1. Pretend that you can redecorate your best friend's
bedroom any way you want. Describe what your new
room looks like
Joey
Linder
Friday Johnny Cameron
April 27, 2012
Andres Max
Carlos Ricardo
Alan G Angel
David
Brianna
Adolfo Brian
Emma
Natalie Ramon
Alan R Jose Nyashia
Gia
Matthew
Christian Christopher
Elizabeth Sualee Cincere
Mitzy Roxana
Massire Ryan
Joshua

2. Morning Writing
Would you rather
be an ant at a
picnic or a bee in
a flower garden?
Explain.
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use loose­leaf (lined)
paper. Hand in once you are finished. The work will be
graded.

3. Reading ­ Spirit of Endurance (p. 518)
Genre
Nonfiction gives information
and facts about real people,
places, events, and
situations.
Generate Questions
Problem and Solutions
Look for actions or steps
taken to solve a problem. As
you read, use your Problem
and Solution Map

4. disturbing frigid
Scary
dangerous
difficult
.
Icy creepy treacherous
old
abandon
frightening
creaky
adventurous uninhabited

5. Reading ­ Spirit of Endurance (p. 518)
Problem
Without a ship, the men must rescue themselves.
Attempt Outcome
They attempt crossing the ice to The men give up and make camp on
reach Paulet Island. an ice floe, which starts to melt.
Outcome
Attempt
The men make it to Elephant Island,
Shackleton gives the order to launch
but is is deserted. They still need to be
the boats.
rescued.
Attempt Outcome
Shackleton and others leave to find They land on the wrong side of the
help on South Georgia Island. island and must hike across it.
Solution
Shackleton reaches the whaling station and returns to
Elephant Island to take his crew home.

6. Reading ­ Spirit of Endurance (p. 518)
Comprehension Check
Write a summary of Spirit of Endurance using
your Problem and Solution Map. Be sure to
identify the major problems that Shackleton
and his men faced, and explain how they
solved them.
Think and Compare
Answer questions 1­5 on page 535.

7. Spelling ­ Test

8. Highlight the Clues
Comprehension Activities

9. Math ­ Egyptian Fractions (p. 294)
The ancient Egyptians
wrote numbers using
different symbols than
those we use today.
100 10 1 A unit fraction has 1 as its
numerator. Ancient Egyptians
wrote all fractions as unit
fractions. To show a fraction,
The ancient Egyptians they used the symbol for a
wrote the number 215 mouth above the
like this: denominator.

10. numerator
denominator

11. numerator
ones
ten

12. Math ­ Egyptian Fractions (p. 294)
The ancient Egyptians wrote 1/12 like this:
Class Work
Answer questions 1­16 on
page 294

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16. Language Arts ­ Prepositions (p. 428)
RULES
A preposition is a word
that relates a noun or
pronoun to another
word in a sentence.
This book about bicycles is Ted's.

17. Language Arts ­ Prepositions (p. 428)
Some common prepositions include:
• about • from • to
• after • in • under
• against • near • until
• before • of • up
• below • over • upon
• by • on • with
• during • past • without

18. Language Arts ­ Prepositions (p. 428)
Guided Practice
Underline the preposition in each sentence.
1. We drove into the park
2. Our bicycles were in the car
track.
3. We stopped beside the bike
trail.

19. Language Arts ­ Prepositions (p. 428)
Guided Practice
Underline the preposition in each sentence.
4. We followed the trail over a hill.
5. The sun was shining through the
trees.
6. Billy rode under a bridge.

20. Language Arts ­ Prepositions (p. 428)
Guided Practice
Underline the preposition in each sentence.
7. I followed behind him.
8. Suddenly, he stopped by a
brook.
9. Near the water, we saw a deer.

21. Language Arts ­ Prepositions (p. 428)
Guided Practice
Underline the preposition in each sentence.
10. We watched quietly for a few
minutes.

22. Writing Activity
Description
Write a description of a place that you have
explored, such as a park or an attic.
Describe what you felt as you began to
explore, as well as the stages of your
exploration. What did you hope to
discover? What did you learn?

24. Homework Summary ­ Friday, April 27, 2012
"No Homework Friday"
Language Arts
1. Study for quiz
Have a great weekend!

25. 9 Reward
10
8­9
7
6
Pizza Party
Wheel of Fun
Spelling
BrainPOP
4­5 Class Work
2­3 Silent Snack
1 No Snack

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