- 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

- 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 many techniques we have learned this year to write a detailed “small moment” story.

SS/Science

- Jeans origin

- Why nature is so special

- 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 set

Reading

- Retelling

Writing

- Encompassing all we have learned in writing to write a detailed story about our trip to the zoo.

SS/Science

- Cinco De Mayo

- Mother’s Day

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 30^th                Alphabet Day

Wednesday, May 1^st  Book Day-bring your favorite book to school

Thursday, May 2^nd        Cloud Day

Friday, May 3^rd             Dance Day

Monday, May 6^th      Exercise Day-wear your gym shoes & exercise clothes

Tuesday, May 7^th          Field Trip Day-We are going to the zoo!

Wednesday, May 8^th  Green Day- wear green to school

Thursday, May 9^th    Hat Day- wear your favorite hat to school

Friday, May 10^th           I love you Mommy Day- Mother’s Day Play

Monday, May 13^th     Jeans Day- wear your jeans to school     

Tuesday, May 14^th        Kindergarten Fun Day

Wednesday, May 15^th Lollipop Day- bring your favorite lollipop to share (17)

Thursday, May 16^th       Movie Day

Friday, May 17^th           Nature Day

Monday, May 20^th         Out of this World Day

Tuesday, May 21^st    wear Pink, Purple, Polka Dot, or Plaid Day

Wednesday, May 22^nd    Quiet Day

Thursday, May 23^rd       Rainbow Day

Friday, May 24^th       Stenson Pride Day- wear red or your Stenson T-Shirt

Tuesday, May 28^th     Tye-Dye Day- bring a white t-shirt to school

Wednesday, May 29^th  United States Day- wear red, white, and blue

Thursday, May 30^th    Vegetable Day- bring a vegetable for snack

Monday, June 3^rd           Water Day

Tuesday, June 4^th      X-tra recess and wear Yellow Day

Wednesday, June 5^th      Zip up your backpack and Zoom home for the summer!!!

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- 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 a partner

Reading

- Predicting continued

SS/Science

- Earth Day

- 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 are exciting!

- Revising and editing with a partner

SS/Science

- Spring

- Butterflies

- Weather

- 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

- 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

- 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, wonder, disguise, and restore

SS/Science

- Dr. Suess’s birthday

- Dental Health

- 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

- Presidents