Can you imagine what it was like to be an explorer, looking for a city or treasure for years and years (in a really HOT and DRY place), and then finding out that it never really existed?
Can you imagine what it was like for the natives in the West Indies when they saw a vessel on the water that they have never seen before?
Can you imagine what it was like for the Spaniards to travel to lands far from their home and families in order to set up new colonies for New Spain?
The "Can You Imagine?" activity is one that we will use often in social studies as we take new people, places, and events, and try to make sense of what it was like in history. The "You are There" section at the beginning of each lesson helps us think of what it was like.
Homework:
Social Studies
- study the map on page 147 (no quiz on it, but know how to read it
- read page 148-150 (Adjust your reading rate - reread for understanding)
- in your packet, complete lesson 3 sheet - only 1-5 matching
Math
5G - test Thursday
- give your survey questions to 5th graders only (slips due Friday)
- 4 division problems
5R
- test tomorrow
- 3 journal pages and notes
Word Work
(see yesterday's post)
** Tomorrow you will have 30-45 minutes of independent work time in class. You should be done or very close to done with your October book selection. You may choose to use the time in class to work on word work for the week or your genre activity for book talk next week. If you do not use your memoir time wisely tomorrow, your independent time will be spent finishing your rough draft for memoir.
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