Language Arts:
Mini-Lessons for the First 30 Days (Rituals, Routines, Responsibilities of Daily 5/Readers Workshop)
Mini-lessons are short (5-15 minutes) and laser-focused. These particular lessons are like stepping stones and will help us become ready to confidently dive into more vigorous reading and writing instruction. These will be revisited throughout the year
- Review of Literary Elements
- review previous lessons
- Nonfiction Text Features: Table of Contents & Index
- understand that these features help readers locate information
- Nonfiction Text Features: Glossary
- understand features that help readers learn words
- Nonfiction Text Features: Graphics
- understand that nonfiction have graphics to help readers understand information
- Review of Nonfiction Text Features
- review previous lessons
- Journals/writers workshop: write/draw a basic entry every day, write as a whole group too
- how do we respond to stories? (writing about characters, settings, favorite parts of stories, parts that surprised us)
- why do we do them? (to become better writers and have fun!)
- practice sharing/turn and talk
- understand expectations of writers workshop (start write away, work quietly, stay in one spot, write the whole time, build writing stamina, share your work)
- writing our first and last name every day now!
- Read Alouds: a lot of stories will be read to model and add rich discussion to the mini lessons mentioned above.
Math:
- Unit 1:
- 1.18: Objects and Numbers Through 10: Centimeter Cubes
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1-10; count 1 through 10 objects; identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; distinguish between different sized groups
- Vocabulary: more, fewer
- 1.19: Practice: Numbers of Objects in a Group
- Objectives: count 1 through 5 shapes; write the numeral 5; identify groups of 5
- Vocabulary: same, alike, different
- 1.20/21: More Objects and Numbers Through 10: Square Inch Tiles/More Scenes of 2,3,4, and 5
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10; count 1 through 10 objects; identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; make and compare circles and squares; explore the differences between round and square and between small and large
- Vocabulary: vertical, horizontal, more, fewer, order, straight line, diagonal, circle, square, small, large
- 1.23: Scenes of 1
- Objectives: explore groups of 1
- Vocabulary: scene, pair
- Math Homework: (will come home in yellow homework folders)
- Math Challenge Homework: (optional, will only be digitally available unless requested otherwise)
- Monday: 1.18 challenge
- Tuesday: 1.19 challenge
- Wednesday: 1.20 challenge
- Thursday: 1.21 challenge
- Friday: 1.23 challenge
Science:
- Continuing to observe trees
- We will observe a specific tree and discuss/draw changes we notice in the fall
- Continue to discuss parts of a tree and their functions
- Explore why leaves change color/why trees lose their leaves
SPECIALS: (October 5-9)
Monday: Media/P.E. (Day 2)
Tuesday: Art/Music (Day 3)
Wednesday: P.E./Media (Day 4)
Thursday: Music/Art (Day 5)
Friday: Media/P.E. (Day 6)
MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6!
COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am
Other News:
- If you haven't yet, sign up for fall conferences via family access. Call the office if you are unable to log on. I will send an email out next week to those who have not yet signed up. Thanks!
- Please leave your child's yellow homework folder in their backpack. We want them to get into the habit of checking it every day
- Please send Friday folders back every week
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