Monday, September 24, 2018

Week of September 24th

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RELIGION
*Bible Hunt ~ Alphabet Boxes Activity
*Identify Old and New Testaments
*Chapter 3: God's Word
*Identify God's promise to Noah in the sign of a rainbow
*Review The Beatitudes and how to live them out in daily life
*Begin learning about the Feast of St. Francis

MATH
*Begin Unit Two
*Basic Facts Strategies Lessons:
-Adding one and two ~ counting on
-Doubles and Doubles + 1
-Turn around facts
-Adding nine shortcut = students add 10 and minus 1

DAILY 5
*Mini-Lesson: Adjectives = What are they? How are they used?
*Continue practicing Daily 5 routines
*Benchmark students to identify reading levels

SOCIAL STUDIES
*State Map Assessment
*Begin Communities Unit
*Big Questions: What is a community?
What are the responsibilities of being part of a community?
What are rules and laws?
How do they keep us safe?

WRITING
*Learn how to and incorporate descriptive words into writing
*Listen to the book Miss Tizzy
*Make a friends list
*Write about a friend
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Monday, September 17, 2018

Week of September 17th

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RELIGION
*Chapter 2: God's Promise
*Learn of the tree of knowledge of good and evil ~ original sin
*List ways we can choose God
*Listen to the story of The Good Shepherd ~ help students understand connection to God
*Guided Meditation: Who Knows Best?
*Send a Bible from home to school on Friday or Monday!

MATH
*Explorations Day - students will explore new concepts with interactive stations around the room
*Unit One Chapter Review
*Unit One Assessment Wednesday
*Begin Unit Two
*Identify appropriate steps to solve word problems

DAILY 5
*Continue practicing Daily 5 routines
*Benchmark students to identify reading levels

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Identify and use four cardinal directions
*Read and use a simple map with a key
*Create a simple map with a key: BAREFOOT ISLAND
*Understand and use a state map

WRITING
*Listen to the book Shortcut
*Sketch a picture and write sentences to support illustrations
*Write an "It Happened to Me" story
*Learn how to and incorporate descriptive words into writing
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Week of September 10th

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RELIGION
*People of Faith: Our Lady of Fatima
*Students will complete a Mary brochure
*Chapter 2: God's Promise
*Listen to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
*Learn of the tree of knowledge of good and evil ~ original sin

MATH
*Play the Number Grid game
*Practice using a calculator by brainstorming number sentences to equal a predetermined number
*Form patterns using a calculator code
*Explorations Day - students will explore new concepts with interactive stations around the room
*FIRST MATH HOMELINK THIS WEEK!!

DAILY 5
*Continue practicing Daily 5 routines
*Benchmark students to identify reading levels

SOCIAL STUDIES
*Post mindset goals in the classroom
*Begin Maps Unit
*Identify and use four cardinal directions
*Read and use a simple map with a key

WRITING
*Listen to the book Big Mama's House
*Discuss how author's use illustrations to brainstorm ideas
*Sketch a picture and write sentences to support illustrations
*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

In Memory of 9/11

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Week of September 4th

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RELIGION
*Chapter 1: God's Creation
*Give thanks for God's Creation
*Identify the elements of Creation
*Identify God's greatest gift ~ people
*Design a creation masterpiece

MATH
*Counting $1, $10 and $100
*Learn math boxes routine *Practice using a number grid
*Solve number grid puzzles
*Review newly learned games

DAILY 5
*Mosaic apples for September ceiling decorations
*Identify one fact/one opinion about apples
*Teach Read to Someone, Listen to Reading and Word Work
*Friday Letters to the teacher

SOCIAL STUDIES
*FIXED and GROWTH mindset
*Determine what the brain says and thinks during each mindset*Read trade books and view video clips to support understanding
*Individual surveys and goals for a growth mindset

WRITING
*Introduce the writing community
*Illustrate pictures and support with written sentences
*Use capital letters and ending punctuation