Marking Period Four Unifying Questions, Content Area Information and Technology Tuesday Websites
Unifying Questions
Week One
What do I need to know to set an achievable, challenging goal?
Week Two
How can saying more about an idea, process, or product enhance my work?
Week Three
What are the costs and benefits to achieving a goal?
Week Four
What steps will I take to achieve my goal?
Weeks Five and Six
When should I add more details?
Weeks seven and eight
How might I clearly communicate all of what I think?
Week nine
When is it important to communicate in a variety of ways?
Focus Skills
Elaboration (creative thinking skill)Adding details that expand, enrich, or embellish
Effort/Motivation/Persistence (academic success skill)Working diligently and applying effective strategies to achieve a goal or solve a problem; continuing in the face of obstacles and competing pressures.
Content Areas
Math
-Present flexible methods of computation that involve grouping, composing and decomposing numbers in a variety of ways.
-Number patterns and relationships can be represented in multiple ways
-using a variety of representations to compare quantities
-represent time on clocks and in written form
Reading
-Determine or clarify meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words using a range of strategies
-know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
-read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
-read and comprehend informational texts including history/social studies, science and technical texts at the high end of grade 3 text complexity independently and proficiently
-we will be reading folktales, non-fiction, literary non-fiction and fantasy
Social Studies
-study the different economic choices that satify needs and wants
-examine the production process
-apply financial knowledge, attitudes and skills to decision making
Science
-Recognize and explain how earth's natural resrouces from the natural environment are used to meet human needs.
Writing
-develop an opinion
-organize and develop writing depending on opinion
-select and use a variety of sources to support opinion
Technology Tuesday Websites
Week 5: Time
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
Week One
What do I need to know to set an achievable, challenging goal?
Week Two
How can saying more about an idea, process, or product enhance my work?
Week Three
What are the costs and benefits to achieving a goal?
Week Four
What steps will I take to achieve my goal?
Weeks Five and Six
When should I add more details?
Weeks seven and eight
How might I clearly communicate all of what I think?
Week nine
When is it important to communicate in a variety of ways?
Focus Skills
Elaboration (creative thinking skill)Adding details that expand, enrich, or embellish
Effort/Motivation/Persistence (academic success skill)Working diligently and applying effective strategies to achieve a goal or solve a problem; continuing in the face of obstacles and competing pressures.
Content Areas
Math
-Present flexible methods of computation that involve grouping, composing and decomposing numbers in a variety of ways.
-Number patterns and relationships can be represented in multiple ways
-using a variety of representations to compare quantities
-represent time on clocks and in written form
Reading
-Determine or clarify meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words using a range of strategies
-know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words
-read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
-read and comprehend informational texts including history/social studies, science and technical texts at the high end of grade 3 text complexity independently and proficiently
-we will be reading folktales, non-fiction, literary non-fiction and fantasy
Social Studies
-study the different economic choices that satify needs and wants
-examine the production process
-apply financial knowledge, attitudes and skills to decision making
Science
-Recognize and explain how earth's natural resrouces from the natural environment are used to meet human needs.
Writing
-develop an opinion
-organize and develop writing depending on opinion
-select and use a variety of sources to support opinion
Technology Tuesday Websites
Week 5: Time
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html