This year we will be working on:
Guided Reading & Shared Reading
Includes a variety of leveled books to give students practice reading at their independent level in small groups and big books to learn and practice reading skills in a whole group setting. We will use both fiction and nonfiction books.
Writing
Includes: narratives, opinion, informative, & research pieces; writing conventions, writing process, and publishing using digital tools.
Phonics
Includes letter/sound relationships, digraphs, vowel sounds, word families, sight words, etc.
English Language Arts Text: Journeys by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Math
Includes: problem-solving skills and computation practice, addition (sums to 20), subtraction, using addition strategies, using subtraction strategies, graphing, geometric shapes, place value, counting patterns, telling time, measurement, and fractions.
Text: My Math by McGraw-Hill.
Handwriting
Includes: correct letter forms, proper spacing, size, alignment, and legibility using materials by Zaner-Bloser.
Science
Includes: Life Science Unit, Patterns in the Sky, Sound & Light, Scientific Investigation
Text: Elevate Science
Social Studies
Includes: Families, school, responsibilities of a citizen, United States symbols, Native American homes, Kansas studies, and family economics.
Text: Social Studies All Together by Scott Foresman
Guided Reading & Shared Reading
Includes a variety of leveled books to give students practice reading at their independent level in small groups and big books to learn and practice reading skills in a whole group setting. We will use both fiction and nonfiction books.
Writing
Includes: narratives, opinion, informative, & research pieces; writing conventions, writing process, and publishing using digital tools.
Phonics
Includes letter/sound relationships, digraphs, vowel sounds, word families, sight words, etc.
English Language Arts Text: Journeys by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Math
Includes: problem-solving skills and computation practice, addition (sums to 20), subtraction, using addition strategies, using subtraction strategies, graphing, geometric shapes, place value, counting patterns, telling time, measurement, and fractions.
Text: My Math by McGraw-Hill.
Handwriting
Includes: correct letter forms, proper spacing, size, alignment, and legibility using materials by Zaner-Bloser.
Science
Includes: Life Science Unit, Patterns in the Sky, Sound & Light, Scientific Investigation
Text: Elevate Science
Social Studies
Includes: Families, school, responsibilities of a citizen, United States symbols, Native American homes, Kansas studies, and family economics.
Text: Social Studies All Together by Scott Foresman