Math- This week in math the students will review the concepts related to area and perimeter. They will apply formulas as they solve problems involving areas and perimeters of complex figures.
Spelling-In spelling this week, the students will work with adjectives-words that describe nouns.
Reading-This week we will begin reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The students will study the characters using the rich vocabulary throughout the context of the story.
English-The students will continue to study figurative language-similes, metaphors, and personification, idioms, and hyperbole. They will understand that adjectives describe nouns and that there is a specific order when using more than one adjective in a sentence.
Science-We will begin a new science unit this week called Adaptations. They will understand how the bodies and behaviors of animals help them meet their needs.
