Grade: 4
Math
2/16: President's Day: school closed
2/17
Aim: students will evaluate numerical expressions using the order of operations.
Vocabulary:
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: p. 165i #14
3. Class-work: p. 193 #1-22(even)
4. Problem Solving
5. Homework: workbook p. 62 (odd on loose-leaf)
2/18
Aim: Students will calculate area of a rectangle.
Vocabulary: area perimeter
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Problem of the day: t.e. text p. 265i, #4 (perimeter)
3. class-work: -Define/compare perimeter and area
-Practice calculating area by multiplying the base of an object with
height
-Use a ruler to measure length and width of rectangles followed by
finding the perimeter and area.
4. Homework: worksheet #p11-12
2/19
Aim: Students will measure the length and width of rectangles.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. problem of the day: order of operations
3. Class-work: -measuring/calculating area of different rectangles.
(teacher generated problems via smart-board)
4. Homework: workbook p. 62 (even)
2/20
Aim: Students will compare and express fraction as either less than half, equal to half, or more than half.
Vocabulary: numerator denominator
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Homework review: order of operations and area
3. Fraction game: -Pizza pirate
-More than half
Grade: 4
Science
2/16: President's Day: school closed
2/17
Aim: Students will explore how seeds grow.
Vocabulary: Seed germination seed coat
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. What does a seed need to germinate? What causes it to grow?
3. Lab activity: How does a seed grow? text p. a81
2/18
Aim: Students will examine and identify the structure of a seed
Vocabulary: Seed coat seedling
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab activity: The structure of a seed, text p. A83
2/19
Aim: Students will describe pollination and fertilization.
vocabulary: fertilization pollination anther pollen pistil egg ovary
embryo
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. How do seeds form? text p. a84
3. Draw and label pollination diagram
4. Homework: workbook p. 49
2/20
Aim: To continue describing pollination and fertilization.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. What is pollination fertilization? text p. a85
3. Explain the role of insects in pollination.
4. Draw and label parts of a flower.
5. Copy fertilization diagram, p. A85
