Go to the link below and read “Whose Habitat Is It?” and describe the effect that humans have on an environment. Make sure to include if the effect is positive or negative and use evidence from the article to support your answer.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,579340,00.html
Go to the link below and watch the video of the water cycle. Identify the stages of the water cycle and list them in order in the comments section. On your own paper draw a poster of the water cycle and bring it into class. Make sure to label each of the parts of your poster and to make the poster neat and eye catching.
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
Go to the link below and practice identifying which decimal amount is larger. Next, subtract to find the difference between the two decimal amounts. This is an interactive decimal game of Tug of War. Can you beat the computer or a friend? When you are done explain how this game could help someone struggling with learning decimals. Did this game also help you? Explain how.
This week we are reading a biographical story about the great baseball player Lou Gehrig. We will learn that although Mr. Gehrig had many obstacles in his life, he believed he was still the luckiest man alive. Take a web field trip to learn more about baseball. Go to the link below. Choose one of the three baseball sites. In the comments section tell which site you went to and 3 facts you learned from the site that you didn’t already know.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr05/gr4/activities/gr4_th5_sel3_trip.html
We use common sense to solve math problems at school and in the real world. To do this we need to have a sense of numbers. Go to the link below and watch the video to review what we have learned about the number sense of place value. When you are done give three examples of situations where you would need to know place value to solve a problem in the real world. http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/3_Place_Value/index.html
This week we are learning about a boy named Peter who goes to stay with his Great Aunt in Chinatown for summer vacation. While he is there he finds an old dragon that is in bad condition and decides to fix the dragon. Go to the link below and learn more about dragons. When you are done summarize what you have read.
http://www.tooter4kids.com/MedievalTimes/History%20of%20Dragons.htm
This week we are learning about a boy who is sent to a logging camp in 1918 to protect him from influenza. Go to the link below and click on the eWord Game link on the left of the screen. Practice vocabulary words from the story. When you are done click on the Crossword Puzzle link on the left, print out the crossword, and complete the puzzle. In the comments section below think of a word from the story that you did not know the meaning of. Find the meaning. Write the word, the meaning, and why adding your word to the eGame would help the reader better understand the story.
Did you know that cooking is all about fractions? We see whole numbers, numbers less than 1, and mixed fractions. Ask an adult to help with this activity. Go to the link below and choose one of the recipes. If you made this recipe for the whole class you would have to increase the ingredients. If there are 20 students in the class how would you have to change the recipe to make enough for everyone? Write how you changed the fractions to make enough for the class in the comments section below. Do you want to share your work? Cook enough for the class and bring it in to share! If you don’t want to cook for the class you could still explain to the class how you changed your recipe.
This week in Reading we are studying cause and effect relationships. We are reading The Name Game and additional Weekly Reader articles. You are going to identify a cause and effect relationship in how you got your own name. For example, a new mom missed her grandmother Katherine who had died (cause) so she named her new daughter Katherine (effect). Talk to your parents and find out how you got your name and write the cause and effect relationship in how you got your name in the comments section under this post. For extra credit find another cause and effect relationship in how someone else you know got their name.
This week in Reading we are comparing and contrasting characters, settings, events, and stories. We are reading a story called Cendrillon, which is a variant tale of Cinderella. Go to the site below and read another version of the Cinderella story. Then answer the following compare and contrast questions in the comments section under this post:
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0510a.html
1. What is the name of the story you are comparing and contrasting with Cendrillon?
2. How is the main character in your story the same as Cendrillon?
3. How is the main character in your story different from Cendrillon?
