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Week of September 19th- 23rd 

Reading:  TEST Friday, 9/23 ·          Grammar: TEST Friday, 9/23 ·         Verbs: action, linking, helping, and main ·         Verb tense (time, sequence, state, or condition) ·         Direct and Indirect options – not tested this week ·         Adages and proverbs  Writing: Opinion Writing ·         form an opinion on something they have read ·         organize ideas to support opinion ·         edit and revise writing Reading Selection: “Old Yeller” Social Studies: ·         I can explain why events caused the North and South to divide. ·         I can explain how an event led to the Civil War. Math:   QUIZ Friday, 9/23 ·         Multiply a decimal fraction by single-digit whole numbers ·         Divide decimals by single-digit whole numbers ·         Divide decimals with a remainder using place value understanding and relate to a written method Science:  ·         I can show visually how organisms have changed over time. ·         I can compare through charting how animals select their environment.

Spelling Words:

Reading Vocabulary:

romp, strained, picturing, wheeled, shouldered, frantic, lunging, checking, stride, bounding

Social Studies Terms:

electoral votes, secede, candidate, economics, campaign, secession, Confederacy, Civil War, border state, Union Election, defeat, concur, secure

Science Vocabulary:

camouflage, protective coloration, protective resemblance, mimicry, adaption, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, behavioral adaptation, nocturnal, instinct, insulation, hibernation