We're looking forward to another week of fun and hope to see you all at Curriculum Night on Wednesday! Here's what's coming up in week 2:
Literature:
In Literature, we will continue to explore the morals in Aesop’s Fables. We will read “The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs,” “The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” “The Maid and the Milk Pail,” and “The Fox and the Crane”. We will talk about the human-like characteristics that the animals have and the different virtues that could have been shown in the stories, had the characters made different choices. We will take a mini quiz on Aesop’s Fables on Friday, where students will match up each moral with the corresponding story we covered in class.
Spalding:
This week we will be working on forming our capital manuscript letters. We will also be working on two-letter phonograms to prepare us for our upcoming spelling words! At home, please listen to your child say the sounds as they write each phonogram three times. There are also some old (single letter) phonograms to review each night!
Writing:
In “Writing with Ease,” we will do copy work and narration exercises from The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Grammar:
In Grammar, we will learn a noun jingle! We will discuss how a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. We will also distinguish between common and proper nouns and apply this knowledge on a noun word sort.
Poem:
“The Caterpillar” by Christina G. Rosetti – Continue to work on stanza 1. We will recite the entire poem on September 2nd in class!
Math:
In Math, we will start with ample review of our key concepts from last week so that our students can ace their very first test on Tuesday. Both the review and the test will give students a chance to master counting and comparing numbers within 10. Starting Wednesday, we will begin number stories and number bonds. We will use pictures and items to practice grouping and counting different features within sets. Please note that for homework this week students will receive a practice test for Monday, some important rest time after their first test for Tuesday, workbook pages 15-16 for Wednesday, workbook pages 17-18 for Thursday, and finally a very fun zoo animal themed number bond worksheet for Friday.
History:
This week students will be learning about various landforms in their world. The vocabulary for the week will include; hills, mountains, islands, volcanoes (gases, eruptions, lava), deserts, plains, canyons and valleys. We will learn about specific named landforms (Grand Canyon, Mojave Desert, Great Plains, etc.), and actively find their locations on the map.
Science:
In Science this week, we will continue to explore the scientific method. We will practice making careful observations and asking questions. We will review the steps of the scientific method by completing a science experiment on Thursday!
