Friday, December 7, 2012

December 10-14


Hello and Happy Friday!

Here's a glance at what next week will look like.

I've also recently discovered some extra challenge work pages that go along with our math curriculum.  Download and use if you're looking for some extra things to work on at home.



Reading: Lesson 11 
  • Phonological Awareness: final sounds in words
  • Letter of the week: Gg and Ff
  • High-Frequency Word: here, this
  • Working on drawing conclusions and rereading when something is confusing
  • Robust Vocabulary: anxious, huddle, moans, productive, idle, scrumptious
  • Making posters
  • Working on developing and organizing our ideas in writing
  • Reading Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm  by Joy Cowley and The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat by Mary Finch
  • Centers (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Reading Homework


Math: Unit 3
  • Unit 3: 
    • 3.3: Explore Partners Through 6
      • Objectives: find partners of numbers 2 through 6; explore reversibility of addends and doubles
      • Vocabulary: switch the partners, doubles, 120 poster
      • 3.4: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Park Scene
        • Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems; count groups of shapes and write the total
        • Vocabulary: plus sign, minus sign, equals sign
      • 3.5: More Groups of 10
        • Objectives: use pennies and Dime Strips to make teen numbers; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups; show teen numbers as a group of ten and extra ones
        • Vocabulary: 10-group, teen number
    • Math Homework: 
      • Monday: 
      • Tuesday: 
      • Wednesday: (link)
      • Thursday: 
      • Friday: 

    Let me know if you have any questions.