June 2, 2014
                                         

Reading
Theme:  Family Time           
Genre: realistic fiction
The story for this week is Thunder Cake.  Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
Target Skills:
Comprehension: sequence of events' monitor/clarify
High Frequency Words: air, child, heavy, hour 
Vocabulary
    bolt            lightning        thunder
    horizon      rumbled        weather

Math
We will be adding 3-digit numbers with and without regrouping.  There will be a test on Chapter 22,  3-Digit Addition.

Science
Students will hypothesize how sounds are different.  We will identify the loudness and pitch of sounds and learn how they can be changed.

Social Studies
We will learn how ancient China and Egypt have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, inventions, the calendar, and written language.

Homework 
Math - practice facts
Spelling - word sorts & practice words
Reading - read for 20 minutes