Tuesday, April 14

Tuesday, April 14
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20.  

Read Aloud: I Know the River Loves Me  By: Maya Christina Gonzalaz
Genre: Fiction
Review Power Words: close, flow, visit

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to learn new things, they persevere.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to  

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (medial), Blending Onset and Rime (ch-eek, p-ick), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes (cheek change /ch/ to /s/: seek

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ck

Irregular Words: review

 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Conjunctions

 Handwriting: Down the Slide Uppercase Letter W
(Down the Slide Letters: V, W, X, Y)

Writer's Workshop: Front Cover
The front cover clearly tells the reader what the story will be about. It is important that the picture matches the title.
 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Solving for Unknown
In today’s lesson we will continue working on addition story problems. However, we will be focusing on solving for the unknown addend in word problems. The kids will be using a number bond board to solve for the unknown and will have to listen carefully when completing these type of problems as listed below. 
~There were 7 cats at the door. Some were brown and some were black, 3 of the cats were brown. How many were black? 
~There were 8 balloons. Some were red and some where blue. 5 were red. How many were blue? 

~There were 10 frogs at the pond. Some were in the water and some were on the log. 7 were on the log. How many were in the water?

    Phy Ed Today  

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