Tuesday, January 1, 2013

January 2-4


Welcome back!

Hope everyone had a splendid holiday!

Here's the breakdown of what we'll be working on this week.  We'll be starting a few new math lessons and reviewing a lot of reading.  We'll be working hard on writing complete sentences and writing our first and last name using uppercase and lowercase letters. Feel free to start working on medallion challenges at home, as we'll be starting them in class next week.




Reading: Lesson 11 (Review)
  • 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  The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat by Mary Finch
Reading Homework


Math: Unit 3
  • Unit 3: 
    • 3.8: Use a Balance Scale to Graph Weight
      • Objectives: make teen numbers using 5-groups; explore weight using a pan balance; graph to compare two weights
      • Vocabulary: balance, weight, heavy, heavier, light, lighter, up, down, predict, weigh
      • 3.9: Partners Through 6
        • Objectives: show partners of numbers 2 through 6; develop spatial concepts; visualize squares as sides of cubes
        • Vocabulary: cube, square, light, heavy, forward, backward
    • Math Homework: 
      • Monday: 
      • Tuesday: 
      • Wednesday: 
      • Thursday: 3.8 
      • Friday: 
    • Math Challenge (Optional)

    Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!