Answer the big questions: What are the parts of a map and how can a map help me describe where I live? Then, work with words that have the -ar- spelling.

Make your own book about where you live and learn about different ways to spell the sound /or/.

Learn about different ways to spell the sound /er/ and answer the big questions: What are the parts of a map and how can a map help me describe where I live?

Draw a map of your neighborhood, then read and match homophones with the /air/ sound.

Learn about your town and about the /ear/ sound.

Make maps of your country and your continent and learn about spelling words with the /oy/ sound.

Make a book about the world we live in and learn about words with the /aw/ sound.

Learn about community and read words with the /ow/ sound.

Learn about Detroit, the Motor City, and compare it to where you live. Then learn about words with the /f/ sound that are spelled with the letter combination -ph-.

Learn about the Great Lakes State, Michigan. Then, help solve a mystery word.

Practice ‌words‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ -tch- sound and‌ ‌learn about landforms and bodies of water.

Practice words‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ /j/ sound and‌ ‌read a‌ ‌book‌ ‌about‌ weather.

Spelling with the -ed suffix and lunar eclipses.

Learn about the -ed suffix and about our round world.

Learn about timelines and spelling words with -ing endings.

Learn about schools of the past and today, and learn about the -ing ending.

Learn about verbs and the -es ending.

Learn about using the -es ending to make words plural.

Learn about archaeology and with multisyllabic plural words ending in -s.

Practice reading mutlisyllablic words and learn about archaeology.

Make a mystery word and learn all about‌ recycling.

Practice ‌the‌ -eigh- spelling then experiment with ways to protect Earth’s surface.

Practice ‌words‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ -thr- word part ‌and‌ ‌read ‌a‌ ‌book‌ ‌about‌ earthquakes.

How are the sun, plants, and life on Earth connected?

Learn how to read and write contractions.

Use text features to learn about the everglades.

Learn about the -ful, -ness, and -ly suffixes.

Use sensory words to narrate a walk through a deciduous forest.