Keeping up with Kindergarten vol.23
Mrs. Van, Mrs. Houston, Mrs. Nunes, Mrs. Neely
Reading for April 25th-May 23rd
Big Idea: Children will hone their nonfiction reading skills by analyzing each page for new learning, vocabulary, and questions.
I can:
•Identify expository (informational) text.
•Identify new learning in the books I read
•Share new learning and questions with my partner
•Identify the author's purpose of expository (informational) text.
•Retell the important facts I learn in expository text.
•Identify the topic and details in expository text.
•Understand how the author groups information.
•Ask questions and look for answers in the text.
•Use my prior knowledge to better understand the text.
•Notice when I stop understanding the text and work to fix my understanding.
Writing for April 25th-May 23rd
Big Idea: Children will use what they have learned about the writing process from previous expository units to research, write, and publish independent topics.
I can:
•Choose a topic to study.
•Use a variety of materials for research.
•Make observations.
•Use knowledge to answer "why" and "what" questions.
•Make predictions based on what I learned.
•Compare and contrast.
•Use pictures and words to share my research.
•Share my research with an audience.
Math April 28th- May 17th
Joining and separating
I can
- model and solve word problems through the action of joining and separating and explain
I can
- Move from concrete to pictorial models
Sight words to practice at home for 2nd semester
Blends and digraphs to practice at home
Oil Ranch field trip
Each child will need a sack lunch from home for this day. Please only send items that can be thrown away, we do not want the kids to have to keep up with a lunch box.