Objectives and Homework for February 1-5, 2016

Because of Winn-DixieA 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: – Identify an adjective that follows the word it describes and a form of the verb be, and identify the noun being described.

– Choose correct articles (a, an, and the).

– Add ~er to adjectives to compare 2 persons, places or things and add ~est to adjectives to compare 3 or more persons, places or things.

Spelling: – Study for Spelling Test on Friday.

Math: – Solve a problem by acting it out.

– Multiply 2-digit numbers.

Science: – Identify other objects in the Solar System.

-Observe constellations as points of light.

-Describe the sun, other stars, and groups of stars.

Social Studies: – Discuss our Indian connection.

Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.

– Describe the triune nature of God.

– Read Scripture that affirms that God is Trinity in unity.

“Come near to God and He will come near to you.” James 4:8

HOMEWORK:

Monday

MATH: Homework Practice page 50 1-3, 7-12

ENGLISH: Workbook Plus page 63

Tuesday

MATH: Reteach: Lions: pg. 127, Dolphins and Dragons: pg 128 7-15

SPELLING: Complete 1 section of Spelling Contract

Wednesday

ENGLISH: English Workbook page 65

Thursday

MATH:

SPELLING: Complete Spelling Contract