STEM Christmas Gingerbread Houses

We had a blast building hurricane proof gingerbread houses. 🙂 After a few collapsed roofs and caved-in walls, I’m happy to report that all homes withstood the full force of Hurricane Suckoo. 🙂

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Objectives and Lesson Plans – December 5-9, 2016

SEE YOU TONIGHT AT 6:15 IN THE MUSIC SUITE, WEARING A GREEN SHIRT AND BLUE JEANS. 🙂

Pax:  For the next two weeks, we’ll be working on our book report for Pax, in the classroom. We’ll be creating a LapBook.

Students will:

– identify all the major characters in the book
– highlight vocabulary words with definitions and sentences
– summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story
– rate the book on a 4 star basis
– write about their favorite part
– identify the conflict, setting and theme
– illustrate the main character
– provide a written description of the main character
– create a cover which identifies the book title, author, genre, and their name
– Illustrate their favorite character as part of the cover

Each template allows for creative coloring and illustrating, so that each lapbook is individualized!

English: – Unit 3 Check-Up

– Identify adjectives that tell what kind or how many.

– Elaborate sentences by adding adjectives.

Spelling: – No spelling test this week.

Math: – Chapter 5 Test

– Multiply multiples of 10, 100, and 1000 using basic facts and patterns.

– Decide is an answer to a problem is reasonable.

– Estimate products by rounding.

Science: –  Chapter 3 Review and Test Preparation

NOTE – Chapter 3 Test on Thursday, December 8

Social Studies: – Describe events listed about a German Christmas.

– Identify 6 facts about Christmas in Greenland.

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

– Write the names of Jesus found in Isaiah 9:6.

– Decode the names given to Jesus before He was born.

“[Jesus said to the man] ‘Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”

HOMEWORK:

Monday

Tuesday

MATH: Homework Practice page 42

ENGLISH: page 59

Wednesday

MATH: Reteach page 107

ENGLISH: page 62

Thursday

MATH: Reteach page 44 1-5, 19-20