11/16/2014

November 17-21

LITERATURE
Don't Wake Up the Bear
Focus: Making Predictions
Hibernation
Focus: Making Text to Text connections

MATH
This week's focus: ABC patterns
During the months of November and December students will work on the following skills:
·   numbers 0-20 (ordering, identifying, representing, and writing)
·   tally marks
·  matching and sorting: shapes
·  reviewing 2 -dimensional shapes
·  patterns :ABC and ABB
·  comparing, ordering, and  measuring using non-standard units of measurement and with a ruler in inches
Throughout the year students will explore math through open-ended- problem solving journals, math stations, ipads/ipods, IXL, rekenreks, and a variety of math manipulatives.

HANDWRITING/WRITING
Letters: Review Letter Formation
Students will practice the basic handwriting strokes, pencil grip, and correct posture.
Labeling Pictures

CORE KNOWLEDGE
Columbus and the Pilgrims