• Unit 6.1  A Multiples of Division.  We will discuss and practice a multiples of ten strategy for division.

•  Unit 6.2  The Partial Quotients Algorithm.  We will discuss and practice how to use the partial quotients algorithm to solve division problems.  Students will also be taught the traditional way and will use whatever way they are most comfortable with on the test.                                  

•  Unit 6.3  Multiplication and Division Number Stories.  We will discuss and practice solving multiplication, as well as division number stories.

• Unit 6.4  Expressing and Interpreting Remainders.  Once students have successfully solves a division and come across a remainder, they will then turn this remainder into a fraction.

• Unit 6.5  Rotations and Angles.  We will discuss the relationships between rotations and degree measures. We will practice measuring angles as a class.            

•  Unit 6.6  Using a Circular Protractor.  The students will practice drawing and measuring angles using a circular protractor.
  

• Unit 6.7  The Half Circle Protractor.  We will practice measuring and drawing angles using a circle protractor.

• Unit 6.8  Rectangular Coordinate Grids for Maps.  We will practice using ordered pairs to locate points on a map.

• Unit 6.9 The Global Grid System.  We will discuss the different parts of a globe and how to use it to determine locations of places.

• Unit 6.10 The Partial-Quotients Division Algorithm, Part 2.  We will discuss and practice how to use the partial quotients algorithm to solve division problems.  Students will also be taught the traditional way and will use whatever way they are most comfortable with on the test. 

• Calvin and Hobbes:  We will be looking at a couple of comics and using picture clues, as well as text clues to figure out why the comic is so funny.  Also, we will be practicing making inferences which will allow us to read between the lines.
  I encourage you to reread what we have read in class and allow your child the opportunity to show his/her comprehension skills.  This is also an easy way to review the story to see if your child understands it.
  

• alliteration
• similes and metaphors
• idioms
• onomatopoeia

Biographical Sketch

• Students will bring in examples of biographical sketches and the teacher will share some examples.

•  Students will sort through the various sketches identifying good characteristics about each of them.

• We will create a class chart to note the good qualities of a biographical sketch.

• The students will take notes on their famous African American person.

• The students will determine the jeweled moments of their famous person's life.

• We will begin to write our biographical sketch using the information we have learned about this person.

• States of the Northeast.  We will review the states and capitals of the northeast.

• The Appalachian Mountains.  The students will learn about how mountains are formed.

• Autumn in the Northeast.  We will discuss the differences in climate due to the tilt of the earth.

• Harvesting the Sea.  The students will learn about the various fishing methods that are used and understand why the sea is so important to the economy of that region.

• Switzerland Mountains.  We will discuss Switzerland's geography and its economy.

• The Iroquois Confederacy.  We will also go back to discuss how the government is set up.  This will be covered in chapter 2.

•   Paul Revere and the American Revolution.  We will discuss the role that Paul Revere played and what colonial time was like back then.

• Immigrants in the Northeast.  We will discuss the life of immigrants entering New York and also go back to chapter 2 to discuss the word culture, as well as customs.

• The Changing Northeast.  We will discuss why cities have grown and the problems that big cities are facing.

• How can you show that the moon rotates?
• What is the shape of a planet's path?
• How to read science.  We will discuss how to understand cause and effect relationships.
• How does the earth move?  We will discuss the earth's rotation, revolution, and how it has a tilted axis.
• What patterns can you see in the sky?  We will discuss the sun, the moon, the earth, and the phases of the moon.
• The order of the planets and details about each of the inner planets.  
• We will read the book Postcards from Pluto to help the students see examples of postcards like the ones they are going to write.
• What are the inner planets?  We will discuss each of the inner planets which include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
• What do we know about Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus?  We will discuss each of the planets and their features.
• What do we know about Neptune and Beyond?  We will discuss how Neptune was discovered and why Pluto is a dwarf planet.