Literacy
Theme 6: Animal Adventures
January 7-25
Phonics:
-Long o; Long u; Final Clusters: ft, lk, nt
-Long e (CV, CVCe, ee, ea)
-Vowel Pairs ai, ay
Grammar:
-Naming Words for (nouns) People and Animals
-Naming Words for (nouns) Things and Places
-Naming Words for (plurals)one or more
Comprehension/Reading Strategies:
Sight Words: by, out, show, found, now, there, through, been, far, goes, near, soon
Word Families: -oke, -eat, -eed, -ay, -ail, -ain
Vocabulary Words: event, setting, howl, rest, patch, sulk, squeeze, tangle, shout, stable
Spelling Words:
List #10 Test Jan. 11- go, so, home, bone, nose, no, phone, drove, those, broke, close, choke, went
List #11 Test Jan. 16- eat, feet, he, me, mean, see, teach, sweet, three, dream, knee, clean, house
List #12 Test Jan. 25-day, play, stay, may, say, way, spray, today, birthday, player, tray, away, there
Writing: We are taking a short break from writing personal narratives to learn how to research animals and write non-fiction reports. Students will learn how to read and take notes about animals then put it all of their information together to form a report.
Math: Continue Unit 5: Ten-Structured Applications
Big Idea 2: Find Patterns and Relationships
Big Idea 3: Teen Solution Methods
Unit Studies
Science: Animals and Habitats
Health: Healthy Bodies
Social Studies: Exploring Globes and Looking at Our Country