Topic of the Week

5th Grade The Skunk Ladder v

Concept Talk How can we find adventure in ordinary events?

Objective: Develop listening & reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills

Spelling Vocabulary Strategy: Grammar

Multisyllabic Words: Greek and Latin Roots: Contractions and
(Challenge words-bold/italics) - Practice using word’s root to aid Negatives
comprehension.
1. elementary - Practice the use of who
2. vehicle and whom.
3. miniature
4. probability  Amazing Words
5. opportunity Lesson Vocabulary
v
1. prairie
6. substitute
2. desert 1. abandoned
7. variety
8. literature 3. carefree 2. attempt
9. elevator 4. relish 3. bellow
10. Pennsylvania 5. vanish 4. cavern
11. ravioli 6. unassuming 5. feat
12. cafeteriav 7. sinister 6. immensely
13. mosaic 8. embark 7. savage
14. tuxedo 9. mundane
15. meteorite 10. antics
16. fascination
17. cylinder
18. intermediate
19. centennial
20. curiosity Reading Comprehension Skill  Strategy
21. documentary  Skill – Strategy: Character and Plot
22. stegosaurus  Genre – Expository Text
23. pediatrician  Literary Terms – Humor
24. mediocre v
 Story Structure – Climax
25. simultaneous
 Oral - Retelling

Writing – Description
 Writer’s Craft: Letter to the Editor
 Topic of the Week
Chapter 4: Ecosystems
Lessons 2: -How do organisms interact in ecosystems?
Objectives: Ss will construct an argument based on evidence that animals can survive in different environments because of adaptations.

The Big ?  How do living things interact with their environments?

Specific Topics:
1. Interactions in Ecosystems, Energy Roles in Ecosystems, Food Chains, Food Webs, Roles in
Ecosystems, Symbiosis

Homework
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
English: English: English: English: English:
Practice all spelling Practice spelling words Practice spelling words of The Skunk Practice spelling words of The Skunk Spelling Quiz
words on Quizlet for of The Skunk Ladder on Ladder on Quizlet.com. Complete Ladder on Quizlet.com. Complete today!
the Spelling Bee Quizlet.com. Complete workbook page 326. workbook page 316.
competition. workbook page 320.

Science B-C: Science: Science 5C: Make an
illustrated dictionary for the words:
predator, prey, producer, consumer,
decomposer, food chain, and food web
in notebook. Write each term,
definition in own words, a drawing to
represent the word, and examples of
animals for each term.
Science 5B: Make an Science:
illustrated dictionary for the words:
predator, prey, producer, consumer,
decomposer, food chain, and food
web in notebook. Write each term,
definition in own words, a drawing
to represent the word, and examples
of animals for each term.