Wednesday, November 26, 2014

December 1-5 Overview

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)
Guided Readers (We will be working on these during centers)

Lesson 11 Red : focuses on letter Gg and Ff
Lesson 11 Blue: focuses on basic sentences using new sight words, here and this
Lesson 11 Green: focuses on more advanced sentences using here and this

Math: Finish Unit 2 (Assess on Tuesday, December 2), Start Unit 3
  • Unit 3: 
    • 3.1: Numbers 1-10 and Math Stories: Park Scene
      • Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; find groups of 1 through 10 and identify partners; tell addition and subtraction stories
      • Vocabulary: subtract, add
    • 3.2: Groups of 10
      • Objectives: explore the concept of 10-groups within teen numbers; use pennies and dime strips to make teen numbers; order numbers 1-20.
      • Vocabulary: teen; dime strip
    • Math Homework: 
      • Monday: 
      • Tuesday: 
      • Wednesday: 
      • Thursday: 3.2 
      • Friday: 
    • Math Challenge (Optional)
      • Monday: 
      • Tuesday: 
      • Wednesday: 
      • Thursday: 3.2
      • Friday:
    Social Studies:
    • Introduction of Maps (continued)
      • Finding the United States on a World Map
      • Finding Minnesota on a US map
      • Introduced to Continents
      • Exploring Google Maps
    • Learning About the Importance of Farms (continued)
      • What are some things Minnesota farms grow?
      • Why are farms important?
      • Researching different types of farms
    SPECIALS
    Monday: music/art
    Tuesday: media/PE
    Wednesday: art/music
    Thursday: PE/media
    Friday: music/art