New Unit: My family and Me
Reading: We will be reading Whose baby am I?; Bundle of Sticks; The Lioness and The Ostrich; Poem: Everybody Says.
Strategies:
- Identify the characters, setting
- Identify Front/Back cover, Title, Spine of a book
- Answer comprehension questions in a story (who, when, why, what happened)
Letter of the Week: Mm
Sight Word of the Week: We, we
Writing: We will continue narrative writing. This is a personal story we will write in the class about school. We will use the sight words we know and write words we do not know to practice formation of letters, directionality and inventive spelling (for those who are ready).
Math: We will count numbers 0-20 and recognize how each number looks like. We will will work on automatically recognize numbers 1-5 without counting using a five frame, scatter mat and deck o dots. The goal is to see a group of objects and it does not matter if it is in a line or in a group that children can group the amounts and recognize a group of five without counting. We will also explore coins and compare height as well.
Science: We will explore the five senses further. We will do different activities to address each sense each day.
Social Studies: We continue to review the rules daily. We are also discussing what it means to share, take your turn and be a part of a classroom community.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Read daily for 20 minutes (make sure zip loc bag of books stay in the back pack)
- Wear gym shoes on gym days (Monday and Thursday)
- Return library books on Thursday to check out new ones
- Dress appropriately for the weather (its always easier to take off layers)
- Reading October log was sent home on Friday. Due: October 31st
Have a great week!
Ms. Mohamed