Questions from the Week of October 7- October 10, 2013

Questions to ask your child from the week of October 7-October 10, 2013:

In Reading:

-        What did you learn about Octopuses this week?

-        How is the topic sentence of a paragraph similar to the main idea?

-        Where do you find a topic sentence in a paragraph?

-        How did you use “Boxes and Bullets” when you read the Octopus article?

-        Can you show me how to make “Boxes and Bullets” and how you would use it when reading something nonfiction?

In Writing:

-        What persuasive reviews did you write this week?

-        What types of words do you use in your writing to show persuasion?

-        What problem in the world do you want to help solve by writing a persuasive piece?

In Word Study:

-        What words have long vowels in them?

-        What types of letter combinations (digraphs and trigraphs) make vowel sounds long? Give me some examples.

In Math:

-               How can you add 3-digit numbers?

-               How can you use addition to solve problems?

-               What word problem did you create this week?

-               How do you use the e-tools on the enVision website?

In Social Studies:

-               What old inventions did you uncover from your “dig” this week?  What did you think

they were?

- How have apple products changed over time?