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English/Language Arts:
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Online
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Lexia: Students can use the badge inside their Homework
folder (or their gmail login) to log into Clever, then select Lexia Core
5. This program provides reading and word
study support in a variety of ways.
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Reading A to Z (Raz Kids):
Students can use the badge inside their Homework folder (or their gmail
login) to log into Clever, then select Learning A to Z. This program provides reading and word study
support in a variety of ways.
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Read
and write: Any reading/writing practice that students do
helps them improve. Students can read
aloud or silently, alone or with you.
After they read, you can discuss the book with them, asking them to
summarize what happened, predict what might happen next and make connections to
the book. This might mean asking what
the book reminded them of and making a connection to another book or something
personal. For example, I Survived the
Great Chicago Fire might remind me of my family vacation to Chicago last
summer and I Survived Pearl Harbor.
Students can write new and interesting words in a journal as they read
and you can help them look up their meanings and usage. Students can also write responses to the
discussion questions listed above to practice writing. Writing a sentence or two about each book
they read in a notebook summarizing key events or describing characters is
great! For more information about finding
books at your child’s instructional reading level, see this blog post: https://mrssawin.blogspot.com/2018/10/leveled-book-list.html
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Reading
Response Homework: The homework that students are asked to
complete each week will provide opportunities to practice reading and
writing. Each week, there is a “big question”
to focus on which is related to the kinds of skills students are learning at
school. You can work with your child to
read and edit his/her work to improve writing skills. Look for correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
and make sure the response answers the “big question”.
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Math:
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Online
Dream Box: Students can use the badge inside their Homework folder (or their gmail login) to log into Clever, then select Dream Box. This program provides math support in a variety of ways.
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McGraw Hill/Everyday Math: Students can use the badge inside their Homework
folder (or their gmail login) to log into Clever, then select McGraw Hill. This program is provided by our Math book
company and provides games and practice tools.
You can also print homework and find more information about the lessons
we are doing in class. The Student
Reference Book provides definitions and the eTools have fraction circles, Base-10
Blocks and more.
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Khan Academy: This free website provides extra
practice and enrichment opportunities by grade level or skill. You can find more information at https://www.khanacademy.org/
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Fact
Practice: Many 4th graders are still working
on mastering their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
facts. Practicing these out loud
together, with flashcards or in writing is great to improve fact fluency.
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Everyday
Math Homelink: Completing each night’s math Homelink will
help practice the skills which we have worked on that day. By the time these Homelinks come home, your
child has seen this concept three times already: once in my lesson, once in a
small group and once in independent practice.
This last practice should help solidify the skills at home.
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