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ELA: Writers will use all their writing muscles to make true stories that are easy to read. Writers will experiment with the writing process. They will plan, draft and revise their true stories.  

Phonics: Students will study and sort snap words. They will notice how capital and lowercase letters, size, and different font do not change how they read it. They will be using them to write a class letter inviting their stuffed animals to attend "Word School"

ELA: Writers can share some ideas of true stories at home with a family member, to later plan across pages at school and put it into paper.

Phonics: Students are encouraged at home to write a variety of sentences with snap words and picture cards. For example: Look at the slide, Look at the bike, etc. and/or This is a slide, This is a bike. 

Los estudiantes se convertirán en super lectores activando sus super poderes y usando estrategias para leer sus libros.

En casa los estudiantes podrían poner en practica la lectura con uno de sus libros favoritos. 

Mathematicians can count collections of objects in differnet ways (line, array, circle) to answer how many questions. 

Scientists will learn how living things interact with each other through the carbon cycle. They will realize the importance of plants, but the harm that is being caused to them by pollution and contamination. Scientists will understand how to prevent plants/environment from being harmed through recycling.

Scientists can then start recycling in their own homes in order to maintain a cleaner environment. But also talking with their family, friends, and neighbors on how they can also help to keep a clean environment.

Counselor explains how different situations allow us to have emotional reactions, for example we can feel different emotions both in class and on the playground. They also learned that each person can react differently to the same situation. Then, through collaborative work, children share with each other what emotional reactions they have in different scenarios.

Having a family conversation, you could share questions and answers such as: How would you feel if…you were going on a train?

How would you feel if…you saw a dog alone in the park?

How would you feel if…the teacher painted the classroom walls bright pink?

How would you feel if… your teacher asked you to sing in front of class?

How would you feel if… a group of second graders asked you to play on their soccer team?

How would you feel if…Hungry Tiger served vegetable pizza for lunch?