Fourth grade lesson plans for week of November 4-9

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Native American Artifact project
- Student have been learning about the Native Americans and how they survives using natural resources and how these materialistic resources ( such as weapons, food utensils etc.) are artifacts that archaeologist have used to study and learned about past life before written records. 
- Students have drafted their artifacts explaining what it is, what it does and why it is important. 
- They will now create the artifact ( any material as long as it is safe and small size) and write the information describing its purpose, how it would be made ( in the time of the Native Americans), and how this tool would have been useful for the Iroquois or other Native American group. 

* This is due by next Friday (November 9)

Reading vocabulary words Unit 2 week 1
1. Poem: written words that express feelings, emotions or thoughts through stanzas sometimes using figurative language. 
2. metaphor: comparing two or more things not using the words like or as. 
3. simile: comparing two or more things using the words like or as. 
4. weather:
5. lighting:
6. tornado:
7. floods:
8. blizzards:
9. cause:
10: effect:

Social studies vocabulary words Unit 2 week 1
1. explorer:
2. North America:
3. Trade routes:
4. Asia:
5. Bahamas:
6. Conquistador: 
7. Spain: 

BOOKS FOR UNIT 2

- Students will be reading a book called The long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder , starting in two weeks (Nov. 19). You can acquire the book from Barnes and Noble online for $6.50. It can be purchased by you personally or you can send the money in an envelope with your child's name and I will order it. If you are sending the money , please do so by Friday Nov. 9, to allow for shipping time.

Monday, Nov. 5
HW: Copy the vocabulary words from above into the correct vocabulary section of your notebook.

Wednesday, Nov. 7
HW: TBD

Thursday, Nov. 8