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Words to be added to the Math Word Wall: ten, ones, greater than, less than, before, after, between, one less, one more, ten less, ten more
Objectives:
These are ongoing all year:
1.Participate in making a graph to show the answer to a given question. Write or tell what information is learned from the graph by using terms such as most, least, equal, more than, less than, and greatest. Formulate questions based on the graph.
2. Write and draw about each math word in the Math Journal.
3. Use the calendar to identify: the date(written both ways), today, tomorrow, yesterday and other important school or classroom events.
4. Solve word problems using an appropriate math strategy.
5. Make reasonable estimates.
6.Practice addition facts through sums of ten and commit them to memory.
These are the focus this month:
1.Count groups of objects; to write numbers to 100 as tens and ones and as standard numerals.
2.Write numbers to 100 as tens and ones and as standard numerals.
3.Model and compare two-digit numbers to determine which is greater and which is less.
4.Model and compare two-digit numbers to determine the number that comes just before, just after, or between other numbers.
5.Model a series of two-digit numbers to determine one less and one more.
6.Model numbers that are 10 less and 10 more than a given number to 50.
7.Begin writing a number scroll. The objective is to write the numbers to 1,000 by the end of the year.
(Those children who have already mastered these skills will be doing enrichment math activities.)
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Five words will be added to the Word Wall each week.
Dec. 1: new, little, me, give, very, after
Dec. 8: thing, our, good, where, too
Dec. 15: before, old, tell, boy, want
Please make sure your child is able to read each sight word instantly as they are put up on the word wall each week. If your child already knows the words for the week, you could help your child learn to spell the words.
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| Chunk Words |
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| HELP ME LEARN THESE WORDS! |
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ight, ay, ain, ar patterns
right, fighting, night, brightest, sight, player, way, stay, tray, day
There will be a test over these words on Dec. 5.
rainy, brain, trained, pain, plain, far, star, part, arm, farmer
There will be a test over these words on Dec. 12.
REMEMBER to help your child learn to spell the words listed above.
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| Sitton Spelling |
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| Write for fun! |
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New Concepts:
1. New words can be made by putting two or more words together and replacing a letter or letters with an apostrophe. (contractions)
2. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
3. Some words end with silent e (bossy and sleepy e)
4. Long vowels are usually spelled with two vowels.
Concepts Reviewed:
1. When t and h are written they make a new sound.
2. Some words are spelled the way they sound, while others are not.
3. New words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or the end of words or word parts.
4. New words can be made by changing the vowel or consonant in known words.
5. New words can be made by adding s, ed, or ing.
6. Some sounds are spelled more than one way.
Priority Words: he, for, was, on, are
Challenge Words:January, snowman, children
Your child may CHOOSE to study these words for the sentence dictation test that will be on January 13.
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| Language Arts |
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| Bear Buddies read together. |
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Writing Objectives:
These are ongoing for the entire year:
1. Use "kid" spelling and pictures to write about own ideas in the writing
journal.
2. Participate in generating ideas during pre-writing activities. (brainstorming, webs, drawing)
3. Write the letters of the alphabet so that they are legible and formed correctly.
4. Use a picture dictionary, the word wall, and student dictionary as spelling aids while writing an alphabet book.(This book will be an ongoing writing project until completed.)
5. Use basic phonetic spelling of unfamiliar words to create readable text.("kid" spelling)
6. Use the word wall and Sitton Spelling list on desk to spell high frequency words correctly at all times.
7. Use correct end punctuation and begin sentences with capital letters.
8. Write complete, coherent sentences.
9.Write a thank you letter to a student. (Wee Deliver Program)
These are the focus this month:
1. Write an invitation. (Interactive Writing Lesson)
2. Write a short story from an idea that was written in the Writing Journal. (The story needs to include a title. It also must have a beginning, middle and end.)
3. Write a retelling of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
4. Write facts learned about different winter holiday customs in a book. (Shared Writing Lessons)
5. Make a holiday card that includes a letter.
Reading Objectives:
These are ongoing for the entire year:
1. Read sight words on word wall and in text.
2. Participate in buddy reading and choral reading.
3. Choose appropriate books to read quietly during the Self Selected Reading block and read quietly during that block.
4. Read aloud with fluency and expression in a manner that sounds like natural speech.(We'll be developing this all year.)
5. Listen and respond appropriately to oral communication.
6. Practice retelling stories that have been read by the student.
7. Use prior knowledge, inferences, and story information to make predictions about a story.
8. Participate in a group response to a story that connects text to self, text to world, and text to text.
9. State facts learned from nonfiction reading material and answer questions about it.
10.Use reading strategies for unknown words with the aid of the bookmark that lists the strategies.
11.Read poetry.
12.Practice summarizing a selection.
13.Respond to a story (make connections) by writing in a Response Log.
These are the focus this month:
1.Participate in a play by reading the script, memorizing or reading the lines for specific parts so that it is a pleasant experience for an audience.
2.Identify the parts of a story: title, characters, setting, beginning, problem, solution, and ending.
3.Identify conventions that are usually in non-fiction writing and record some in a notebook.
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