Unit 5 Week 4 Preview

We will compare the characteristics of the four seasons. Our oral vocabulary words are: blaze, increase, observe, outline, and scorch. Our spelling pattern focus will involve the diphthong: 'ou', 'ow'. Our high frequency reading words are: against, below, fall, orange, sure, and yellow. Our reading vocabulary words are: wondered and season. We will again practice our reading comprehension strategy of visualization in order to develop the comprehension skill of sequencing. 

Our talk of the four seasons will of course lead to discussion of the Earth's rotation and revolution in science. We will discuss myths and facts regarding these concepts. 

We will work with art application standard 2.3 to use media to create form in works of art.

We will again revisit the concepts of past and present in social studies.

Ninth Day

We reviewed short-vowel 'i', 'k', and/k/ spelled 'k' and 'short-vowel ck'. We learned the meaning of antonym and synonym. We read a fable and learned how a fable is different from other stories. We touched on visualization briefly as a comprehension strategy. We worked with sequencing as a comprehension skill. We took a dictation test and continued work on our Unit Projects.

In math we worked with a number line to find numbers before and after. We discovered that before and after are related to right and left on the number line. We made our first math report using pattern tiles to create a two element pattern. We were required to rename the pattern without error for a rubric score of 3. Twelve students were able to complete the project fully while 2 of those students extended the assignment and received a 4.

Sixth Day

We reviewed short-vowel 'i', and sight words 'play' and 'you'. We took our first dictation test today with some very good results. Table 3 took the bonus points (jackpot) for direction following. We worked on sequencing and retelling The Three Little Pigs. We started a Circle Map about ourselves. We continued working on our Unit Project, a book about ourselves.

In PE we prepared for a tossing/coordination game tomorrow.

Yesterday we took a brief math aptitude quiz. Today we had our last lesson in number sense for Topic 1. Tomorrow we will take our first Topic Test.

Third Day

Today we reviewed short vowel 'a'. We began our first thinking map: Flow Map, used for sequencing. The use of the Flow Map will help us to organize our thoughts about a problem we've encountered in our lives.

In PE we reviewed/learned various forms of locomotion.

In math we continued with number sense for 9-12 expressing those numbers relative to a ten. I sent home a dice game for the children to play with another person.

Yesterday I sent home the children's first of 9 reading logs for the year. There is space to record at least 10 titles of additional reading each month. The log should be turned back in (signed by a parent/guardian) on the last day of the month. Three reading logs are required each reporting period in order to received a 3 on the progress report homework grade.

Congratulation's to the students of table 3 for meeting the behavioral standard for the first week of school.