Social Studies-
Both grades have started new units. They have been given new packets, which were placed in the social studies section of their content binders. They have new vocabulary, big idea sheets, and graphic organizers which they can read over and discuss with you.
Third grade- The Growth of Michigan:
Overarching Questions:
How did people in Michigan work together to meet new challenges as Michigan grew?
Focus Questions:
How has Michigan changed over time?
How have Michigan’s resources impacted the economy and growth of the state?
Fourth grade- Exploring Economics:
Overarching Question
How are geographers, economists, and political scientists similar and different in how they study places and people?
Focus Questions
What questions do economists ask and how do their answers describe the United States?
How do the characteristics of a market economy influence economic decision making?
How does competition affect the economy in the United States?
Enduring Understanding
• People use resources to produce goods and services.
• Scarcity results because resources are limited and human wants are unlimited.
• Because of scarcity, people make choices about what goods and services to produce, how goods and services will be produced, and who will get the goods and services.
• In answering the questions about what to produce, how to produce it, and who gets it, people create an economic system.
ELA:
We have begun doing some work on Readworks. Please have your student show you their account. The class number is YKHYRU. They sign in through their google account. Grades from these assignments will be used towards appropriate sections of the report card.
The language portion of the report card grade includes the use of capital letters and end marks. All student work should have these by this point in the year. Students not using correct capitalization and end marks will possibly receive a grade of less than a 2 on their report card. Please discuss this with your student.
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