.
3. How are plant and animal cell similar and different? text p. A8-A9