Schedule for the Week of November 9-13

Language Arts:

Unit 2: Visualize/Analyze Character

Week 1 Objectives

• Letter(s): brief introduction to Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr
• Phonics:
• rhyming
• words that are the same or different
• numbers of words in a sentence
• Sight Words: that, his, from

• Analyze characters through their actions, words, thoughts, and feelings
• Visualize to deepen understanding of characters
• Learn strategies for analyzing, questions and finding answers, clues, and evidence
• Identify and analyze character traits
• Answer text-dependent character questions
• Create a character map

Writing/Concepts of Print

• Journals: Develop Concepts of Print
• Put spaces between words
• Write from left to right
• Begin a sentence with an uppercase letter
• Use end punctuation correctly
• Share a message orally
• Write some high frequency words
• Discuss periods and exclamation points

Language Arts Home Practice Lesson 2.1 (Will come home on Friday, November 9th in Friday Folders. We send home the practice sheets after we have worked on the content in class.)

• PLEASE work on this with your child 2-3 times a week for at least 10 minutes. We need YOU as a partner in helping your child become fluent with letter recognition, sound, and sight words. Thanks!
• Don't forget to utilize Raz Kids and Dream Box at home as well!

Centers this week include:

Read to Self: students pick out a letter or sight word book to work on reading letter sounds, basic sight words, basic CVC words, and even some basic sentences. Students choose books from their personalized book bags. Students read books based on their specific reading level, which we talked about at conferences.

iPad Read to Self/Read to Others: students use Raz Kids to listen to a story, read a story, and answer comprehensive questions about the story. This week, students can also read a story with their partner or on their own.

Word Work: students choose specific activity to work on that focuses on sight words, rhyming, beginning sounds, and uppercase/lowercase letter recognition. A large focus of this center is sight words.

Work on Writing: students will create their own characters and make a story with a problem/solution

Listen To Reading: students will listen to (and follow along/track with their fingers) a story and respond by discussing and illustrating their favorite character.

Art: Students will draw or paint important people in their lives

Math:

Unit 2:

• 2.15: Numbers 1 through 10
• Objectives:  identify and order numbers 1 through 10, count out and make t5 through 10 with 5-groups; identify and order numbers 5 through 10 from the number word; graph to compare two numbers; make repeating patterns
• Vocabulary: equal, not equal, more, fewer, rotate, turn
• 2.16: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Garden Scenario
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; write the numeral 9, draw 9 objects
• Vocabulary: in total, left, altogether

• 2.17: Numbers 1 through 10: the +1 pattern
• Objectives: build concepts of numbers 1 through 10; explore the +1 relationship between numbers; develop spatial concepts
• Vocabulary: plus sign (+), equal sign (=)
• 2.18: Find and Make New Patterns
• Objectives: make repeating patterns; visualize rectangles as sides of boxes
• Vocabulary: growing pattern

Math Homework: 

• Monday: No School, Conferences
• Tuesday: 2.15
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 2.17
• Friday: 

Math Challenge Homework: (optional)

• Monday: No School, Conferences
• Tuesday: 2.15 challenge 
• Wednesday:  2.16 challenge (last challenge sheet for this unit)
• Thursday: 
• Friday:

Social Studies:

• Introduction of Maps
• Finding the United States on a World Map
• Finding Minnesota on a US map
• Introduced to Continents
• Exploring Google Maps

SPECIALS: (November 9-13)

Monday: No School

Tuesday:  Media/P.E. (Day 6)

Wednesday: Music/Art (Day 1)

Thursday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Friday: Art/Music (Day 3)

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6!