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This week we focused on the hunks and chunks th and wh. We also reviewed sh and ch.
We are starting a new unit in Reading called Tackling Trouble. During this unit, students will practice reading strategies to help them read new, tricky words.
This week we reviewed previewing a book and retelling a story. I introduced retelling a book by using our hands. Students learned that they can retell across their fingers by using words such as first, then, next, after that, and finally.
Students were also introduced to our first reading strategy buddy: Eagle Eye. When students read and get stuck on a new word, they can look at the pictures to help them read the word.
Throughout the unit, our class will meet Lips the Fish, Chunky Monkey, Stretchy Snake, Skippy Frog, Flippy Dolphin, and Tryin' Lion.
Students started working on their first descriptive writing pieces this week. We learned that descriptive writing is when a writer uses his/her five senses to create a picture in the reader's mind. As a writer, the students will need to tell what something looks like, sounds like, smells like, feels like, or tastes like. We read an example of descriptive writing about a tire swing.
Each student started prewriting and will continue working on their writing pieces next week (write, revise, edit, and publish). During this activity, students will choose one thing to describe in their writing, practice using describing words, and follow the writing rules (capital letters, end marks, etc.).
This week we learned about nouns and adjectives. Students brainstormed examples of nouns and adjectives and helped create posters for our classroom. Each student completed a noun and adjective word sort.
Vocabulary
Nouns: word that names a person, thing, place, or animal
Adjectives: word that describes
Student Ideas:
Nouns
Person - girl, boy, engineer, farmer
Animal - horse, shark, polar bear, lizard, cat, dog
Place - school, beach, park, store
Thing - bed, jet, bicycle, cup, bowl
Adjectives
Size - small, big, medium, long, tiny
Color - silver, gold, pink, green, light blue
Amount - many, two, five, twenty, one hundred
Sounds - loud, quiet, squeaky
Feels - hot, cold, soft, wet, fuzzy, hard, smooth
Our new Math chapter focuses on counting to 20. Our class reviewed what we learned in Term 1 when we practiced numbers to 10 (write numbers/number words, compare numbers, number patterns). This helped students think about what they already know before learning something new.
We practiced counting on from 10 and students were introduced to place value (tens, ones). We also began comparing numbers 11-20.
Science
Our new unit in Science is called Objects in the Sky.
Unit Big Idea: The sun warms land, air, and water. The appearance of objects in the sky changes.
Essential Questions:
What Can We See in the Sky?
How Does the Sky Seem to Change?
How Does the Sun Seem to Move?
Science Vocabulary
sun
star
moon
magnify
telescope
This week our class focused on the objects we can see in the sky. Students read informational texts to learn facts about objects in the sky (sun, moon, stars).
Informational texts taught us...
Sun: star closest to the Earth, gives off its own light, gives light and heat to Earth, seen during daytime
Moon: sphere, rock, does not give off its own light, seen during the nighttime and sometimes during daytime, no air, no water
Earth: sphere, has air, has water
Stars: not evenly spaced in the sky
Science Homework
Next week students will bring home a moon phases collection sheet for Science homework. This homework activity will be assigned for two weeks so students have an opportunity to observe the moon every day.
This week we started a new chapter in Social Studies. Our new chapter is called Looking at Our World.
Big Question: What is the world like?
- Maps are simple representations and globes are models of places on Earth.
- The world is made up of different physical features such as landforms and bodies of water.
- Humans interact with and have an impact on the environment, and the environment affects how and where people live.
- Communication and transportation connect people and places.
This week students were introduced to our new chapter and practiced using direction words to show where things are located.
Social Studies Vocabulary
direction
map
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a great weekend!
- Ms. Allison