Phonics – Review of letters o,p, q, r, and s Math – Fluency with addition facts to 5 Reading – Connecting Writing – Adding more detail to our “small moment” stories SS/Science – Teddy Bear Week – Space – Rainbows
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Phonics – Finishing up with letter z – Beginning our alphabet review Math – Classify objects according to 2 attributes – Classify objects according to 3 attributes – Sort objects by one or two attributes (color, size, shape, and special features) Reading – Connecting revisited Writing – Reviewing and making sure we are using all the [...]
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Phonics – All about Z Math – Understand tallest and shortest in terms of height – Use nonstandard units to measure and compare heights – Understand that more units are needed to measure a taller object than a shorter object – Classify objects using one attribute – Identify objects that do not belong to a [...]
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Dear Parents, Please join us for an “Alphabet Countdown!” We will celebrate the last 26 days of the school year with an alphabet tribute. Many of these activities will take place in the classroom; however, the activities we need your help with are underlined. Tuesday, April 30th Alphabet Day Wednesday, May 1st Book [...]
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Phonics – The /x/ sound – Writing and recognizing the uppercase and lowercase Xx Math – Combine sets to make 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 – Compose numbers to 20 with five frames and ten frames – Decompose numbers to 20 with five frames and ten frames Writing – Revising and editing with [...]
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Phonics – The /kw/ sound – Writing and recognizing the uppercase and lowercase Qq Math – Revisit more and fewer – Count up and back to find the difference between two sets – Patterns Reading – Predicting – Starting to predict with non-fiction text Writing – Writing “close in story endings”. Making sure our endings [...]
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Phonics – The /k/ sound – Writing and recognizing the uppercase and lowercase Kk Math – Rank preferences using first, second, and third – Make picture graphs based on preferences Reading – Inferring Writing – Revealing Internal Story Elements (adding in how it made us feel) SS/Science – St. Patrick’s Day
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Phonics – The /j/ sound – Writing and recognizing the uppercase and lowercase Jj Math – Sequence events – Understand first, next, and last to sequence events – Understand first, second, third, and last to sequence events Reading – Inferring Writing – Focusing on the most important part SS/Science – Weather – Rabbits
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Phonics – The /l/ sound – Writing and recognizing the uppercase and lowercase Ll Math – Understand most and fewest – Count the difference through comparing sets in one-to-one correspondence Reading – Questioning Writing – Focusing on the most important part Vocabulary – “Harry The Dirty Dog” by Gene Zion – Words: clever, dashed, furiously, [...]
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Phonics – The /w/ sound – Writing and recognizing the uppercase and lowercase Ww Math – Compare sets of up to 10 objects – Understand fewer and less – Understand more – Recognize and understand number trains Reading – Questioning Writing – Using words we know to help us write “in a snap”. SS/Science – [...]
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