Schedule for the Week of Oct. 20-24

Reading: Lesson 6

• Phonological Awareness: rhyming words
• Alliteration: recognizing words that start with the same sound
• Reviewing High-Frequency Words: I, a, my, the, go, can, to
• Building -at, -an, and -ap words
• Introducing Aa (short sound)
• Continuing to identify and discuss characters in a story
• Reviewing Robust Vocabulary: gusto, surround, remind, prepare, urgency, lonely
• Continuing to work on recognizing and writing sentences
• Discussing news and writing our own news stories
• Continuing with centers
• Using iPads (for the first time this year) to recognize and illustrate the beginning, middle, and end of a story

Reading Lesson 5 Homework (Due back Friday, October 31)

Leveled Readers: (feel free to work on these at home with your child. We're working with them in class too)

Lesson 6 Red (focuses on the letter A and words that start with A)

Lesson 6 Blue (focuses on the sight word CAN and repetitive sentences, remind students to look at the picture and look at the beginning sound of the word to help determine the actual word)
Lesson 6 Green (more complex sentences, focuses on basic CVC words and on the repetition of the same words such as pass.)

Math:

Unit 2 Math Letter
Unit 2 Pattern Letter

• Unit 2: 
• 2.1: Find Numbers 1-10: Neighborhood Scene
• Objectives: find groups of 1 through 10; identify 5-groups
• Vocabulary: 5-group
• 2.2: Relate Objects and Numbers 6-10
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers
• Vocabulary: 5-group, more, fewer
• 2.3: Family Math Stories
• Objectives: Establish links between math and the real world; identify groups of 6 through 10 objects
• Vocabulary: how many, alike, different
• 2.4: Coin Values and Numbers 6-10
• Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count out and make numbers 6 through 10 with 5-groups; identify numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers
• Vocabulary: nickel, penny, alike, different, Nickel Strip

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: Unit 1 Test
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 2.2
• Thursday: 2.3
• Friday: 

• Math Challenge Homework: (optional)
• Monday: 
• Tuesday: 2.1 challenge
• Wednesday: 2.2 challenge
• Thursday: 2.3 challenge
• Friday: 2.4 challenge

Science:

• Continuing to observe and discuss trees 
• Continue to discuss parts of a tree and their functions
• Explore why leaves change color/why trees lose their leaves 
• Reading nonfiction texts about fall/trees, taking notes together, and focusing on what we think are the crucial parts 
• Comparing/contrast coniferous and deciduous trees

Social Studies:

• Continuing to talk about families
• What is a family?
• What makes families special?
• Are all families the same?
• Listening
• What makes a good listener?
• How do we become better listeners?

SPECIALS: (October 20- October 24)

Monday: P.E./Media (Day 4)

Tuesday:  Music/Art (Day 1)

Wednesday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Thursday:  Art/Music (Day 3)

Friday:  P.E./Media (Day 4)

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every other Day 4! Bring back books by Friday (10/24)

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am