Day 5 · Friday

Objective: I can show what I know on the Week 24 check and the Unit 4 test on government, citizenship and economic choices.

Standards: D2.Civ.1.3-5, D2.Civ.2.3-5, D2.Civ.5.3-5, D2.Eco.1.3-5

Materials: Unit 4 test and its scoring notes (Assessments page), Stored Week 24 Social Studies Check (7 items) and its answer key, Notebook, Pencil, Scrap paper, Play bills from Day 3 (optional, for the money items)

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 20. Ask: "Name one job of each branch." (Legislative makes laws. Executive carries them out. Judicial decides cases.) Then your child looks quietly through the notebook pages from Weeks 19 to 24 for two minutes. Say: "Today you show what you know about Unit 4."

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Say: "The Unit 4 test covers Weeks 19 to 24. It has four sections: local government, the three branches, rights and voting, and economic choices." Say: "Section 1 starts with a map of a made-up town and notes from a council meeting. You may look back at that box any time." Practice with a tiny made-up source. Read it aloud. "Elm Town notes: The basketball court has no lights. After sunset, nobody can play. Thirty players signed a request for lights. The town would pay for electricity every month. Some neighbors want dark, quiet evenings." Ask: "Should Elm Town add lights? Make a claim and give two pieces of evidence." (Either claim can be right. Sample: "Yes. Thirty players asked for lights, and nobody can play after sunset.") Say: "A strong answer has a claim, then evidence from the box." Ask: "Where does the evidence come from?" (The box.) Ask: "Who might disagree with your claim, and why?" (Sample: neighbors who want quiet evenings.) Ask: "May you use scrap paper for money questions?" (Yes.) If stuck, say: "Put your finger on the sentence in the box that proves it."

3. Activity / Source Work · 15–20 min

   Unit test. 1) Find the Unit 4 test on the Assessments page. Read the adult directions first. 2) Allow 30 to 35 minutes with no rush. That is longer than this block. 3) So split it over two days. Give Sections 1 and 2 today, about 20 minutes. Give Sections 3 and 4 tomorrow, about 15 minutes. If your child is fresh, give the whole test today and do the notebook entry tomorrow. 4) You may read every item and box aloud. Your child may answer aloud while you write. 5) Offer scrap paper or play bills for the money and vote-counting items. 6) Do not teach or hint during the test. The test asks how government works, never about parties or real leaders. 7) Score it with the notes under each section and find the level. If a section earns less than half its points, revisit the weeks it lists. Scores vary. Look for claims backed by evidence from the box.

4. Notebook Entry · 10 min

   Keep this short today. Your child finishes two frames: "The Unit 4 idea I know best is ___. One question I have about economics is ___." Sample: "The Unit 4 idea I know best is how a bill becomes a law. One question I have is how stores set prices."

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions aloud. Give the stored Week 24 check after a break or later today. It has 7 items and takes about 10 minutes. 6 or more right: move on to Week 25. 4 or 5 right: redo the Day 3 page and play store with new price cards. 3 or fewer right: reteach Day 2 and Day 4. Sort real objects and act out two-choice decisions. Praise steady effort.

Homework: Your child labels three jars or cups: Save, Spend, Share. They are for next week. Look for: clear labels and one idea for using each jar.

Objective: I can make and read a line plot marked in halves and quarters, and show what I know about Unit 4.

Standards: 3.MD.B.4, 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.3, 3.G.A.2

Materials: Stored Week 24 check and its answer key, Unit 4 test and its answer key (Assessments page), Inch ruler with quarter-inch marks, Crayons, Data table from Day 4, Notebook, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Today has two parts: the Week 24 check, then the Unit 4 test. Plan about 75 minutes with a break, or use two days. Spaced review from Week 21 Day 4. Ask: "Write 1 whole as a fraction in fourths." (4/4) Then count quarter inches aloud from 8 to 9: 8, 8 1/4, 8 1/2, 8 3/4, 9.

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Spend 10 minutes on one line plot. Write this data in the notebook. Feather lengths in inches: 7, 7, 7 1/4, 7 1/4, 7 1/2, 7 3/4, 7 3/4, 7 3/4, 7 3/4, 8. Draw a line and mark 7, 7 1/4, 7 1/2, 7 3/4 and 8. Add the title "Feather Lengths" and the label "Length in inches." Say: "The first feather is 7 inches. So I draw an X above 7 and cross out that value." Now your child does more. Your child plots the other 9 values and crosses out each one. Check the Xs from left to right: 2, 2, 1, 4 and 1. Ask: "Which length is most common?" (7 3/4 inches) Ask: "How many feathers are shorter than 7 1/2 inches?" (4) Ask: "How many more feathers are 7 3/4 inches than 7 inches?" (2; 4 − 2 = 2)

3. Guided Practice · 10–15 min

   Give the stored Week 24 check now. Find it with the Week 24 lessons. It has 7 items. Allow about 15 minutes, with no clock running. Score it with the answer key. 6 or 7 right: take a 10-minute break, then give the test. 4 or 5 right: reteach the missed kind first, then give the test later or tomorrow. Item 1: Day 1 Guided Practice. Items 2 and 3: Day 2 Guided Practice. Item 4: Day 3 Mini-Lesson. Item 5: Day 4 Mini-Lesson. Items 6 and 7: the line plot above. 3 or fewer right: reteach Days 3 and 4, and give the test another day. If stuck, say: "Skip it for now. Draw it, then come back."

4. Independent Practice · 15–20 min

   Give the Unit 4 test from the Assessments page. It has four parts and 46 points. Allow 30 to 40 minutes, with no time limit. Read the directions for each part aloud. Your child needs the ruler, a pencil and crayons. Your child may draw models and number lines. Put away the fraction strips. Do not teach or hint. If your child is stuck, say: "Do your best, then we can move on." Score it with the answer key and find the level. Then choose a route by part. Part 1, naming fractions: Week 19 Days 1 to 4 and Week 24 Day 1. Part 2, number lines: Week 20 Days 1 to 3 and Week 23 Day 1. Part 3, equivalent fractions and comparing: Week 21, Week 22 and Week 23 Day 2. Part 4, measuring and line plots: Week 24 Days 3 to 5.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask these three questions after the test. Then go over missed items together.

Fact fluency: Rest day (no timed drill)

Homework: No new work. Your child shows the feather line plot to a family member and tells the most common length (7 3/4 inches).

Objective: I can show what I learned in Unit 4: opinion essays, evidence, inference, author's purpose and point of view.

Standards: W.3.1, W.3.1.B, RL.3.1, RL.3.6, RI.3.6, L.3.4.A, SL.3.3

Materials: Unit 4 test from the Assessments page, Stored Week 24 weekly check (8 items) and its answer key, Reader's notebook, Pencil

1. Warm-Up · 5 min

   Word study: spelling check, not timed. Say each word while your child writes it: faster, highest, agreement, funniest, bedroom, doorbell. Challenge word: basketball. Correct them together, and your child rewrites any miss. Spaced review from Week 21. Ask: "Which linking word could add one more idea inside a paragraph?" (Also, or in addition.) Then your child shows one notebook page from Unit 4 that they feel sure about.

2. Review · 10 min

   Today has three jobs: the weekly check, the first part of the unit test and a short reflection. Give the stored Week 24 weekly check now. It has 8 items and takes about 10 minutes. Your child works alone. Score it with the answer key. Choose a route by the result. 6 or more right: go on to the unit test today. 4 or 5 right: talk through the misses, then go on to the test. Tomorrow, redo the Day 1 practice page and sort five new texts by purpose. 3 or fewer right: stop here for today. Reteach Day 1 with the recipe, flyer and storybook. Reteach Day 3 by swapping names for pronouns in passage B. Give the unit test tomorrow. Before any test, say: "Read each question twice. Does it ask what the character thinks, or what you think?"

3. Unit Test · about 50 min

   The Unit 4 test is on the Assessments page. It takes 45 to 55 minutes and may be split over two sittings. A good split: your child does the two reading sections in this block, about 30 minutes. The language, word study and writing sections wait for a second sitting, later today or tomorrow. Say: "This test shows what you learned in Unit 4. Take your time. I can read the directions and questions aloud, but I cannot help with answers." Your child reads the test passages alone. For the opinion paragraph, read the prompt aloud and give one minute to plan. Do not spell words for your child. When a question asks for your child's own view, any view with a reason earns credit.

4. Reflection · 10 min

   Your child writes 3 or 4 sentences about Unit 4 in the notebook. Give these frames: "The skill that grew most is ___. My proof is ___." "The hardest part was ___ because ___." "One question I still have is ___." Read this model first. "My Unit 4 Reflection": The skill that grew most is giving evidence. My proof is my essay, where I added a fact about bike helmets. The hardest part was telling my own view from a character's view, because I kept mixing them up. One question I still have is whether two characters can see one event differently. Then talk it over. You ask one follow-up question, such as "What helped you most with evidence?" Your child answers in a complete sentence with one detail.

5. Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask these three closing questions. Your child answers aloud with the reflection in hand.

Homework: Tell a family member the Unit 4 skill you are proudest of. Show an example in your notebook. Then read for 15 minutes just for fun.

Objective: I can present my weather instrument, explain how it meets the criteria, and show what I know on the Unit 4 test.

Standards: 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, 3-5-ETS1-3, 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2, 3-ESS3-1

Materials: Weather instrument and the Day 4 test table, Unit 4 test and its answer key (Assessments page), Week 24 Science Check (8 items) and its answer key, Pencil and ruler, Science notebook with the design pages, 2 index cards

1. Day 120 — Present the Instrument and Unit 4 Test — Wonder Warm-Up · 5 min

   Spaced review from Week 22. Ask: "Which climate type lies along the equator, and why is it warm there?" (Tropical. Sunlight comes almost straight down.) Then the engineering steps relay. Your child touches one finger for each step: define the problem, plan, build, test, improve. Ask: "Which step was hardest for you this week?"

2. Mini-Lesson · 10–15 min

   Keep this part to 10 minutes. Say: "Engineers share their designs so others can learn from them." Model a one-minute talk with five parts. 1) Name the problem. 2) Show the instrument. 3) Tell how it meets each criterion. 4) Share one test result. 5) Say what you would improve next. Compare two sentences. Weak: "My wind vane works great." Strong: "My vane matched the weather report in two of three readings." Ask: "Which is stronger? Why?" (The second. It gives a test result.) Your child writes their own strong sentence on an index card. If stuck, say: "Look at your test table. Say what you counted." Then preview the Unit 4 test. It covers Weeks 19 to 24: measuring and graphing weather, climate regions, severe weather designs and the instrument project. Say: "A graph needs a title, labels and an even scale." Say: "When a question shows a table, use its numbers as evidence." Ask: "What will you do if a question is hard?" (Read it again, try it, then move on.)

3. Investigation / Hands-On · 15–20 min

   Presentation, then the Unit 4 test. 1) Your child gives the one-minute talk to the family and reads the index card sentence. 2) Each listener asks one question. 3) Begin the Unit 4 test, found on the Assessments page. It has four sections and 19 questions, and it needs the pencil and ruler. 4) The whole test takes 40 to 45 minutes, which is longer than this block. Splitting it over two days works well: Section 1 today and the other three sections next school day. Or give the whole test later today. 5) You may read any question, table or graph aloud. Do not explain science words or give hints. 6) Offer a stretch break between sections. 7) Your child rereads each answer once. Score later with the key. Use the key's notes to choose what to revisit.

4. Science Notebook Entry · 10 min

   After the talk, or after the test, give the frames: "My instrument met these criteria: ___. If I built it again, I would ___. Next I want to engineer ___." Sample: "My instrument met two criteria: it turns easily and stays standing. If I built it again, I would make the arrow easier to read."

5. Wrap-Up & Exit Ticket · 5 min

   Ask the three exit questions. Then give the Week 24 Science Check: 8 items, about 10 minutes, worked alone. Give it later today or with the rest of the test. Score it with the answer key. 6 or more right: build a second instrument for a different weather part. 4 or 5 right: redo the Day 1 page, then write 3 criteria and 3 constraints for a bird feeder. 3 or fewer right: reteach Day 4. Test the instrument again together, change one thing and record before and after readings.

Homework: Your child uses the instrument at the same time each day next week and records the readings. Look for the time written with each reading.