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Weekly Curriculum:
Oct. 19-23
Language Arts – read the story “Seasons”, main ideas and details, review the short a sound, the –am and -ag word families, beginning, middle and ending sounds
Spelling – an, at, can, cat, had, man, ham, bag, flag, jam BONUS WORDS – winter, autumn, summer
Social Studies – Pumpkins
Math – counting on, adding with an unknown partner, addition word problems, estimating, estimating
Oct. 26 - 30
Language Arts – read the story “Miss Jill’s Ice Cream Shop”, predictions, review the short I sound, the –in and -ill word families, compound words
Spelling – it, in, him, big, sit, did, win, spin, fill, spill, BONUS WORDS – cone, try, wish
Social Studies – Community Helpers
Math – subtraction and unknown partner, pennies and nickels, estimating, teen Secret Code cards
November 2 - 6
Language Arts – read the story “At the Aquarium”, classify and sort, consonant clusters, -ing word family
Spelling – trip, crab, drip, grin, grab, trap, sing, ring, thing, bring, BONUS WORDS – fish, tails, water
Social Studies – Solids and Liquids Unit
Math – addition and subtraction using unknown partners, estimation, 3-D shapes
November 9 - 13
Language Arts – “Go Away Otto” story, conclusions, review short, -op word family
Spelling –on, not, got, box, hot, top, stop, drop, hop, mop BONUS WORDS – clean, sorry, visit
Science – Solids and Liquids Unit
Math – counting and adding 10, making teen numbers and solving, estimation, 3-D Shapes
November 16 - 20
Language Arts – “Two Best Friends” story, review the short e sound, -ed and –ell word families, silent letters (gn,kn,wr), rhyming words
Spelling –get, ten, pet, men, yes, red, smell, bell, bed, red BONUS WORDS – books, dear, smile
Science – Solids and Liquids Unit
Math – place value, counting on, word problems
Nov. 23 – 25
Language Arts – “Dog School” story, review short u sound, consonant clusters, rhyming words
Spelling – up, us, but, fun, cut, run, nut, sun, bus, tub BONUS WORDS – chase, face, street
Social Studies – Thanksgiving
Math –place value, writing number words, adding 10’s and 1’s, counting on
November 30 - 4
Language Arts – “Moving Day” story, compare and contrast, the sh, th, ch, wh sounds
Spelling –she, chin, fish, shell, much, chop, the, they, them, what BONUS WORDS – fancy, heavy, inside
Social Studies – Wants and Needs/Goods and Services
Math –exploring dimes and pennies, grouping
December 7 - 11
Language Arts – “Me on the Map”, long a sound, -nd, -nk, ng endings, -ake word family
Spelling – make, came, take, name, gave, game, cake, rake, shake, bake BONUS WORDS – special, Earth, town
Social Studies – traditions around the world
Math – teen coin amounts, making 10, 100 grid and patterns, line plot review
December 14 - 18
Language Arts – “The Kite”, cause and effect, long i sound, -ine word family
Spelling – like, five, ride, nine, time, kite, shine, fine, where, said BONUS WORDS – anywhere, easy, raining
Social Studies – traditions around the world
October Calendar of Events
October 19 – Track In
November 13 – Field Trip to Durham Life and Science Museum
November 20 – Fall Learning Experience
November Calendar of Events
November 11 – NO SCHOOL – Veteran’s Day
November 25 – 2nd Quarter Intrims go home
November 26 – 27 – NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving
December Calendar of Events
December 11 – Learning Experience
December 18 – Track 4 Tracks Out
Lunch – 11:45 – 12:15
Monday – Art
Tuesday – Music
Wednesday – Computer Lab
Thursday – P.E.
Friday - Media
Media circulation will also be incorporated into our centers so children can check books out more than once.
Homework – Homework is sent home every Monday. Please have your child complete their homework each night and return the next day. Students should read every night and record their books on the reading log provided in their red daily folders. Spelling notebooks are sent home on Monday and Wednesday.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Computer Links –
www.readwritethink.org/materials/wordbuild/