Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Grade 4: Week of 6/8/09

Grade: 4
Math

6/8
Aim: MATH FINAL EXAM

6/9
Aim: Students will review and practice skills and concepts from chapters 1-11.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work:
* text book p. 379 computation
* problem solving p. 380 #1-8

6/10
Aim: Students will add/subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Lesson:
1. Class-work:
* Problem-solving, text p. 309 #29-30 & p. 311 #25-31

6/11
Aim: Students will read and write decimals less than 1 through hundredths.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work:
* problem of the day: p. 411i #1
* textbook p. 413 #1-18
* Write fractions as decimals.
* write the word name.
* compare decimals.

6/12
Aim: students will read and write decimals greater than one through hundredths.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Class-work:
* textbook p. 415 #1-31
* convert fractions to decimals
* write word name of decimals
* problem-solving #28-32

Grade: 4
Science

6/8
Aim: MATH FINAL EXAM

6/9
Aim: Students will explore characteristics of animals by comparing body symmetry.
Lesson:
1. lab activity: Animal symmetry, text p. b10 or activity book p. 41-42

6/10
Aim: Students will explore the characteristics of invertebrates.
Lesson:
1. Lab activity: What are the characteristics of invertebrates, act. workbook p. 46

6/11
Aim: Students will classify different vertebrates.
Lesson:
1. Lab activity: classifying vertebrates, act. workbook p. 52-53

6/12
Aim: Students will explore how rocks are formed.
Lesson:
1. Lab activity: How can you interpret clues in rocks? Activity workbook p. 69-70