They compare and contrast literature, develop vacabulary, and learn economic concepts of needs producer, product and opportunity cost. Children begin writing factual and non-factual stories. This unit covers skeletons and our skeletal system, mummies and Egyptology, nocturnal animals and caves. Children experience suspense stories. This unit is based on our country's history.
Students compare life of today versus life in the past.
Children learn about the cooperation between pilgrims and Native Americans and transfer those skills to their lives. Students learn about our solar system. They use many different resources to gain knowledge. Each child creates their own factual chapter book about space. Team learners create their own space display to share with their classmates.