March
1. How do you order and compare fractions (like, unlike denominators) ?
2. How do you add and subtract fractions (like denominator) ?
3. What decimal is larger ( .4 or .54)? Justify your response by thinking about Place Value.
4. Tell me about your fraction recipe. How would you double it? Triple? Cut it in half?
5. How do the Circulatory and Respiratory System work together?
6. What are the major parts of both the Circulatory and Respiratory System?
7. Explain the Respiratory System experiment. What does each part of the bottle represent? How does this demonstrate the Respiratory System?
8. What is an "Again and Again moment." What does this pattern make you think about.
9. How can you determine the main idea and supporting pieces of evidence in a persuasive piece?
10. Tell me the theme and topic of a piece of a traditional folktale.
11. Tell me about one of your treasured stop and jots. Show me your text evidence and your thinking.
12. Tell me about one of your Personal Narrative stories. What elements of Personal Narratives did you include? (Transitions, character appearance/dialogue, internal thought, figurative language, strong verbs, strong lead and ending, show don't tell).
13. Describe your peer review and self assessment during Writing Workshop. How did your partner enhance your writing?
2. How do you add and subtract fractions (like denominator) ?
3. What decimal is larger ( .4 or .54)? Justify your response by thinking about Place Value.
4. Tell me about your fraction recipe. How would you double it? Triple? Cut it in half?
5. How do the Circulatory and Respiratory System work together?
6. What are the major parts of both the Circulatory and Respiratory System?
7. Explain the Respiratory System experiment. What does each part of the bottle represent? How does this demonstrate the Respiratory System?
8. What is an "Again and Again moment." What does this pattern make you think about.
9. How can you determine the main idea and supporting pieces of evidence in a persuasive piece?
10. Tell me the theme and topic of a piece of a traditional folktale.
11. Tell me about one of your treasured stop and jots. Show me your text evidence and your thinking.
12. Tell me about one of your Personal Narrative stories. What elements of Personal Narratives did you include? (Transitions, character appearance/dialogue, internal thought, figurative language, strong verbs, strong lead and ending, show don't tell).
13. Describe your peer review and self assessment during Writing Workshop. How did your partner enhance your writing?
February
1. Tell me about some Greek Myths you have read. What are the key words you noticed and how does it allude to the Greek character?
2. What is a word of the wise moment? What question do you have to ask yourself when you see this moment? How does this moment help you understand the story?
3. Describe the steps of how to use a protractor. Measure angles for me.
4. How do you find the area/ perimeter of this shape?
5. Tell me about your three beans during Science. Did they grow? What did you observe? What did you hypothesize?
6. What is the life process of a plant? Parts of a plant? Types of stems? Roots?
7. Describe the process of photosynthesis.
8. How do you complete a RSS RSSE response. Tell me about the timing. Struggles? Strengths? How confident do you feel?
9. Tell me about your persuasive essay that you wrote during Writer's Workshop. What components of Persuasive Writing did you include in your essay?
2. What is a word of the wise moment? What question do you have to ask yourself when you see this moment? How does this moment help you understand the story?
3. Describe the steps of how to use a protractor. Measure angles for me.
4. How do you find the area/ perimeter of this shape?
5. Tell me about your three beans during Science. Did they grow? What did you observe? What did you hypothesize?
6. What is the life process of a plant? Parts of a plant? Types of stems? Roots?
7. Describe the process of photosynthesis.
8. How do you complete a RSS RSSE response. Tell me about the timing. Struggles? Strengths? How confident do you feel?
9. Tell me about your persuasive essay that you wrote during Writer's Workshop. What components of Persuasive Writing did you include in your essay?
January
1. What is persuasive writing? How have you been incorporating these techniques into your pieces?
2. Tell me about your persuasive writing piece. Why did you choose that topic and that position. Explain.
3. Why is it important to know conversions when measuring? How can this help you in your own life?
4. Explain the Pool scenario you completed during your Measurement Unit.
5. What is the Dream Bedroom Project in Math? How does this relate to the real world?
6. What kind of technology have you been using in the classroom. Explain.
7. Describe your collaboration during Book Clubs. What are you discussing? How is it going?
8. How do you synthesize when you read?
9. How can you compare and contrast Tall Tales? What is a Tall Tale?
10. What kind of science experiments have you been doing? How it is going?
11. What is the difference between a physical and chemical reaction? How do you know?
12. What is force, distance, acceleration, speed? How do you experience these terms throughout your everyday life.
2. Tell me about your persuasive writing piece. Why did you choose that topic and that position. Explain.
3. Why is it important to know conversions when measuring? How can this help you in your own life?
4. Explain the Pool scenario you completed during your Measurement Unit.
5. What is the Dream Bedroom Project in Math? How does this relate to the real world?
6. What kind of technology have you been using in the classroom. Explain.
7. Describe your collaboration during Book Clubs. What are you discussing? How is it going?
8. How do you synthesize when you read?
9. How can you compare and contrast Tall Tales? What is a Tall Tale?
10. What kind of science experiments have you been doing? How it is going?
11. What is the difference between a physical and chemical reaction? How do you know?
12. What is force, distance, acceleration, speed? How do you experience these terms throughout your everyday life.
December
1. What are the divisibility rules for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10?
2. State any number (654, 88, 9,8765). Can you divide this number by 2? 3? etc. How do you know?
3. How do you compare and contrast a non-fiction text?
4. How can you discuss a text with somebody? What are some ways to have deep discussions?
5. Find figurative language in your book. What does it mean? How does it impact your story?
6. Locate some text features inside of your book. What do they teach you? How does it help you understand what you read?
7. What are the components of informative writing? How did you incorporate those components into your informative piece?
8. Tell me about your informative piece. Why did you choose that topic?
2. State any number (654, 88, 9,8765). Can you divide this number by 2? 3? etc. How do you know?
3. How do you compare and contrast a non-fiction text?
4. How can you discuss a text with somebody? What are some ways to have deep discussions?
5. Find figurative language in your book. What does it mean? How does it impact your story?
6. Locate some text features inside of your book. What do they teach you? How does it help you understand what you read?
7. What are the components of informative writing? How did you incorporate those components into your informative piece?
8. Tell me about your informative piece. Why did you choose that topic?
November
1. How do you compare and contrast a text? Compare and contrast two books from the same genre.
2. What are the elements of Informative Writing?
3. What is your writing goal for this unit, and how are you ensuring that you meet this goal?
4. Compare and contrast traditional and modern fairy tales. Explain your reasoning.
5. How does the point of view effect how the story is told?
6. If another character was telling the story, how would they tell it? Why?
7. How would you persuade someone to visit New Jersey?
8. Talk about the map you created. Why did you create that kind of map?
9. Multiply these two-digit by two-digit numbers.
10. How many ways can you solve this multiplication problem?
2. What are the elements of Informative Writing?
3. What is your writing goal for this unit, and how are you ensuring that you meet this goal?
4. Compare and contrast traditional and modern fairy tales. Explain your reasoning.
5. How does the point of view effect how the story is told?
6. If another character was telling the story, how would they tell it? Why?
7. How would you persuade someone to visit New Jersey?
8. Talk about the map you created. Why did you create that kind of map?
9. Multiply these two-digit by two-digit numbers.
10. How many ways can you solve this multiplication problem?
October
1. Show me how you visualized one of the characters from your book. (setting...figuartive language... event)
2. Create your own examples of figurative language. (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration)
3. Write one of your spelling words in a sentence. Underline the subject and predicate.
4. Write out the following decimals in word form:
.07
.28
.36
.01
.2
.3
.0082
.009
.900
5. How would your story change if it was told from another character's point of view?
6. What are the five features of a map? Draw me a map of something (bedroom, amusement park,
town) and include the five features.
7. Let's practice your multipication facts... 2X3, 5X6, 7X8.....
8. Tell me about the two ways to multiply two two-digit numbers (post-it trick and chunking).
9. What is the difference between a politicial, historical and physical map? Explain.
10. How do you write a treasured Stop and Jot? Can you show me?
2. Create your own examples of figurative language. (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration)
3. Write one of your spelling words in a sentence. Underline the subject and predicate.
4. Write out the following decimals in word form:
.07
.28
.36
.01
.2
.3
.0082
.009
.900
5. How would your story change if it was told from another character's point of view?
6. What are the five features of a map? Draw me a map of something (bedroom, amusement park,
town) and include the five features.
7. Let's practice your multipication facts... 2X3, 5X6, 7X8.....
8. Tell me about the two ways to multiply two two-digit numbers (post-it trick and chunking).
9. What is the difference between a politicial, historical and physical map? Explain.
10. How do you write a treasured Stop and Jot? Can you show me?
September
- Who are three of your classmates?
- What are the class rules?
- How will you be a leader this year?
- What are your hopes and dreams for fourth grade?
- How will you manage your homework this year?
- How do you feel about fourth grade so far? Why?
- What is the "comma or" strategy?
- What is the VALUE of the digit 4 in the number 1,245? [40] (substitute for other numbers and digits)
- What is the PLACE VALUE of the digit 3 in the number 3,467? [thousands]
- What is a simple subject? Simple Predicate? Can you write me a sentence and underline the the simple subject and simple predicate?
- Let's have a conversation using your target vocabulary words (from the vocabulary packet homework). Let's see how many we can use in our conversation.
- Why is it important to find evidence from the text while reading?
- Respond to one of the questions from your reading response bookmark. Why did you respond that way?
- Do you like your independent reading book? Why did you pick it? Tell me about it.
- How do you monitor and clarify while reading?
- Can you use your spelling words in a sentence? Give me an example.
- Round a number to the 100's place. 1,000. 100,000. etc.
- Subtract the following numbers:
- 20,000- 14,478
- 19,743-7,899
- 100,852- 16,754
- 17,322-3,588
- 29,876+ 31,457
- 100,000+29,732
- 1,000,789 + 245,851
- 95,678 +24,207
- 346,876 + 23,478