March 2010
Bible: Hearing and Obeying God: Samuel and David; Life of Jesus: death, resurrection, eye witnesses
Math: line and bar graphs and pictographs; division; time to the 5-minute mark; measurement/volume; subtracting 3-digit numbers; perfect squares
Language Arts: friendly letters; analogies; article adjectives; common and proper nouns; pronouns
Social Studies/Science: reading a map - longitude, latitude, and physical features; natural resources
God made the earth and everything in it and told man to fill the earth and subdue it. Man is to rule over the animals. God gave it all to us to use and take care of. Genesis 1:28-31
February 2010
Bible: Samuel - even a child can hear the voice of God; David - a shepherd boy becomes a king; David and Jonathan - choosing wise friends
Math: mastering multiplication, simple division, finding perimeter, adding three digits, liquid measurement
Language Arts: dictionary use; nouns, verbs
Writing: sentence fluency
Social Studies: communities and geography; topographical maps
Science: natural resources
January 2010
Bible: We're learning about Mexico and Dr. Jody Collinge who is ministering there.
Math: mastering multiplication
Cursive: Everything is in cursive now!
Language Arts: synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, dictionary use
Writing: word choice
Reading: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science: Solar system, planet reports
Field trips: Schenectady Planetarium
We completed our first DBQ, "Document-Based Question", in social studies related to communities.

