This Week

This week in Grade 4:

Math:  comparing and ordering fractions (i.e., halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, tenths), explain the relationship between equivalent fractions, and counting forward by halves, thirds, fourths, and tenths to beyond one whole,

Social Studies: continuing to look at  Ancient China, and its inventions, everyday life and social structure

Language:  spelling, writing the good copy of our myths, looking at the characteristics of plays.

Art:  following step by step instructions to draw cartoons, using different types of lines

Gym:  set goals about their physical fitness (ie after running/walking a lap of the field, set a goal to do this in a faster time, over the next 4 weeks).

Drama:  Readers Theatre - acting out a part in a play, by reading a scripted story (focusing on using expression and tone of voice to convey meaning).

Tuesday

This week in Grade 4

Language: myths and legends, writing an original myth, spelling words,

Math:  fractions-looking at equivalent fractions and fractions that are closer to 0, 1/2 and 1.

Social Studies:  Ancient China

Health: read alouds about different kinds of families and people who make different choices (like boys who like to wear pink, or girls who like to do woodworking)

Art:  using different types of lines to make pictures, listening to step by step instructions on how to draw an animal

*Reminder- no school on Friday, it's a PD Day.