4th Grade Spanish Immersion with Maestra Damsteegt

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  We have been studying King Solomon this week! We learned about the origin of his famous wisdom and the extent of his wealth. We even saw how much the Queen of Sheba was impressed with his kingdom. We will soon learn about his shortcomings as king of Israel. This is a short unit, so the test is scheduled for Thursday, January 23. Here are the links to the English and Spanish study guides. The English study guide is for the parents to help guide their students. The hard copy of the Spanish study guide will be sent home on Tuesday. I am also including links to Blooket games that the students can use to review if they wish.  Tower Defense 2 Cafe Monster Brawl Tower of Doom Crazy Kingdom Factory Tower Defense Math:  This week, we have been writing equations to solve word problems with an unknown variable. The students have also been using comparison bars to help visualize and solve word problems. Reading:  We have been paying close att...

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  This week, we studied David's last years as king. We learned about the prophet Nathan's reminder to David to name Solomon as the next king of Israel. The students took the test over King David, and we look forward to our next unit of study- King Solomon.  Math:  We are starting to study simple algebra. The students learned how to combine like-terms as well as substituting values in a given algebraic expression. We also have learned how to write equations using the "equals sign" and the "is not equal to" sign. We used all of this knowledge in order to write algebraic equations in order to solve an unknown value.  Reading:   We are taking some time to identify main ideas and supporting details of texts.  Writing:  The students brainstormed and wrote down some reasons to back up their persuasive claim statements. Social Studies:  We are now starting our social studies unit. To kick it off, we learned how to describe...