Tuesday, November 18

            
Tuesday, November 18
Gold Day: (No library, character education, or technology.)

Read Aloud: Quinito's Neighborhood  By: Ina Cumpiano
Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community 

Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community Quinito knows everyone in his neighborhood! He takes readers on a tour, describing every family member’s and neighbor’s job or role.

Children learn that every community member makes valuable  

Contributions.

GENRE: Fiction

Connect and Teach: Make and Check Predictions

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Deleting Syllables

Phonics Focus Skill: Short Vowel o
Irregular Words: from, your

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Posessive Nouns

 Handwriting: Lowercase t
Tall Line Down letters (l, t, b, k, h).
 Writer's Workshop: Using an ABC Strip (Day 2)

Yesterday I explained how we can use an ABC strip to help us remember how to find a sound that we may have forgotten how to write. The kids will practice this again by trying to label a pre-drawn picture of a castle. (setting)

KinderMath: Order Length
The kids will continue to build their knowledge of comparing sizes as they will be putting objects in order from shortest to tallest and tallest to shortest.

Social Studies: People and Events that We Celebrate
Beginning today, the kids will learn how the Thanksgiving tradition began. Our lesson today will focus on why we have celebrations and traditions.

 Music Class Today

~ No extra news for today.

Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community Quinito knows everyone in his neighborhood! He takes readers on a tour, describing every family member’s and neighbor’s job or role.

Children learn that every community member makes valuable contributions.