SeptEmber

We have finished Chapter 1 and are moving forward with Chapter 2: Addition Strategies and Facts to 12 in our Math curriculum which will focus on the following target areas:

1. Add numbers with sums of 12 or less.

2. Complete and write addition sentences for sums of 12 or less.

3. Identify patterns and complete addition patterns, sums to 12.

4. Solve problems by writing a number sentence.

We are finishing our "Welcome Back Superkids" reading/phonics review and will be starting our "Adventures of the Superkids" reading curriculum. (Parent Letter Link Here)

Daily 5 will continue to be a part of our literacy time to create small differentiated groups of students. We have built our stamina to 15 minutes! This means students will be participating in Read to Self, Work on Writing, Word Work, and Teacher Time "rotating" every 15 minutes. This looks VERY different with social distancing this year, but the students are doing a great job!

The following are the focus target areas in Unit 1 of Adventures of the Superkids and will be focus areas during Daily 5 as well:

*Target Skills:

-Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

• Associate sh with /sh/ and ch, tch, with /ch/

• Decode words with sh, ch, and tch

-Vocabulary

• Story words, idioms, and rebuses

• Read Memory Words I, my she, her, he, his

• Synonyms and multiple-meaning words

-Comprehension

• Monitor Comprehension

• Recognize plot: Problem and Solution

• Recognize rhyme and rhythm

• Determine cause and effect

-Fluency

• Read with expression

• Read rhythmically and observe punctuation

-Writing

• Write sentences about an event

• Dictate sentences for directions

-Spelling

• Spell Memory Words I, my, she, her, he, his

• Encode Pattern Words with sh, ch, and tch

-Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

• Understand and use pronouns

• Use correct capitalization and end punctuation

We have learned about School and Family in Unit 1 of Social Studies. In Science Chapter 1 we focused on "your senses" and "living and nonliving things."

We have just started Unit 2 in Social Studies "Where We Live." Our class will be working on this unit for a couple of weeks.

*Target Skills:

• Identify Earth's continents and oceans

• Compare globes and world maps and understand that both are representations of Earth.

• Identify the physical features of your community.

• Compare the land from other places in your region

• Give examples of natural resources that people use in daily life

• Give examples of how people change the environment

• Read a chart for information

• Describe characteristics of weather

• Show how the seasons and weather affect how people live

• Describe features of a city, suburb, and town

• Compare and contrast the way people live in a city, suburb, or town

• Identify the United States on a map

• Identify our state on a map of the U.S.