Here are some other things you can encourage them to do: -Fluently add, subtract, and multiply -Practice solving multi-step word problems -Read both fiction and non-fiction stories -Ask questions: -What's the main idea? -How does the character change throughout the story? -What lesson (theme) does the character learn?
What will I learn?
Reading & Language Arts - We will make inferences and determine themes in fiction. - We will determine point-of-view and find evidence for character traits. - We will use context clues to find the meaning of unknown words and classify texts by their structure. - We will write narrative, opinion, and expository pieces.
Mathematics - We will work with place valueup to 100,000. - We will multiply two 2 digit numbers and divide them with 1 digit divisors and multi-digit dividends using partial products. - We will do extensive work with fractions and decimals- as well as area and perimeter and geometry.
Science/Social Studies - We'll explore the relationship between Earth and moon, rocks and minerals, and animal adaptions as well as force and motion including magnetism and electricity. -For social studies, we'll focus on North Carolina geography, history, and state symbols as well as state government.