Week of November 16-20, 2015

After finishing the Reading skills in “Bear Snores On,” we will begin an informational text also discussing hibernation. The story is called, “A Bed for the Winter.” In this selection we will find out what kind of home an animal needs. Sequence is the comprehension strategy we will build upon. Captions will be presented and adjectives for opposites will be discussed. The Amazing Words for the week are: nest, meadow, stump, tree trunk, hive, and den. Two new sight words will be taught this week: he and for.

Phonics will present the letter Ii. The focus will be on the short /i/ sound, as in igloo. This includes identifying words with the beginning /i/ sound as well as words with /i/ in the medial position. We will segment, blend, and write words with the /i/ sound.

Topic 2 (Comparing and Ordering 0-5) will be completed this week in Math. We will start with comparing as many, more, and fewer. Then we will order numbers 0 to 5, as well as learn ordinal numbers through fifth. We will wrap up the week with using objects for problem solving and review the ideas from the unit.

Reminders:

~Please continue to practice sight words.

Specials for the week:

Monday- Music

Tuesday- Computers

Wednesday- Guidance

Thursday- Art

Friday- Gym

Have an interesting week!