Wednesday, April 15

Wednesday, April 15
Happy Birthday, Lenna!

Green Day: Library 

Read Aloud: Me...Jane By: Robin Bernard Genre: Biography Science Connection: Properties of Objects Through this biography, children learn about the early life of Jane Goodall,

her inquisitive nature, her curiosity, and her powers of

observation as she studies the world and the objects in it. 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 Onset and Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph wh

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

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

Writer's Workshop: Labeling

The kids will begin working on the first page of their "how to" book by drawing the first step from their rough draft and adding additional labels to their illustration. This makes it more interesting for the reader!

 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Addition Sums to 10

Today’s lesson is all about having FUN with addition! In our read aloud, Domino Addition by Lynette Long, we will look at presenting addition in a horizontal and vertical format. The kids will choose their own items to work with in order to solve the addition problems.

Time for Kids: Fresh Baked

Music Today  

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