Fourth Grade Emergency Plans

    Day 1

    Reading

    REFERENCED FILE IS MISSING: file:///H:/website%20files/pdfs/fourth/H1N1%20stuff/10334%20Lesson02.pdf

    Math

    1. Got to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr4/13.html
    2. Click on NEW PROBLEM
    3. Type the Product (answer) in the box labeled PRODUCT

    Use this data sheet to record your calculations

    Answer the following question: How can I use the break apart strategy to help me solve 8 x 16? Use numbers, pictures, and words to explain your reasoning below.

    Writing

    1. Students will read the story starters and choose one to use.
    2. Students will continue the story from the story starter.
    3. Students will write at least two thoughtful paragraphs.

    Story Starters

    • I could tell that it was going to be one of those days. Nothing seemed to go right all day. I was mindlessly sitting at my desk when all of a sudden the classroom door swung open and there appeared….
    • There was two feet of snow on the ground with another foot expected to fall by the end of the day. We could hardly believe our eyes! Our little town, which barely got six inches of snow all winter, was in the middle of a blizzard.
    • Some of my friends thought that Santa was only a myth, but their views began to change after last Christmas Eve. We were all sitting around the tree sharing stories of the past when we heard a rustling in the chimney. We assumed it was birds, so we continued on with our stories. Then out of the clear blue sky…
    • Going on an Easter egg hunt was one of my favorite pastimes. My parents put one dollar in each egg and hid at least 25 of them around the house. This Easter was a little different because no one could find the hidden eggs, even my parents. We decided…

    Day 2

    Reading

    REFERENCED FILE IS MISSING: file:///H:/website%20files/pdfs/fourth/H1N1%20stuff/10334%20Lesson03.pdf