Reminders for: 3/9-3/13

Monday:

Day 2: Spanish

Tuesday:

Day 3: Library/Book Fair!

Wednesday:

Day 4: P.E.

Thursday:

Day 5: Music

Friday:

Day 6: Art

What Are We Learning in Room 1?

What Is CKLA?

Skills Strand: How We Learn to Read:

• Phonics: Learning how letters and sounds work together

• Decoding: Sounding out words to read

• Spelling: Using sound patterns to write words

• Fluency: Reading smoothly and with expression

• Writing: Forming complete sentences and short stories

Knowledge Strand: What We Learn About the World:

• Builds listening and comprehension through read-alouds

• Explores vocabulary, story elements, and big ideas across topics like fairy tales, animals, ancient civilizations, and more

• Encourages discussion, retelling, and critical thinking

Skills 5

Phonics/Spelling:

• Double letters (pp, bb, tt, dd, ff, ll, etc.)

• New spellings including tch (as in catch), ge (as in cage), wr (as in write), and ve (as in give)

• Understanding that some letters can make more than one sound (for example, g can say /g/ or /j/
  
  

Reading:

• Reading and decoding two-syllable words

• Practicing reading words with different spelling patterns

• Building fluency through our decodable reader Kate’s Book
  
  

Grammar:

• Forming regular plural nouns by adding –s and –es

• Adding –ed and –ing to words (including when to double the consonant, such as hop to hopping)

• Reviewing nouns, verbs, and sentence types (statements, questions, exclamations)

Writing:

• Writing complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation

• Writing an opinion letter about their favorite part of the story

Knowledge Domain 8: Animals and Habitats

In this domain, students explore the natural world and learn how plants and animals live in different environments around the Earth. Through read alouds and discussions, they develop an understanding of how living things depend on their habitats to survive.

Math

Unit 6

• Module 1: Story Problems for Basic Addition and Subtraction

• Module 2: Combinations and Story Problems

• Module 3: Solving for the Unknown in Penguin Stories

• Module 4: Measuring and Comparing

Religion

• Lenten activities