Wednesday, November 10, 2010

What Are We Learning This Week?

Hello! Here is an overview of the curriculum for the week of Nov 8-12. Have a great week!

Language Arts
*Short e
*Double ending consonants (-ell, -ess)
*High Frequency Words: help, said, so, who, now
*Spelling Words: red, bed, fed, tell, well, yell, fell, mess, said, who
* Phonics Story: The Big Mess (reviews high frequency words and decoding skills)
* Main Selection: The Little Red Hen (reviews high frequency words and comprehension skills)
* Writing complete sentences

Math
* Subtraction strategies
* Addition review

Social Studies
* Thanksgiving (history) including Pilgrims and Native Americans.
* Review of mapping skills

Science
* Winter Animals: hibernation, migration, adaptation