Reading: CCSS:RI 4.2 – Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.  RI 4.8 – Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

Writing:   Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
b. Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
c. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g. for instance, in order to, in addition).
d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

Math: CCSS:4.MD.1 Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two- column table. For example, know that 1 ft is 12 times as long as 1 in. Express the length of a 4 ft snake as 48 in. Generate a conversion table for feet and inches listing the number pairs (1, 12), (2, 24), (3, 36), …

Science:       Essential Question: What causes big rocks to break down into smaller rocks?

ESS2.A Earth materials and systems ESS2.B Plate tectonics and large scale system interactions

Social Studies: Unit 5 -Our Federal Government

In this unit students learn how the United States government works. It begins with a review of questions political scientists seek to answer. Building on these questions, students explore the need for government and examine the probable consequences of not having government, rules, or laws. After exploring the purposes of government as set forth in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, students learns how our current form of government functions to serve those purposes. Next, students investigate how the powers of the federal government are limited through the systems of separation of powers and checks and balances, and compare those to state government. They also begin to understand that the federal and state governments have different powers as a foundation for learning about federalism in fifth grade. Students extend their understanding of limited government by exploring key concepts such as popular sovereignty, rule of law, and the Bill of Rights.