Tuesday, April 7

 
Tuesday, April 7
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20.  

Big Book: Not A Box By: Antoinette Portis Genre: Fiction Review Big Idea Words: watch, wonder, world Review Power Words: familiar, free, witness

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (beginning), Blending Onset and Rime (ch-in, sh-ip), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes (chin: change /ch/ to /sh/: shin

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ch

Irregular Words: review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Interrogatives: a word, phrase, or sentence structure used to ask a question, typically ending with a question mark.
Writer's Workshop: Introduction to "How to" Writing
We begin a new unit on how writers can teach readers how to do simple tasks. We will explore this idea by looking at a few "how to" books and notice how they explain each step with their pictures, labels, and words.
 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Plus Sign

Today we move into the abstract symbol of the plus sign. As you know, the kids have had a ton of practice combining sets to find out how many in all. Now it's time to apply those skills through a new means! To help launch today's lesson, we will read 

through If I Were a Plus Sign by: Trisha Speed Shaskan and meet the character, Gus the Plus.

For today, we will still use the word, 'makes' rather than the equal sign. 

4 + 2 makes 6

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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  

Music Today  

~ Tomorrow is library day.
~ PLEASE return your child's water bottle.
~ Lunch is in our classroom today!