March 16-20

Reading: Lesson 22

• Phonemic Awareness: phoneme building
• Letters: Vv, Jj
• High-Frequency Words: are, they
• Robust Vocabulary: protecting, volunteer, responsible, adore, melancholy, exquisite
• Comprehension: Working on main ideas of stories and generating good questions about stories
• Literature: Reading Everybody Works by Shelley Rotner and Ken Kreisler, Zara's Hats by Paul Meisel, and Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
• Writing: Dialogue

Reading Homework

• Lesson 21 Homework (Due back March 20th)

Guided Readers (I will be reading these with students in groups of 3-5 throughout the week) 

• Lesson 22 Red (focuses on recognizing the letter V and J, along with words that start with each letter)
• Lesson 22 Blue (includes short sentences that focus on new sight words, are and they. It also focuses on basic CVC words and previous sight words)
• Lesson 22 Green (includes more complex sentences)

Center "I Can" Statements (What we hope students "can do" during weekly centers)

1. I can choose a book at my level and read by myself and/or to a partner for 10-15 minutes. We use Raz Kids and guided readers (Free Read Center, iPad Center)
2. I can write 1 or more sentences about something I care about. (writing/journal center)
3. students choose from a journal of their choice (vacation, family, friends, animals, sports/activities)
4. I can write, read and use sight words and CVC words. Working on -ed, -en, et words. (word work)
5. I can contribute to a whole-group project and think about and discuss vegetables that grow in MN (art center)
6. I can identify the main idea of a story and choose a way to show my understanding.  (listening center/story response)
7. I can discuss and identify important aspects of a neighborhood (play dough center)
8. I can identify and write the letter V and J, showcasing my very best work (author/illustrator center)
9. I can choose an activity that will help me become a better learner (my choice center)

Math: Unit 5 

• Unit 5: Consolidation of Concepts
• 5.1: Math Stories and Scenes with Teen Numbers
• Objectives: create addition and subtraction story problems; practice using math language; visualize and represent teen numbers as ten and extra ones
• Vocabulary: partners, addition, subtraction, teen number
• 5.2: Partners of 10: Stars in the Night Sky
• Objectives: show a pattern with drawings, words, movements, and sounds; create and extend repeating patterns
• Vocabulary: big, small, pattern
• 5.3: More Partners of 10: Stars in the Night Sky
• Objectives: write equations to show partners of 10; identify missing partners of 10; show teen numbers as a ten and extra ones
• Vocabulary: partners, decade numbers, teen numbers, ten, one, equation
• 5.4: Solve and Retell Story Problems
• Objectives: tell and retell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems with drawings and equations; visualize teen numbers as 10 (two 5-groups) and extra ones
• Vocabulary: addition, subtraction, story problems, teen numbers, ten, one, equation

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 5.2
• Wednesday:
• Thursday: 5.4
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge (Optional)
• 5.1 challenge
• 5.2 challenge
• 5.3 challenge
• 5.4 challenge

Social Studies:

• Neighborhoods: talking about what makes up a neighborhood and what is common in many neighborhoods 

Science:

• Continuing to conduct whole group research regarding space
• We will create a list of questions we would like to attempt to answer and work together to answer them using kid friendly research databases. 

SPECIALS

Monday: media/gym

Tuesday: art/music

Wednesday: gym/media

Thursday: music/art

Friday: media/gym