A New Year, 2016!

READING-Unit 5  Our 3 week Theme is ANIMALS.

Week 1 is ANIMALS WE KNOW. What animal do you like best?  Why?  Would it make a good pet?  How does that animal move?

READING STRATEGY- Recognizing Story Structure

READING SKILL-Make and Confirm Predictions

We’ll read a story titled Mama Cat and Her Kittens.

WORDS-(Note: 3 words this week.  We will use these words in our writing this week.)

Is  is    because   animal

LETTER-O  o

MATH-Calculators

SCIENCE-Comparing and Contrasting Animals

How they look    What they eat     How they move

WRITING-Our district Writing Prompt will be in 3 weeks and the students will need to write an Opinion Piece.  To help prepare for this, I will be asking for their opinions on a multitude of topics.  They will then write a few of their opinions in sentences.  You can help with this at home.  Ask them questions, like “What’s your favorite cereal?   WHY?”  WHY is the opinion part of their answer.  They need give a reason (opinion) for their favorite cereal choice.

P.S.  “because” is not a reason!

Mrs. Smith