A Preview of the Week
Week Beginning: April 6th 2009
Week Beginning: April 6th 2009
Reading
Novel Study: Ella Enchanted
Chapters 7 - 13
Character sketch Ella, Char, Hattie
Ella’s rebellion, the Middle Ages,
foreshadowing, cliffhanger, conflict, and metaphor
Fairytales & Myths
Read a selection of fairytales
Writing
Ella Enchanted Chapters 7 - 13
Design and make medieval banners/ tapestries
Research Medieval armor
Making antique scrolls
Fairy Tale Unit
Begin writing process to compose fairytales
Assembly Preparation
Dragon Claw Castle internet game http://home.comcast.net/~buddhakahn/
Fairy Tale Unit
Explore elements of fairytales
Find commonalities
Math
Unit 4 : Divide Whole Numbers & Decimals
Unit 4: Review Concepts
· Divide by 1-digit divisors
· Divide by 2-digit divisors
· Divide decimals by whole numbers
Divide decimals by decimals
Science
Galaxy & Space
What’s Out In Space
The moon, The Planets, The Sun, Starry Starry Nights
Activities
Fun With Phases using oranges
Create Craters
Scale of The Solar System
Planet Trivia
Invent An Alien
Sun Strength
Film Canister Constellations
Sun Strength – Hot How Is It?
How the Stars Came to Be
Spelling/Vocab
Vocabulary: Ella (2)
Vocabulary Galaxies & Space
Fun / Social
April 9 No School: Election Day
April 10 No School: Good Friday
“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown
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