5 x 5 for 5th Grade
Yorktown
5 Vocabulary
1. fleet: the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes
2. zigzag trenches: What the American and French Army dug to protect themselves at Yorktown
3. redoubt: an isolated work forming a complete enclosure of any form, used to defend a prominent point.
4. brigade: a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions
5. huzzah: an instance of giving praise or applause
5 Sentences
1. The Americans trapped the British with land and by sea; the French fleet of ships were on the sea.
2. Zigzag trenches are easier to defend than straight line trenches.
3. The soldiers built the trenches and redoubts until they were close to Yorktown's walls.
4. Both the British and Americans had brigades in their army.
5. Washington said after Yorktown…"Posterity will huzzah for us."
5 Facts & Details
1. The British soldiers first tried to make a midnight escape by boat but a huge storm swept in and it failed
2. A British soldier was brought blindfolded to General Washington
3. That soldier told Washington that General Cornwallis surrendered
4. "If Ponies ride men, and the grass ate cows, And cats should be chased into holes by the mouse"
5. "If summer were spring and the other way around, Then all of the world would be upside down"
5 Questions
1. Who was the Comte de Rochambeau? A: The Commander of the French infantry's
2. How did Washington trick General Clinton? A: Marching his Army toward New York
3. What was the password for the attack? A: Rochambeau
4. Who controlled Chesapeake Bay? A: America
5. How did Washington secure the British surrender at Yorktown? A: He said to them, "Posterity will huzzah for us"
5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 24 cont.
1. 9/10 = .09
2. 7/10 = .07
3. 23/100 = .23
4. 2 5/10 = 2.5
5. 1 25/100 = 1.25
Annie Script—printed, hole-punched, and organized in binder and Sophie started to read/review the script….it is different than the movie.
Math—2 pages Sylvan, 2 pages Guinness
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