Week of January 7-11, 2013

Language Arts

Reading: biographies, synonyms, fact and opinion

Story of the Week: A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver by Aliki

Writing: composing a review of a biography, 2013 resolutions

Conventions: helping verbs
Phonics: comparative endings  (-er ,-est)
Spelling Words: sooner, soonest, hotter, hottest, busier, busiest, happier,
happiest, smaller, smallest, fatter, fattest

Math

-time before and after the hour
- elapsed time
-reading and understanding calendars
*Math test is scheduled for Friday, January 11th. A practice test will be sent home on Thursday.

Science
-deserts, forests, and oceans

Social Studies

- Famous Americans: George Washington Carver, Amelia Earhart, 

Eleanor Roosevelt, the Wright brothers