Week of February 29-March 4, 2016

Reading: After completing “One Little Mouse,” we will begin the story, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” This classic tale will be used to discuss how adventures can cause trouble. Story comprehension will be enhanced when understanding characters is taught. The amazing words we will encounter are: bears, cottage, middle-sized, porridge, big, and small. The sight words stressed throughout the week are: one, two, three, four, and five. We are continuing to work on writing complete sentences. This week we will learn about telling sentences.

Phonics: The letter of the week is Gg. The sound is /g/, as in goose. We will discriminate, blend, and spell words that begin and end with /g/.

Math: Topic 8 is introduced this week. The theme is “Understanding Subtraction.” We will use stories to separate, take away, and compare groups. The minus sign will also be presented.

Reminders:

~ It is important to practice all sight words daily.

~ The “Family Times” letter provides wonderful suggestions for you to reinforce lessons at home.

~ Friday, March 4^th is “Read Across America Day.” Bloomsburg University students will visit our classroom to read a Dr. Seuss story and complete a follow-up activity.

~ Specials for the week will start with Day 1 on Monday.

Have a great week!