Week 11

November 12th - November 16th

 

Spelling List: watched, watching, danced, dancing, studied, studying, stopped, stopping, dried, drying, happened, happening, noticed, noticing, robbed, robbing, slipped, slipping, hurried, hurrying, answered, answering, magnified, magnifying, interfered, interfering
Here is a link to games over this week's spelling list:
http://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=551226

Math: We are beginning Topic 11: Adding and Subtracting Fractions. Please continue to work on your multiplication facts.
Here is a link to some fraction games:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/fractions.htm

Here is a link to some fun multiplication games:
http://www.multiplication.com/games/all-games

Reading: We will be working on cause and effect this week. Our story is The Stranger.

Language: We are working on action and linking verbs. Words that show actions are called action verbs (hit, regretted, walked, sat). Linking verbs do not show actions. They tell what the subject is or what the subject is like. Common linking verbs are: am, is, are, was, were.
 

Science: We are continuing Ch. 2 Reproduction and Survival. We will be working on life cycles and metamorphosis. Below is a link to our Science textbooks website. They have animated summaries, vocabulary games, and much more!

http://www.mhschool.com/science/2010/student/tn/grade4/g4_ch2.html
 

Social Studies: We are working on The First People- Ancient Civilizations, North American Indians & Agriculture, Historic Tribes in Tennessee.