- Phonemic Awareness: Identify middle sound in words
- Word Building: -ox, -ix
- High-Frequency Words: up, down
- Robust Vocabulary: contrast, meander, tidy, famished, modify, unfortunate
- Comprehension: Discussing reality/fantasy stories and working on summarizing stories
- Literature: Reading Swing High, Swing Low by Fiona Coward and The Most Perfect Spot by Diane Good
- Writing: Description of a Person and working on word choice in writing
Guided Readers (I will be reading these with students in groups of 4-5 throughout the week)
- Lesson 19 Red (focuses on recognizing and reading -ix, -ox, and -ax words)
- Lesson 19 Blue (includes short sentences that focus on our most recent sight words. It also focuses on basic CVC -ix and -ox words)
- Lesson 19 Green (includes more complex sentences)
Reading Homework
- Lesson 18 Homework (Due back February 27)
Center "I Can" Statements (What we hope students "can do" during weekly centers)
- I can choose a book that is perfect for me to read and read by myself for 10-15 minutes (Free Read Center)-we are going to do this center twice from here on out. :)
- I can write 1 or more sentences about something I care about. (writing center)
- I can write, read and use sight words and CVC words (word work)
- I can create a graphic organizer about winter in Minnesota (science center)
- I can draw, write, and talk about my favorite part of a story (listening center/story response)
- I can use manipulatives of my choice to create addition and subtraction problems (math zone)
- I can paint a scene using various 2D shapes (art center)
- I can choose an activity that will help me become a better learner (my choice center)
Math: Unit 4
- Unit 4: Partners, Problem Drawings, and Tens
- 4.10: Break-Apart Numbers Through 10
- Objectives: find sets of partners for 10; record sets of partners for 10, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2.
- Vocabulary: partner, Tiny Tumbler, Math Mountain, unknown partner
- 4.11: Numbers Through 30
- Objectives: show numbers through 30 with 10-sticks and centimeter cubes; order and compare numbers through 30.
- Vocabulary: tens, ones
- 4.13: More Patterns with Shapes and Repeating Patterns
- Objectives: explore shapes and combine them to make new shapes; make repeating patterns with shapes, sounds, and actions; draw matching lines to see more and fewer
- Vocabulary: hexagon, trapezoid, parallelogram, triangle, more, fewer, extra
- 4.14: Partners of 10 with 5-Groups
- Objectives: find partners of 10 in 5-groups; record sets or partners for 10, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2; develop spatial concepts
- Vocabulary: 5-frame, partner, Tiny Tumbler, Math Mountain , lef, right, forward, ahead, back, apart, toward
- 4.15: Addition Equations
- Objectives: show teen numbers as a ten and extra ones; show teen numbers as 10 + 1-digit number, solve addition equations and explore addition strategies; order numbers 1 through 18
- Vocabulary: partner, equation, addition, add, equal, equals sign, addition sign
- Math Challenge (Optional)
- Monday: 4.10 challenge
- Tuesday: 4.11 challenge
- Wednesday: 4.13 challenge
- Thursday: 4.14 challenge
- Friday: 4.15 challenge
Social Studies:
- Digital Citizenship, posting safe content on the internet (we are using our class Twitter account for this) and some websites such as netsmarts.
- Discussing wants versus needs
Science:
- Exploring Mars on Google Earth, Researching Planets
- Exploring MN lakes during the winter
SPECIALS
Monday: art/music
Tuesday: gym/media
Wednesday: music/art
Thursday: media/gym
Friday: art/music
