Reading: Close Reading- Native Americans
Writing: Newspaper Article (publishing)
Math: Multiplication/Division Review and test
Social Studies: Hopi and Iroquois tribes

Theme 6: Roads to Travel On!

We started off by dividing into four teams: plane, train, boat, and car. Once we had our groups, the students were instructed to create a game that would resemble their mode of transportation. Check out the relay races they came up with!

Boat Mania: The students had to run to the center of the court, hop on a scooter, “row” to the other side, “row” back to the half court line, and then run back!

Traffic Jam: The students had to zig zag through cones. A member from the opposing team had one throw to try and get them. If the person was able to “dodge the car,” they were able to continue running. If the student was unable to “dodge the car,” they had to finish going down and back on the scooter.

Chugga-Chagga-Choo-Choo: The students had to race to the center of the court, hop on a scooter, and pretend their hands were the wheels of a train!

Plane: The students had to hop through three “clouds” (hula-hoops), run to the center court, hop on a scooter to “fly” down to the other, “fly” back to center court, and run back to the starting line!

We were able to travel by:

car to the Illinois River- Where we were able to see Asian Carp flying into boats
boat to London- where we were able to learn about a cool new project called Project Cube
train to Canada- where we were able to watch the 2010 Olympic Hockey game (USA vs. Canada)
plane to Australia- where we were able to watch the very first winner of “The Voice: Kids Australia” be announced

Reading- Theme 6: Creating Images
Writing- Newspaper Article
Grammar- Dates and Addresses Review & Sentence Combining Review
Math- Commutative and Associative Properties (Multiplication and Division)
Social Studies- Native Americans

Reading: Theme 6 – Creating Images
Writing: Newspaper
Grammar: Commas – Dates and Addresses
Math: Multiplication and Division – arrays and finding the missing factor
Science: Electricity

Theme 5: Times Have Changed

Some students chose to explore how pictures have changed over time. They found out that before cameras, drawings and paintings were used to capture images! They realized it was a lot easier to just take a picture!

Some students chose to explore how movies have changed over time. They were able to create their own silent movies to share with the class!

Some students chose to explore how messages have changed over time. Before cell phones, telegraphs were used to send messages in Morse code! These students were able to build a telegraph and see exactly how they worked!