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Reading
Theme: Wrap-Up Overview
Connecting and Comparing Literature
The stories for this week are Little Grunt and the Big Egg and Mighty Dinosaurs.
Little Grunt and the Big Egg is a
fantasy story. Little Grunt and his
family adopt George, a baby dinosaur who grows so big that he no longer fits
in the family cave. The Grunts send
George away, but he returns in time to rescue them from an erupting volcano.
Mighty Dinosaurs is a nonfiction
story. Dinosaurs were giant lizards
that lived millions of years ago. They
came in many different shapes and sizes, and scientists study their fossils
to learn more about them.
Vocabulary
disaster prey volcano
earthquake reptiles fossils
erupting packs pitch
lava remains
Math
We will continue to work on measurement. Students will decide which tool to use when measuring objects in inches, feet, yards, centimeters, and meters. We will be using rulers, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
 Science
We will be celebrating Earth Day! Earth is wonderful place and we will discuss ways to keep it that way.
Social Studies
We will learn how selected customs and celebrations reflect American love of individualism and freedom.
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log
Math - practice facts and 2-sides of worksheet
Spelling - word sorts and practice words
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