Schedule for the Week of November 17-21

Reading: Lesson 10 

• Phonological Awareness: initial sounds in words
• Letter of the week: Ii
• High-Frequency Word: come
• Working on drawing conclusions and making inferences
• Robust Vocabulary: squabble, mischief, uproar, tend, soggy, wobble
• Writing lists
• Working on organization in our writing
• Reading Down on the Farm  by Merrily Kutner and Farms Feed the World by Sullivan Hill
• Centers (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Lesson 9 Reading Homework (Due Friday, November 21)

Guided Readers

Lesson 10 Red : focuses on letter Ii
Lesson 10 Blue: focuses on basic sentences using new sight word, come
Lesson 10 Green: focuses on more advanced sentences using come

Math:

Unit 2:

• 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
• 2.19: More Numbers 1 Through 10: the +1 Pattern
• Objectives: build concepts of numbers 1-10; explore the +1 relationship between numbers; develop spatial concepts
• Vocabulary: up, down, left, right, out, apart, together, rectangle, circle

• 2.20: Addition and Subtraction Stories: Family Experience
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; write the numeral 10; draw 10 objects
• Vocabulary: ten, ones

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 2.17
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 2.19
• 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
• Learning About the Importance of Farms
• What are some things Minnesota farms grow?

SPECIALS: (November 17- November 21)

Monday: Art/Music (Day 3)

Tuesday:  P.E./Media (Day 4)

Wednesday: Music/Art (Day 1)

Thursday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Friday:  Art/Music (Day 3) & Ice Safety Presentation and Trimester 1 Pep Rally!!

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every other Day 4! Bring back books by Wednesday (11/18)

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am

Schedule for the Week of November 10-14

Thank you to all of you for coming in for conferences last week! It was great to meet with each of you and tell you about all of the amazing things your child is doing. 

Please remember winter gear this week - we will still go outside every day for recess and embrace the SNOW!! :-) 

Reading: Lesson 9

• Phonological Awareness: onset/rime blending
• Word Building: -ap and -an words 
• High-Frequency Word: he
• Reviewing characters in a story and summarizing a story
• Robust Vocabulary: proceed, announced, gasped, sly, imaginary, active, apparel, voyage, whimper, precisely, gigantic, glum, complained
• Writing caption sentences
• Working on word choice in our writing

Lesson 9 Reading Homework

Kindergarten Readers! (we will also be working with these during centers)

Lesson 9 Red : focuses on -ap and -an words

Lesson 9 Blue : sentences containing -ap and -an words, along with our new sight word (he).

Lesson 9 Green: if you're ready for the challenge, go for it!

Math:

• Unit 2: 

• 2.13: Explore Number Patterns
• Objectives: establish links between math and the real world, write the numeral 8, draw 8 objects
• Vocabulary: partners, zero, teens, tens, ones
• 2.14: More Repeating Patterns
• Objectives: make repeating patterns, visualize rectangles as sides of boxes,
• Vocabulary: rectangle, square, pattern

• 2.15: Numbers 1 through 10 (continuing from last week)
• 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

• Math Homework: 
• Monday: 2.13
• Tuesday:
• Wednesday: 2.15
• Thursday: 
• Friday:
• Math Challenge Homework: (optional)
• Monday: 2.13 challenge
• Tuesday: 2.14 challenge
• Wednesday: 2.15 challenge 
• Thursday:  2.16 challenge (this is the last challenge sheet for this unit)
• 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 10- November 14)

Monday: Media/P.E. (Day 2)

Tuesday:  Art/Music (Day 3)

Wednesday: P.E./Media (Day 4)

Thursday:  Music/Art (Day 1)

Friday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)

MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every other Day 4! Bring back books by Wednesday (11/18)

COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am

Halloween Fun!!