Pacing Guide Week 5 September 26th- 30th

English:
Read 30 minutes each day: a novel of your choice with the goal of completion.
Read: The Daring Nellie Bly: American Star Reporter
Complete: Think Critically
Read: Nellie Blys Book: Around the World in Seventy-two Days
Complete: Comparing Texts
Complete: Wordly Wise pgs. 35-41 Lesson 4
Complete: Grammar Practice Book pgs. 13-16 Lesson 4- (Work out of grammar book I
sent home then tear out pages and turn in weekly)
Optional Practice: Wordly Wise pgs. 42-45
Study: Spelling words from Wordly Wise pgs 35-37
Take: Spelling test at the end of the week and turn in on following Tuesday.
Math:
Monday
1) Teach: Lesson 2.6 in Student Book using Teachers Edition
2) Guided Practice: Guided Practice pgs. 90-93 *optional- Odds only. (Guide your
student through this section. They are not meant to do this alone)
3) Independent Practice: Lets Practice pgs. 95, and workbook pages 55-58
(Allow your student to do this section completely independent. When
completed, please grade. Use as an assessment, dont be afraid to go back
and re-teach. Re-Teach resources available on my website.)
Wednesday:
1) Supplemental lesson 1 and 2- see answers on my website under parent
resources.
Friday:
1) Teach: Lesson 2.7 in Student Book using Teachers Edition
2) Guided Practice: Guided Practice pgs. 96-101 *optional- Odds only. (Guide
your student through this section. They are not meant to do this alone)
3) Independent Practice: Lets Practice pgs. 102 and workbook pages 63-66
(Allow your student to do this section completely independent. When
completed, please grade. Use as an assessment, dont be afraid to go back
and re-teach. Re-Teach resources available on my website.)
Science:
This week in science we will wrapping up force and motion with a test on Thursday
9/29.
Social Studies:

Continue using Social studies curriculum. Plan on completing a chapter a week. Please
let me know right away if you are still missing some curriculum.
Writing:
Together we will teach writing using the curriculum 6 Trait Writing. This curriculum is
25 weeks of daily mini lessons divided into 5 focused traits of writing: Ideas,
Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Voice.
Tuesdays I will teach day 1
Wednesday you will teach day 2
Thursday I will teach day 3 and 4
Fridays student will complete a writing prompt at home that will go with the
weeks lesson, see day 4 on TE for writing prompt and directions.
In addition I will be working on one of the following essays each learning period:
personal narrative, opinion essay, or persuasive, Informative essay.
Please check your students homework folder for weekly writing assignments on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can access the Teachers edition to this curriculum on my
website under parent resources.
REMINDERS: Students first and last name in their handwriting, along with the date, and
grade must be on all assignments.
Homework Checklist Due: Meeting Week
Math:
Math 2.6 & 2.7 Student book work
Math workbook pages
Supplemental pages 1 & 2
Language arts:
Think Critically
Grammar pages
Writing:
Day 1-4 stapled with writing sample.
REMINDER: Meeting Week is 10/3-10/7. No AIM that week, but continue to homeschool
at home. Check Parent Square to see when your meeting is.