Thursday, April 16

Thursday, April 16

Read Aloud: Me...Jane By: Robin Bernard Genre: Biography Connect and Tach: Properties of Objects Introduce Power Words: curious, observe, study

Connect and Teach: Biography

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: Blending Phonemes, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph wh

Irregular Word: what
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Strong Adjectives and Verbs

Writer's Workshop: Draw & Label 2nd Page

The kids are going to draw and label the second page of their "how to book".

 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Subtraction with Objects

It's time to move onto subtraction! For these beginning lessons, the kids will be introduced to strategies that will help them in solving subtraction problems. However, the symbols {- and =} are not introduced quite yet. For this introductory lesson the kids will use 5 snap cubes and a five frame to manipulate 'taking away' from the poem “5 Little Ducks.”

    Phy Ed Today  
We will participate in the statewide tornado drill at 1:45.

~ Wear blue tomorrow for Autism awareness.