Friday, January 23, 2015

January 26-30

Reading: Lesson 16
  • Phonemic Awareness: review final sounds in words
  • Letter: Ll and Hh
  • High-Frequency Words: one, see
  • Work on using story structure to better understand a story
  • Identify the setting of a story
  • Robust Vocabulary: load, bound, steep, drooped, joyous, thrill
  • Reread Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo By Kevin Lewis and Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
  • Writing commands and working on word choice
  • Centers on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Reading Homework
Guided Readers (I will be reading these with students in groups of 4-5 throughout the week. Feel free to read all of them at home too! The more reading we do, the better we become!) 
  • Lesson 16 Red (focuses on recognizing the letter Ll and Hh and the sound they make)
  • Lesson 16 Blue (includes short sentences that focus on our new sight words, one and see.  It also focuses on basic CVC words and reviews previous sight words)
  • Lesson 16 Green (includes more complex sentences)
Center "I Can" Statements (What we hope students "can do" during weekly centers)
  1. I can listen to a story and show/discuss the setting (Listening Center)
  2. I can carefully create, cut out, and color a mask (Art Center)
  3. I can collect data, graph it, and compare/discuss it (Math Center)
  4. I can choose an activity that I know I need to work on (My Choice)
  5. I can create and read words with a short "o" and "i" in the middle (Word Work Center)
  6. I can identify ending sounds in words (Smart Board Center)
  7. I can have fun creating and talking about animals that hibernate (Play Dough Center)
  8. I can choose a letter and create a visual graphic organizer to show things that begin with that letter (Handwriting Center)
  9. I can choose a book that is perfect for me to read (Free Read Center)

 Math: Unit 3 (Unit 3 Test on Friday, January 30)
  • 3.22: More Attribute Card Activities
    • Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; use equal and not equal to signs
    • Vocabulary: sort, equal to sign, is not equal to sign
  • 3.24: Shapes in a Garden Scene
    • Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell and solve addition and subtraction stories; identify and count shapes
    • Vocabulary: oval, trapezoid, rectangle, hexagon, circle, square, diamond, triangle
  • 3.25: Use Mathematical Processes
    • Objectives: apply mathematical concepts and skills in meaningful concepts
    • Vocabulary: 
  • Math Homework: 
    • Monday: 3.22
    • Tuesday: 3.24
      • Wednesday:
      • Thursday: 3.25
      • Friday: 
    Social Studies:
    • Having Conversations in small groups and large groups
    Science:
    • Continuing to Explore Different Types of Weather
    • Researching Hibernation
    SPECIALS
    Monday: media/gym
    Tuesday: art/music
    Wednesday: gym/media
    Thursday: music/art
    Friday: media/gym

     Thursday: Field Trip to Stages Theater!
    Friday: Shirley Hills Carnival! (5PM)
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