Thursday, November 15

Thursday, November 15

Letter Focus: Ss
 Sight Word Focus: you

Reading Skills: Sequence of Events
We will review the life cycle of a frog and look at a Venn Diagram (pictured below) to see how tadpoles are alike/different.

Writer's Workshop: Noticing Details: Characters Have Clothing

DAILY 5
Math: Counting with Accuracy
New Concept: Dump a pile of counting bears in front of you (roughly 20). Now that we are counting items in larger numbers, we HAVE to get organized! I could count them like this (start counting, but make it look awkward) but it is hard to keep track of what I have already counted and what I still need to count. We can do a touch and scoot method. Touch and move each bear. I have to be sure I only say one number for each bear I scoot. We can also put them in a line and touch one bear with our fingers. Touch and count each bear.  
Whole Group Explore: Now you are going to practice both of these strategies with your partner. Partner one will put their hand in the bag and grab a handful of bears. Then partner two will grab a handful of bears. Together you will put them in a pile in front of you and practice count and scoot/count and touch. 
Student Application: Sometimes we have to count things that we can not move-like pictures on a paper. One of the strategies you can use is a count and check strategy.  Since we can’t move the pictures on the paper, we can add a check mark on the ones we have already counted. Model as you count and check each item.  

PhyEd Today

 Social Studies: Learning About Native Americans

Today we are going to begin learning about another important group of people called Native Americans. Native Americans lived in America thousands of years before the Pilgrims came. Native Americans were also at the very first Thanksgiving.

2.Read and discuss The Wampanoag.

3. Wampanoag Fact/Opinion Anchor Chart Sorting Activity: Create a fact/opinion anchor chart. Have students pick cards out of a bag or basket. Read the card and have students tell if it is a fact or opinion. 

                                                
         ~Bob (The Pizza Guy) presenting the fundraiser to the children...

~If the children reach their school-wide fundraising goal, Mr. Sawatzke will kiss a goat!