1. After waiting all winter, what is your favorite thing to do
once spring arrives? Explain.
Thursday Donovan
March 14, 2013
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3. Reading
Aim: North Pole South
Pole (p. 514)
Talk About It: What
images come to mind
when you think about
the North and South Pole? Why would it be
exciting to explore these places?
Picture Prompt: Look at the picture and
respond in writing. Write two paragraphs (35
sentences each).
4. Frigid weather is very cold.
If you triumph over someone, you are
victorious or successful.
Dismantled means "taken apart."
If a place is uninhabited, no one lives there.
5. Labor is work.
Something that is treacherous is full of
danger.
An expedition is a trip for exploring or
studying.
If you abandon something, you give it up or
leave it forever.
6. Reading
Aim: Ice and More Ice
(p. 516)
By breaking down an
unfamiliar word into parts, such as the Root,
the Prefix, at the beginning of the word and
the Suffix, at the end of the word you can
figure out its definition.
For example, uninhabited (uninhabited)
means "not lived in."
7. Problem
Explorers of the Arctic face
many problems due to the
regions's harsh climate.
Attempt
Outcome
Peary's
expedition When Henson
moved in slipped into a
packs to avoid lead, Ootah
lanes of water rescued him.
called "leads."
Attempt Outcome
Peary's team One member
slept in groups saved the
in case leads team when an
opened up at ice island
night. formed.
Attempt
Outcome
They built igloos
Sometimes the
to protect
wind would
themselves
dismantle the
from the harsh
igloos.
wind.
Solution
By working as a team, Peary
and Henson finally made it to
the North Pole.
8. Reading
Aim: Spirit of Endurance
(p. 518)
Nonfiction gives
information and facts
about real people,
places, events, and
situations.
A Problem and Solution Map helps you ask
questions to figure out problems and solutions
in a selection.
9. hack: to cut or chop unevenly with heavy
blows from a tool, such as an ax.
glacier: a large mass of ice that moves
slowly over land.
blubber: a layer of fat under the skin of
whales and certain other sea animals. It can
be used as a source of oil that is burned in
lamps.
10. abandoned dismantled expedition frigid
labor treacherous triumph uninhabited
1. When rowing became too difficult, we _______ our plan
to sail up the river.
2. After the child finished the puzzle, he _______ it.
3. Lewis and Clark led the _______ west.
4. The _______ temperature made it too cold to go out.
5. The _______ we did was worth it when we saw the
finished garden.
6. The rain made driving conditions _______.
7. The team felt a sense of _______ when they won eight
of their last ten games.
8. Judging from the dust and spider webs, the house had
been _______ for a long time.
28. Social Studies
Aim: Winning
Independence (p. 284)
Lesson:
• Define Vocabulary
words
• Read pages 284289
• Write SEVEN (7) facts about the lesson.
Homework:
• Answer questions 15 on page 289
• Do not write the questions, only the answers
29.
30. Homework Summary for Thursday March 14, 2013
Reading
Write a sentence using vocabulary and story words
Math
Lesson 11 handout
Social Studies
15 on page 289. Do not write the questions
Spelling
ABC order ten times each
