Tuesday, January 24

Tuesday, January 24

 Popcorn Word: she
 Color Word Focus: brown
 Focus Digraph: ch

Reading Strategy: Chunky Monkey...look for a chunk you know or a word part.
 A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:30 to read A Silly Snowy Day.

Reading Workshop: Using the story Animals in Their Habitats, the students will:

~ Build academic vocabulary and concepts related to animals in their habitats.  

~Summarize information from the text.
 ~Identify and discuss nonfiction text features (table of contents).

~Build oral language and vocabulary.
 Writer's Workshop:

DAILY 5~We will not be having Book Club this week as I am formally assessing each child in order to have the most up-to-date information for conferences. Your child will be choosing a book from their book box to read to you at home two nights this week. Keep in mind, that these are books that they have already brought home but it is key to let them grow in fluency and confidence. Please sign the communication notebook in their book bag to let me know that they read to you.

 Math:  Numberline Addition (Day 3)

Smart Room Focus: Jump & Read!

PhyEd today...check out Mr. Ronnenberg's latest blog here.

  The Scientific Method...Scientists Conduct an Experiment (Gummy Bears)
Connect: Remember a while ago when we said that a scientist thinks about their question and makes a hypothesis?  
Teach: Today I am going to show you how scientists conduct an experiment to test their hypothesis.  Let me show you what I mean. Remember when I said: What will happen to gummy bears when you put them in plain water, vinegar water and baking soda water? My hypothesis was: They will get bigger. I can record that on my paper.
Active Engagement: Now it’s your turn. You are going to be a scientist! I want you to think about what YOU think each gummy bear is going to look like in each substance. Draw pictures to show what you think will happen. The children will then do the Gummy Bear experiment.

~Wellness Wednesday tomorrow...
~Last week I sent home your conference date and time. If you haven't done so, please return the paper that tells me what you would like to chat about. If you could return those by tomorrow, that would be great!