What are Lions Learning in February?
MATH
3rd Grade
In February, 3rd graders will begin Module 4: Multiplication and Area.
In topic A your student is exploring area concepts.
- They use inch and centimeter tiles to fill in shapes without gaps or overlaps.
- They count each tile or skip-count to find the area.
- They transition from using tiles to representing and determine area on grid paper
Here is an at home activity:
Give your student a pad of square sticky notes or 30 to 40 square pieces of paper cut to the same size. Ask your student to tile the areas of objects in your home, such as the front cover of a book, the side of a cereal box, and the top of a rectangular table, by using the notes or paper. Then count the paper tiles to find the area.
4th Grade
In February, 4th Grade students will begin Module 4: Foundations for Fraction Operations.
In Topic A, your student is learning that:
- Fractions, like whole numbers, can be decomposed into sums of parts.
- Break apart fractions and write
- addition equations with the parts.
- Use models to break apart whole numbers and fractions and see that fractions can be broken apart in many ways.
- Combine whole numbers with fractions less than 1 to write mixed numbers.
Here is an at home activity:
Help your student practice breaking apart fractions in different ways. Start with a food item that is already divided into equal parts or cut a food item into equal parts.. Ask your student what fraction describes 1 part of the whole. Ask them what fraction of the whole each of you would get if you shared the whole equally. Then discuss an example of a share that is not equal
5th Grade
In February, our 5th grade math students will complete Module 4: Place Value Concepts for Decimal Operations. In the final two topics students will divide decimal numbers and use their decimal knowledge in application problems.
Your student is learning to:
- Divide decimal numbers to hundredths by one-digit and two digit whole numbers and multiples of 10, 100, or 1,000 using various strategies
- Solve real world problems using measurement that involves decimals
Here is an at home activity:
Turn daily situations into questions to help your student practice dividing with decimal numbers.
- “A box of crackers costs $3.75. What is the cost per serving if there are 10 servings in the
box?” (3.75 ÷ 10)
Reading
3rd Grade
Third grade students are developing their reading fluency.
What is Reading Fluency?
Reading fluency is an important skill that helps children become strong, confident readers. It means being able to read a text smoothly, accurately, and with expression—like they’re talking. A fluent reader doesn’t just recognize words; they understand what they’re reading and make it sound natural.
Fluency is built on three key parts:
- Accuracy – Reading words correctly.
- Speed – Reading at a comfortable pace (not too fast or too slow).
- Expression – Using their voice to show feelings and meaning in the story.
When children develop fluency, they can focus less on sounding out words and more on understanding and enjoying what they read.
Want to help at home? Try listening to your child read aloud and encourage them to reread favorite stories to build confidence.
Follow this link for an overview of our English Language Arts Curriculum:
Wit & Wisdom Overview for Families
4th Grade
Fourth grade students are developing their reading fluency.
What is Reading Fluency?
Reading fluency is an important skill that helps children become strong, confident readers. It means being able to read a text smoothly, accurately, and with expression—like they’re talking. A fluent reader doesn’t just recognize words; they understand what they’re reading and make it sound natural.
Fluency is built on three key parts:
- Accuracy – Reading words correctly.
- Speed – Reading at a comfortable pace (not too fast or too slow).
- Expression – Using their voice to show feelings and meaning in the story.
When children develop fluency, they can focus less on sounding out words and more on understanding and enjoying what they read.
Want to help at home? Try listening to your child read aloud and encourage them to reread favorite stories to build confidence.
Follow this link for an overview of our English Language Arts Curriculum:
Wit & Wisdom Overview for Families
5th Grade
Fifth grade students are developing their reading fluency.
What is Reading Fluency?
Reading fluency is an important skill that helps children become strong, confident readers. It means being able to read a text smoothly, accurately, and with expression—like they’re talking. A fluent reader doesn’t just recognize words; they understand what they’re reading and make it sound natural.
Fluency is built on three key parts:
- Accuracy – Reading words correctly.
- Speed – Reading at a comfortable pace (not too fast or too slow).
- Expression – Using their voice to show feelings and meaning in the story.
When children develop fluency, they can focus less on sounding out words and more on understanding and enjoying what they read.
Want to help at home? Try listening to your child read aloud and encourage them to reread favorite stories to build confidence.
Follow this link for an overview of our English Language Arts Curriculum:
Wit & Wisdom Overview for Families
Science
3rd grade
In February 3rd Graders will complete their 2nd Science Unit: Weather and Climate.
In the closing chapters, students will explore:
- Activities focused on analyzing bar graphs of average temperature and precipitation, students both to compare weather, seasons, and climate in a variety of locations around the world and practice making predictions about weather in future years.
- How people prepare for natural hazards, and then design, build, and test model hurricane-resistant structures.
4th Grade
In February, 4th grade science students will begin their final science unit of the year: Energy Conversions!
In the Energy Conversions unit, students take on the role of systems engineers and they will:
- Explore reasons why an electrical system may fail.
- Students make discoveries about the way electrical systems work.
- Choose new energy sources and energy converters
- Use and construct devices that convert energy from one form to another, build an understanding of the electrical system, and learn to identify energy forms all around them.
If your student starts to talk about electricity a lot, now you know why!
5th Grade
In February, our 5th grade science students will explore our final unit: The Earth System.
Water scarcity currently affects about one-fifth of the world's population, and the number of people facing water shortages is growing. This unit will understand how the parts of the Earth system interact to create natural phenomena and how people affect and protect Earth’s resources.
In chapter 1 of the unit students will discuss how the biosphere and hydrosphere interact.
In chapter 2, students gather information from hands-on investigations, and texts that help them understand condensation and evaporation at two scales: the observable and the nanoscopic.