November 17 - 21
Here is what we will be working on in English class this week:
- math: greater than, less than
- math: hundreds place value quiz
- math: using place value to add/subtract tens and hundreds
- content: the importance of balance in a diet
- comprehension strategy: using pictures, illustrations, and diagrams
- comprehension strategy: using text features
- comprehension strategy: author's purpose (PIE - persuade, inform, educate)
- narrative writing about the best day you ever had - circle map, flow map, adding transition words and details
- Daily 5: continuing to work on becoming fluent readers who can effectively comprehend fiction and non-fiction text (ie: read grade-level text with purpose and understanding)
- word work: distinguish long and short vowels in regularly spelled one-syllable words
Here is what we will be working on in Spanish class this week:
- sight words: algo, caer, fuego, manera, nido, nubes
- discussing the characteristics of fiction versus non-fiction
- spelling words: gota, llego, apaga, ganso, persigue, regalo, guiso, gato, gol, alguna, guinda, fuego
- content: food words (vegetables, fruit, dessert, beverage)
- content - making good food choices to maintain a balanced diet
- math: review skip-counting, place value (centenas, decenas, and unidades), number words (0-1,000)
- math: different ways to write numbers (standard form, word form, expanded form, and picture form)
- math: greater than and less than
