Ms. LaScala welcome parents to class 4-2. We are now learning about the Structure of Life. The unit for marking periods 1 and 2 for reading is the Cultural Diversity unit. We are currently reading"Indian in the Cupboard" and "Esperanza Rising" in class. We will be discussing New Jersey and different places and topics about New Jersey. The students should each have their own flashcards for studying multiplication and division daily and fractions. Please work with your child daily and make sure they do ALL the homework. Your child should be reading for 10-15 minutes per night. Below are some questions you could ask your child to help check their comprehension: English Comprehension Questions To Ask Your Children: 1.. What is the name of the story? 2. What do you think the story is about? Explain. 3. Who was your favorite character in the story? Why? 4. Is there a problem in the story? Explain. 5. Who had the problem? 6. Why was there a problem? 7. Where does the story take place? (setting) 8. When does the story take place? (setting) 9. What happens in the story? (Problem/conflict) 10. Why did this happen in the story? 11. What does this all mean?(search for theme,the big idea) 12. What did you think about?….(something specific in the story), I wonder questions. 13What is your favorite part of the story? 14. What did you not like about the story? 15. What would you change in the story? Why? 16. If you could rename the story, What would you name it? Why? 17. What would add to the story to make it better? 18. What would you change in the story? 19. Do you want to read the story again? 20. What did you learn from the story? Spanish: Preguntas de comprensiónparapreguntara sus niños: 1. ¿Cuál es el nombre del cuento? 2. ¿De qué crees quese trata el cuento? Explícame. 3. ¿Quién fue tu personaje favorito en el cuento? ¿Por qué? 4. ¿Hay algún problema en el cuento? Explícame. 5. ¿Quién ha tenido este problema? 6. ¿Por qué hubo un problema? 7. ¿Dónde toma lugar el cuento? 8. ¿Cuándo toma lugar el cuento? 9. ¿Qué sucede en el cuento? 10.¿Por qué sucedio esto en el cuento? 11.¿Qué significa todo esto? (La búsqueda del tema del cuento) 12.¿Qué piensa usted sobre ... algo específico en la historia? 13¿Cuál es tu parte favorita del a historia? 14.¿Qué no le gusta de esta historia? 15.¿Qué cambiaría en esta historia? 16.Si pudieras cambiar el nombre de la historia, ¿Cómo lo llamaría? ¿Por qué? 17.¿Qué agregaras a la historia para hacer la mejor? 18.¿Qué cambiaría en la historia? 19.¿Quieres leer el cuento otra vez? 20.¿Qué aprendiste de este cuento? May 23, 2013 Homework Math unit 10 test tomorrow
Work on cultural diversity project of personal information
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