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    Mathematics

    I can use ×3 facts or ×5 facts to find my ×6 facts.

    Look: two ways to find 6 × 8

    1. Double the ×3 fact: 3 × 8 = 24, and double 24 is 48.
    2. Or use the ×5 fact plus one group: 5 × 8 = 40, plus 8 more is 48.
    3. Both ways give 6 × 8 = 48.

    Multiply.

    1. 1.

      6 × 3 = ____

    2. 2.

      5 × 6 = ____

    3. 3.

      6 × 6 = ____

    4. 4.

      4 × 6 = ____

    5. 5.

      6 × 9 = ____

    6. 6.

      2 × 6 = ____

    Solve.

    1. 7.

      Ella buys 7 cartons of eggs. Each carton holds 6 eggs. How many eggs?

    2. 8.

      Show one strategy for 6 × 6.

    Challenge: Draw a 6-by-7 array split into a 5-by-7 part and a 1-by-7 part. Write the facts.

    Materials: Graph paper (optional)

    Practice page · Week 7, Day 3

    English Language Arts

    I can sort details into facts, examples and reasons and write an informational paragraph.

    Look: kinds of details

    1. A fact is a true statement about the whole topic.
    2. An example is one case that shows the idea.
    3. A reason tells why.

    Plants Fight Back

    Plants cannot run away, but many have ways to protect themselves. Some plants have sharp parts. For example, a rose has thorns on its stems. Other plants taste bitter, so animals stop eating them. A milkweed plant has a bitter, milky sap. Plants also grow fuzzy hairs on their leaves, which make it hard for tiny insects to walk and chew.

    Answer about the paragraph.

    1. 1.

      What is the main idea?

    2. 2.

      "A rose has thorns on its stems." Fact, example or reason?

      ○ fact○ example○ reason
    3. 3.

      "Animals stop eating them because they taste bitter." Fact, example or reason?

      ○ fact○ example○ reason
    4. 4.

      "A milkweed plant has a bitter, milky sap." Fact, example or reason?

      ○ fact○ example○ reason
    5. 5.

      Write a 4-sentence paragraph about an animal. Use a topic sentence, two details joined with also or another, and a closing sentence.

    Write the word from the list that fits.

    Word bank: pilot · open · spider · student

    1. 6.

      A ____ flies the plane.

    2. 7.

      Please ____ the window.

    Challenge: Write a sentence about plants that uses the word "reason."

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    Science

    I can build a prototype of my magnet latch by following my plan.

    Check off each build step as you finish it.

    StepWhat I didDone
       
       
       
       
       
    1. 1.

      Quick check: does the door stay shut when the box is door-side down?

    2. 2.

      Sketch the prototype the way you really built it.

    Answer the questions.

    1. 3.

      What is a prototype?

    2. 4.

      One problem I had was ____. I changed ____.

    Materials: the shoebox cabinet · 2 magnets · steel washers or paper clips · tape · safety scissors

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    Social Studies

    I can show how settlements grew and how growth changed life for Native nations.

    Number the boxes 1 to 4 to show the cause-and-effect chain.

    1. 1.

      ____ More families move nearby to farm and trade.

    2. 2.

      ____ Traders build a post where two rivers meet.

    3. 3.

      ____ Settlers want more land, and Native nations lose hunting grounds.

    4. 4.

      ____ Boats bring goods, and the post becomes busy.

    Answer each question.

    1. 5.

      Name 2 things that helped a settlement grow.

    2. 6.

      What was the Mayflower Compact?

    3. 7.

      Growth helped ____ because ____.

    4. 8.

      Growth hurt ____ because ____.

    Challenge: What did settlers often trade with Native nations?

    Materials: paper strip for a flow chart