March 14

 
In Reading Workshop:
Phonics Skill: Long vowel pattern: oa and ow , example:  Boat, grow

Three-letter Blends: We will learn about words that have three consonant letters at the beginning.  Example:  scream, splash

White Board work words: boat, grow, mow, soap, float, three, spray, strip, splint, spring, string

High Frequency Words: wild, mouth, once, took, found

Amazing Words: abandon, fossil, nourish, decompose, excavate, soil, splinter, sunken

Fluency:  Read with expression.   Quotation marks show that someone is talking.  You should read the words within the quotation marks the way the character would say them.

Comprehension:  Author’s Purpose:  Authors write for different reasons.  Authors may write to entertain readers or give information.  Sometimes authors write for more than one reason.   

Monitor and Fix up:  When I come to a word I don’t know, I use the glossary or dictionary to find the meaning.  Then I reread to see if the word makes sense in the story.


In Math we will learn how to:
7.4

      -Count the number of sides and corners on plane       shapes.

      -Model polygons.

      -Identify sides and corners on polygons.

      - Compare and contrast polygon models.

7.5

      -Count the flat faces and corners on solid figures.

      -Identify and describe solid figures.

      -Identify the flat faces and corners on solid figures.

7.6

      -Count the flat faces and corners on solid figures.

      -Identify and describe solid figures.

      -Compare and contrast solid figures.

In Writing: We will continue with our revision.  Today we learned how to write a strong lead.  Tomorrow and Thursday we will focus on showing not telling.  Children will use details to show the reader