Cursive and Vocabulary!

We have begun our cursive review!  Since students were taught cursive in 3rd grade, this is a review year.  Most of the work will be done independently.  The program is called "Handwriting Without Tears."  An example of our book and correct cursive formations is shown below.






These are our vocabulary words right now.  Please be review them at home/ asking your child about them.

Anthology- Story: The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein
curious
temporary
policy
several
ranged
frequently

Math- Topic: Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers
Breaking Apart Strategy
Commutative Property of Addition
Associative Property of Addition
Identity Property of Addition
Compensation
Counting on
Inverse Operations

Social Studies- Unit: Iowa History
states
border
agriculture
livestock
economy
crops
natural resources
settlers
explorer
Native American
You could ask your child to define/ give examples of: geography, climate, natural resources, and economy.

As always, thanks for being involved in your child's education!!