Third+Six+Weeks

== =Reading Rotations= Use Daily Reading Comprehension Lessons to continue to teach the "Shark Attack" by proving their answers and using the symbols __Reading Rotations with StoryWorks Magazine September 2006__ Poems: "The Appleton Twins" by Calef Brown and "Dream Variations" by Langston Hughes Fiction: "The Psychic Cicada" by Patrick Jennings Non-Fiction: "The Beast of Loch Ness" by Lauren Tarshis Yesterday and Today: "Jackie Robinson and Ken Griffey Jr." Play: "How to Eat Fried Worms"

__Reading Rotations with StoryWorks Magazine January 2007__ Play: "Hoot" Non-Fiction: "In the Path of an Avalanche!" by Lauren Tarshis Fable: A Story from West Africa and the No-Seat Bubble Test Micro-Mystery: Reading for detail Fiction: "Root Beer Sit In" by Eleanora E. Tate (also work in books related to the Civil Rights Movement)

Novel Study with The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Also Use picture books related to the Biltmore House in Reading Rotations

=Read Aloud Book: Finish __The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate__ and Begin __The Mystery of Biltmore House__---both by Carole Marsh=

=Writing Lesson Ideas= Continue to build upon the extended beginnings about half way through the six weeks and then begin working on creating a main event

=Math Lesson Concepts= ⁰ Geometry Unit--Accelerated Math Objectives (111-121) 4th Grade Math Library ⁰ Perimeter, Area, and Volume Unit--Accelerated Math Objectives (122-130) 4th Grade Math Library Also use Daily Math as a constant review to maintain math skills

=Science Topics= ⁰ Animals and Habitats Outside lab on the survival of the fittest with pipe cleaners hidden within the vegetation Resources available from the library and 3-5 Bookroom Also use the shark attack reading comprehensions about animals during Reading Rotations

=Social Studies Topics= ⁰ Mountain Region of North Carolina ⁰ The Biltmore House =Field Trips= Visit the historic Biltmore House more House in Asheville, NC Pictures to use in creating their Biltmore House Brochure

=Projects= Design an animal habitat in a shoe box that is consistent with the needs of that particular animal for survival