Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.
We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and completing a quiz each Friday.
Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:
- Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to text
- Identify and discuss book themes, characters, plots, and settings
- Connect their experiences with those of the author and/or with characters from the books
- Support predictions, interpretations, conclusions, etc. with examples from text
- Practice key reading skills and strategies (cause-and-effect, problem/solution, compare-and-contrast, summarizing, etc.)
- Monitor their own comprehension
English: – Elaborate sentences by adding adjectives.
– Create poems about heroes for Hero’s Day.
Spelling: – There will be no spelling test this week.
Math: – Multiply a whole number by a multiple of ten.
– Estimate products by rounding.
Science: – Finalize solar system poster.
Social Studies: – Arawaks and Caribs Project Presentation
NOTE: Social Studies Projects on Arawaks and Caribs is due on January 27.
Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.
– Complete a dialogue related to God’s powerful love.
– Identify additional attributes of God’s evidence in Scripture.
“The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.” Psalm 19:7
HOMEWORK:
TuesdaySOCIAL STUDIES: Complete Arawaks and Caribs project
Wednesday
ENGLISH: English Workbook page 61
Thursday
MATH: Homework Practice page 48 1-5, 15-17, 18