October 20th

MATH

Link to the Student Guide (mathematics textbook): http://webcom4.grtxle.com/MTB3/uploads/MTB3_Gr5_SG.pdf

Brazier - Switch 1: “Number Talk.” Partial Product Multiplication. Khan Academy Video (www.khanacademy.org). Multiplication and the Distributive Property. Worksheet: “Multiplication Practice.”

*CFP TOMORROW (Multiplying with Zeros; Multiplying with Grids; Estimating; Area Model Multiplication; and Partial Product Computation)

*HOMEWORK: MAKE UP AND SOLVE 20 MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS (see Friday’s blog for specific requirements). DUE WEDNESDAY.

Brazier - Switch 2: “Number Talk.” Partial Product from a geometric perspective. Khan Academy Video (www.khanacademy.org). Daily Practice Problems. DPP due on Monday, October 27.

*CFP ON WEDNESDAY (Multiplying with Zeros; Multiplying with Grids; Estimating; Area Model Multiplication; and Partial Product Computation)

*HOMEWORK: MAKE UP AND SOLVE 20 MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS (see Friday’s blog for specific requirements). DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch 1: DPP work time.  CFP Review.

*CFP ON WEDNESDAY (Multiplying with Zeros; Multiplying with Grids; Estimating; Area Model Multiplication; and Partial Product Computation)

*HOMEWORK: CFP REVIEW.  We will go over this in class tomorrow.  Be ready to ask questions!

*HOMEWORK: MAKE UP AND SOLVE 20 MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS USING “PARTIAL PRODUCT.”  ANSWERS SHOULD BE CHECKED WITH A CALCULATOR.  DUE WEDNESDAY.

Martinez - Switch 2:  DPP work time.  Area Model.  

*CFP ON WEDNESDAY (Multiplying with Zeros; Multiplying with Grids; Estimating; Area Model Multiplication; and Partial Product Computation)

*HOMEWORK: MAKE UP AND SOLVE 20 MULTIPLICATION PROBLEMS USING “PARTIAL PRODUCT.”  ANSWERS SHOULD BE CHECKED WITH A CALCULATOR.  DUE WEDNESDAY.

SOCIAL STUDIES

See your fifth grader’s planner for a link to the textbook.

Barber Switch 1 and 2: Chapter 3 compass point thinking routine and chapter vocabulary.

Kornas Switch 1 and 2: Chapter 3 introduction. Vocabulary word wheel group work.  

*Ask: Which vocabulary word is your group teaching the class tomorrow?

READING WORKSHOP

There is no At-Home Reading Log in grade five; however, nightly reading of just-right, student-selected text is essential.

Barber: “Readers grow partnerships.”

Brazier: “Readers talk about texts together - wisely.”  

Kornas: “Readers learn about characters from objects they hold close.”

Martinez: “Readers reflect upon their reading.”

WRITING WORKSHOP

Barber:  “Writers generate ideas.”  A person, place or thing.  Morning thinking: what is a personal narrative?

Brazier: Personal Narrative Generating Strategy: Think of Turning Points

*ASK: “How many personal narrative drafts (with a lead-body-conclusion) have you written during this one-week-old unit? What have you learned about personal narratives?”

Kornas: “Writers focus on the turning point in their story.”

Martinez: “Writers generate ideas.”  A person, place or thing.