Reading Comprehension Grammar Spelling Wordly Wise Handwriting Literature
Lesson Outline
Mercer learned to write the letter s in cursive using the words soup, basket, and miss. He took his Wordly Wise test and made a 90. He wrote a lengthy and detailed summary for chapter 3 of, "The Indian in the Cupboard." I introduced his new Wordly Wise words going over spelling and their numerous definitions. He put all these words into ABC order on his word wall.
Lesson 2 Plate Tectonics – We learned that when two continental plates collide rock folds and breaks forming mountain ranges and causing earthquakes too. When two oceanic plates collide the denser plate subducts which causes volcanism forming volcanic islands. Divergent tectonic plate boundaries lower pressure as plates move apart and mantle material melts and rises causing eruptions on the surface forming new crust. Shallow earthquakes occur at these boundaries. Transformed plate boundaries slide past each other and can occur perpendicularly to divergent boundaries.
Assignment: Add types of plate boundaries to our science notebook.
Today, Mercer took a break from color theory and worked on his landscape painting. He used his reference photo and created a grid over it. He then created a matching grid over his watercolor paper. Then, we went square by square and sketched the image.
I subbed for Dan today. We worked on another hour of language arts. Mercer discussed chapter 2 of,
"The Indian in the Cupboard, " and wrote a summary on this chapter. We reviewed the vocabulary words for Chapters 1-3. He listened to and took detailed notes on chapter 3.
Reading Comprehension Spelling Literature Wordly Wise Grammar
Lesson Outline
Mercer took his spelling test and made a 100. He completed a Wordly Wise activity using just the right word, selecting and applying the proper meaning, using word parts to determine meaning, and using the words in context.
Lesson 2 Plate Tectonics – We watched movies describing and simulating the movement of tectonic plates and the forming of ocean basins, mountain ranges, islands, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Then we identified the three general categories of plate boundaries recognized by scientists: convergent, divergent, and transform.
I subbed for Mercer's math teacher, so we had a second hour of language arts. He learned how to write the letter r in cursive using the words rain, bored, and star. We completed an activity with his vocabulary words for chapter 1-3 of, "The Indian in the Cupboard." We talked about creating a diorama for this literature book. We researched how to make a diorama, and what supplies we would need to complete this project. He picked out the main characters for his diorama, an Indian, a cowboy, and a horse.
