We begin reading and writing poetry. Noticing how poets intentionally use language to paint a picture
Home/School Connection
Share some poetry together, dramatically read poetry, talk about the language and word choice.
Math
What are we learning?
AAP math is working with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with positive and negative integers.
General Ed. math is starting Decimal Computation Unit 4, solving practical problems with decimals. We are using many strategies to add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals.
Home/School Connection
Make estimates to see how much take-out dinner or an Amazon order will cost.
Have students calculate how much multiple items cost.
When would you use multiplication vs. division to solve a problem? What keywords should you look for?
Science
What are we learning?
We are studying the energy of light and sound.
Home/School Connection
Play an instrument or create your own. How does it create noise? Is there a difference in how low and high tones are created?
