Here's the breakdown of what we'll be covering.
Reading:
- Phonological Awareness: syllable blending and segmentation
- High-Frequency Word: the
- Introducing Nn and Pp
- Identify and discuss characters in a story
- Generating questions while we read
- Robust Vocabulary: feast, gusto, prepare, lonely, remind, preoccupied
- Reading Bear's Busy Family By Stella Blackstone and What Will Mommy Do When I'm at School? By Dolores Johnson
- Working on organization in writing
- Writing/creating captions
- Unit 1:
- 1.13: Exploration of Shapes
- Objectives: Recognize shapes and identify them by name; write the numeral 3 and identify groups of 3
- 1.14: Objects and Numbers Through 10: Square-Inch Tiles
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count 1 through 10 objects; graph to compare two numbers; develop spatial concepts
- 1.15: Number of Objects in a Group
- Objectives: Distinguish between different-sized groups; count and represent groups of 1 through 10
- 1.16: 2- and 3-Dimensional Shapes: Circle and Ball (Sphere)
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count 1 through 10 objects; graph to compare two numbers; make and compare circles and squares; understand differences between round and square and between small and large
- Math Homework: There will be homework on Monday (1.13) and Thursday (1.15), but remember, I will be sending home the folder everyday in order to get in the habit of sending the folder back and forth. This folder is also a great place to put notes, lunch money, etc...
Science:
- Continuing to observe trees
- We will observe a specific tree and discuss/draw changes we notice in the fall
- Continue to discuss parts of a tree and their functions
- Explore why leaves change color/why trees lose their leaves
- Tree Breath Experiment: We will observe how much water a group of leaves on a tree "breaths out" during a day.
