In social studies, we continue to focus on three World Class Outcomes: Evaluate how environment and culture influence sustainability. Evaluate the relationship between cause and effect. Evaluate the relationship between decisions and the impact on available resources in the community.
The content we'll use to understand these WCOs include:
- The Native American tribes that have lived in Colorado
- How Spanish explorers affected the native people
- Colorado history to include: fur trappers, mountain men, the gold and silver rushes, Westward Expansion, pioneers, homesteading, ranching, the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, Sand Creek Massacre, Camp Amache, and Lincoln Hills
In math, we'll spend the month focusing on decimals. Students will learn how to model, understand the place value relationships, order and compare, round, and compute addition and subtraction problems with decimals.
In literacy, we are focusing on a new WCO: Construct a viable argument and critique the reasoning of others.
- Students are synthesizing information from multiple sources to draft a report to support a claim they've made about the person they read about in their biography book.
- We are wrapping up their first book clubs with presentations to convince the class to read (or not read) the book that they read.
- We'll start our next round of book clubs with novels that take place in Colorado during different time periods in our state's history. Students may have another fourth grade teacher for this novel study. Mrs. Thistleton will be teaching Blizzard, Estes Park; Mrs. Everett will be teaching Little House on the Prairie; Mrs. Williams will be teaching Hard Gold; and I will be teaching The Secret School.
- In writing groups we are writing opinion pieces based upon articles that we've read.
Snapshots of our Learning
Each group read about a tribe and took notes on their food, method of getting food, traditions, shelter, location, and clothing.
Then, they planned out what was most important to teach the class about their tribe.
Next, they divided up the work.
Finally, the groups created a poster to share their learning with the class.
Sharing out with the class how the Cheyenne made decisions based on their environment
Teaching the class about the Arapaho's culture
Explaining how the Ute used their natural resources for a sustainable society
The Stink book club is creating a poster for their presentation next week.
The Nest for Celeste book club is collaborating on a Popplet for their presentation.
Homework
Please be sure that your child is reading nightly. Your child should finish two books at home this month.
My favorite websites for math homework are Front Row and Ten Marks Jam Session. These websites give your child practice at his/her skill level and will push them to learn new concepts as well.
Spelling for this month:
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