It's a 4 day week! Looking at the month ahead, it is very busy! We have 2 special theme Fridays (March 13&20) and swimming starts at the end of the month.
**Please return all swimming permission forms with payment ASAP!**
Language Arts
Writing-We are starting our new unit this week called "House and Home". We are going to explore the different parts of a writing piece (is it expository or informative writing? Where is the title/paragraphs/main idea/introduction/conclusion? How is it organized? etc)
We also started the "6+1 Traits of Writing" this week. This is a program designed to help the students write more informed, detailed, and exciting pieces by focusing on little 'chunks' at a time.
As per usual, we will continue with phonics (blend words), spelling, small group reading, story prompts, and reading comprehension.
Math
We continue to review and work with Fact Families. Students are starting to grasp the idea of the relationship between addition/subtraction sentences, but we want them to master this idea. Through the use of Fact Families, they are adding and subtracting to 18.
Our measurement unit is going pretty well. This week they are going to learn how to measure a large object using only 1 object (ex. pipe cleaner, popsicle stick, etc). They will learn skills how to get the most out of what they are measuring while only using one object.
Science
Exploring Liquids starts this week. We will be looking at different liquids using our senses.
Social
Learning about the 3 communities and their main industries was very interesting. The students had lots of questions and it sparked a lot of questions about their land/jobs, and how they relate to each other.
No comments:
Post a Comment