Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
Dec. 12 - Field Trip - Museum of Science and Industry - trip slip due by 12/2
Dec. 23 - Jan.3 - Winter Break - No School (school resumes on 1/6)
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will wrap up our nonfiction unit. The kids have been working on becoming experts on a topic of their choice. They will prepare a short presentation and we will invite a first grade class to our room to share what we have learned! Our next unit will be all about characters and their stories.
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week we will work on goal setting and how to put our writing goals into action! The kids will work on editing and fixing up their writing so it will be easy for others to read. Finally, we will work on reading other nonfiction books to get ideas for our own writing.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will wrap up our unit on place value. The kids will take their end-of-module assessment right before Thanksgiving break. When we get back, we will start a new module on adding and subtraction with and without regrouping. The first week will focus on adding and subtracting multiples of 10.
Science: We are going to continue our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. Last week the kids learned how to group solid objects by their properties. Next week we will learn how to use solids to build sturdy towers. The kids will get to try and make the tallest tower possible with a set of given solid objects. It will be lots of fun!
Week of: November 18
Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
Dec. 12 - Field Trip - Museum of Science and Industry - more info to come...
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn that when you read about a topic, you try to also learn about all of the related subtopics. We will also lean to compare and contrast two books on the same topic. Finally, students will learn to put information together from several books to retell an entire topic, rather than just retelling one book.
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week we will learn about creating interesting leads. We will also learn that writers give themselves reminders to keep their writing interesting. Finally, we will reread our writing to clarify information.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will compare two three-digit numbers using <, >, and = (including situations with more than 9 ones or more than 9 tens). We will also model and use language to tell about 1 more and 1 less, 10 more and 10 less, and 100 more and 100 less.
Science: We are going to continue our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. Last week the kids learned the difference between properties and the material of solids. Properties are words that describe a solid and the material is what it is made from.
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
Dec. 12 - Field Trip - Museum of Science and Industry - more info to come...
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn that when you read about a topic, you try to also learn about all of the related subtopics. We will also lean to compare and contrast two books on the same topic. Finally, students will learn to put information together from several books to retell an entire topic, rather than just retelling one book.
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week we will learn about creating interesting leads. We will also learn that writers give themselves reminders to keep their writing interesting. Finally, we will reread our writing to clarify information.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will compare two three-digit numbers using <, >, and = (including situations with more than 9 ones or more than 9 tens). We will also model and use language to tell about 1 more and 1 less, 10 more and 10 less, and 100 more and 100 less.
Science: We are going to continue our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. Last week the kids learned the difference between properties and the material of solids. Properties are words that describe a solid and the material is what it is made from.
Week of: November 11th
Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
Dec. 12 - Field Trip - Museum of Science and Industry - more info to come...
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn about the importance of re-reading to gain more knowledge on a topic. We will also learn to share what we have learned with others. Finally, the students will learn that they can gain more knowledge by reading more than one book on the same topic.
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week we will continue edition our pieces. The kids will also learn to write with a specific audience in mind. They will learn to write in a way that helps their readers picture the information.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will use place value disks to represent three-digit numbers. The kids will also learn to trade ones for tens and tens for hundreds.
Science: We are going to continue our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. Last week the kids learned that solid objects can be described by their properties. Some of the properties that the kids learned are: flexible, rigid, smooth, bumpy, sharp... They also learned that all things on earth are made up of matter. Matter can come in three different states: solids, liquids, and gasses.
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
Dec. 12 - Field Trip - Museum of Science and Industry - more info to come...
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn about the importance of re-reading to gain more knowledge on a topic. We will also learn to share what we have learned with others. Finally, the students will learn that they can gain more knowledge by reading more than one book on the same topic.
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week we will continue edition our pieces. The kids will also learn to write with a specific audience in mind. They will learn to write in a way that helps their readers picture the information.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will use place value disks to represent three-digit numbers. The kids will also learn to trade ones for tens and tens for hundreds.
Science: We are going to continue our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. Last week the kids learned that solid objects can be described by their properties. Some of the properties that the kids learned are: flexible, rigid, smooth, bumpy, sharp... They also learned that all things on earth are made up of matter. Matter can come in three different states: solids, liquids, and gasses.
Week of: November 4th
Upcoming Dates:
Nov. 7 - Trivia Night!
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn that using vocabulary is an important part of growing knowledge. The kids will learn to notice and use text features to figure out keywords. We will become more persistent when figuring out keywords!
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week the kids will learn to add more to each page of their writing, asking themselves: "What else could I say?". We will also do some goal setting this week as well as editing.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will learn to count on from three-digit numbers using ones, tens, and hundreds. Will use place value blocks and disks. We will also take a mid-module assessment. This will help to guide my instruction for the remainder of the module.
Science: We are going to start our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. We will start by studying the properties of solids.
Nov. 7 - Trivia Night!
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
Dec. 6 - Report Cards Go Home
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we continue our second reading unit: "Becoming Experts - Reading Nonfiction". This week we will learn that using vocabulary is an important part of growing knowledge. The kids will learn to notice and use text features to figure out keywords. We will become more persistent when figuring out keywords!
Writing: We will continue our unit this week: "Nonfiction Writing". The students will learn to write informational books about topics they know well! This week the kids will learn to add more to each page of their writing, asking themselves: "What else could I say?". We will also do some goal setting this week as well as editing.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our module called: "Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000". This unit focuses heavily on place value with ones, tens, and hundreds. This week we will learn to count on from three-digit numbers using ones, tens, and hundreds. Will use place value blocks and disks. We will also take a mid-module assessment. This will help to guide my instruction for the remainder of the module.
Science: We are going to start our first science unit: Solids and Liquids. We will start by studying the properties of solids.
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