March 23-26

Reading: Lesson 23

• Phonemic Awareness: phoneme segmentation
• Word Building: -et and -eg words
• High-Frequency Words: she, good
• Robust Vocabulary: appreciate, grace, host, lush, marvelous, constantly 
• Comprehension: Working on main ideas of stories and generating good questions about stories
• Literature: Reading My Teacher Can Teach...Anyone! by W. Nikola-Lisa, Bravo, Maurice by Rebecca Bond, and Pig Pig Gets a Job by David McPhail
• Writing: Stories

Reading Homework

• Lesson 22 Homework (Due Friday, March 23)

Guided Readers

• Lesson 23 Red (focuses on -et, -eg, and -en words)
• Lesson 23 Blue (includes short sentences that focus on new sight words, she and good. It also focuses on basic CVC words and previous sight words)
• Lesson 23 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)
• students choose from a journal of their choice (vacation, family, friends, animals, sports/activities, fiction stories)
• students can also choose to work on writing sight words they know and don't know to help identify what they still need to work on
3. I can write, read and use sight words and CVC words. Working on -ed, -en, et words. I can also identify the beginning, middle, and end parts of words. (word work)
4. I can paint and discuss signs of spring (art center)
5. I can identify the main idea of a story and choose a way to show my understanding.  (listening center/story response)
6. I can use DreamBox (new math app) to choose a math adventure that's right for me (math center)
7. I can identify and write the letter V and J, showcasing my very best work (handwriting center)
8. I can choose an activity that will help me become a better learner (my choice center)

Math: Unit 5 

• Unit 5: Consolidation of Concepts
• 5.5: Make Quantities 1-20
• Objectives: show numbers 1-20 as tens and ones; practice partners for numbers 7-9; find the unknown partner when the total and one partner are known
• Vocabulary: partner, estimate
• 5.6: Geometric Patterns and Rotations
• Objectives: show geometric patterns and rotations
• Vocabulary: Attribute Card, pattern, teen number
• 5.7: More Solve and Retell Story Problems
• Objectives: tell and retell math stories, using appropriate vocabulary; write addition and subtraction equations that correspond to a story problem; practice finding 10-partners, visualize teen numbers as a ten and extra ones
• Vocabulary: altogether, in all, total, ten teen number, equation
• 5.8: Patterns in Numbers 1-20
• Objectives: visualize teen numbers in sequence as a ten and extra ones; find the unknown partner when the total and one partner are known; identify 5-partners
• Vocabulary: partner, teen number, pattern

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 5.6 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 5.8
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge (Optional)
• 5.5 challenge
• 5.6 challenge
• 5.7 challenge
• 5.8 challenge

Social Studies:

• Neighborhoods: talking about what makes up a neighborhood and what is common in many neighborhoods 
• Using kindergarten friendly databases to research basic facts about Minnesota

Science

• Working on LEGO engineering, check the blog for pictures!

SPECIALS

Monday: art/music

Tuesday: media/gym

Wednesday: music/art

Thursday: gym/media

Friday: NO SCHOOL

Field Trip to Lowry Nature Center on Tuesday, March 24th (9-11:30)

• Please send your child in weather appropriate gear
• We will eat lunch at Shirley Hills

No School on Friday, March 27th due to a teacher workshop