Friday, May 10, 2013

May 13-17


Here's what we'll be covering this week.


Reading: Lesson 28
  • Phonemic Awareness: review all concepts 
  • Word Building: -ug and -up words
  • High-Frequency Words: review
  • Robust Vocabulary: dare, gleaming, splendid, cautiously, festival, disaster
  • Comprehension: distinguish between reality and fantasy, work on generating questions about a story
  • Literature: Reading I Wish I Were A Pilot by Stella Blackstone and The Kite Festival by Leyla Torres
  • Writing: Thank-You Note
  • Unit 6: Money, Time, Measurement, and Numbers
      • 6.5: Time In Our World
        • Objectives: explore time as it relates to daily activities; read a clock and write the time to the hour
        • Vocabulary: clock, digital clock
      • 6.6: Time to the Half-Hour
        • Objectives: show half-hour times on a clock; read and write the time
        • Vocabulary: half-hour, clock, digital clock
      • 6.8: Introduction to Measurement
        • Objectives: explore measuring tools and how they are used; measure length using Square-Inch Tiles
        • Vocabulary: measure, inch, foot, estimate, length
      • 6.9: Measurement in Centimeters
        • Objectives: measure length using centimeter cubes
        • Vocabulary: centimeter, length, measure
      • 6.10: Length and Height
        • Objectives: compare to identify which object is longer or shorter; compare to identify which object is taller or shorter; identify the shortest, longest, or tallest object in a group
        • Vocabulary: longer, shorter, taller, longest, shortest, tallest, centimeter (cm)
            • Math Homework: 
              • Monday: 
              • Tuesday: 6.6
              • Wednesday: 6.7/6.8
              • Thursday: 
              • Friday: