Weekly Schedule: October 19 –October 23

1^st Year

Monday:

Spelling: Long U and OO Sounds

Information Skills: Dictionary Guide Words

Writing: Birthday Bash

Social Studies:

Assignment: The Age of Exploration Begins

Assignment Due: None

Tuesday:

Comprehension: Important Details

Writing: Birthday Bash

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Transportation Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: Christopher Columbus and the New World

Assignment Due: The Age of Exploration Begins

Wednesday:

Grammar: School Names

Information Skills: Finding Parts of Speech

Writing: Birthday Bash

Social Studies:

Assignment: Spanish Explorers of North America

Assignment Due: Christopher Columbus and the New World

Thursday:

Vocabulary: Pretest on Social Studies Vocabulary

Writing: Birthday Bash

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Special Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: The English Come to America - Jamestown and Plymouth

Assignment Due: Spanish Explorers of North America

Friday:

Comprehension: Games of Family, Games of Fun, Part 1

2^nd Year

Monday:

Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels 1

Information Skills: Dictionary Guide Words

Writing: Baby Elephant

Social Studies:

Assignment: Mesopotamia - From Nomads to Farmers

Assignment Due: China Timeline

Tuesday:

Vocabulary: Where Would You Live?

Writing: Baby Elephant

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Transportation Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: Mesopotamia - The Development of Written Language

Assignment Due: Mesopotamia - From Nomads to Farmers

Wednesday:

Information Skills: Finding Parts of Speech

Comprehension: RCS4 - Important Ideas

Writing: Baby Elephant

Social Studies:

Assignment: Mesopotamia - Trade Routes and Transportation

Assignment Due: Mesopotamia - The Development of Written Language

Thursday:

Writing: Baby Elephant

Maps, Charts, & Graphs: Special Maps

Social Studies:

Assignment: Tablet project – Due October 30^th

Assignment Due: Mesopotamia - Trade Routes and Transportation