Mr. Bennett's Classroom Update
January 19 - January 30
Writing
Reading
Here is a breakdown of skills and strategies we will be covering over the next two weeks.
Week of January 19th:
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
Grammar: Helping and Main Verbs
Spelling Focus: Variant Vowel "o" - Spelling Posttest: Friday, January 23rd
Week of January 26th:
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Vocabulary Skill: Context Clues
Grammar: Complex Sentences
Spelling Focus: Homophones - Spelling Posttest: Friday, January 30th
Home Reading Sheets (green sheet) will be due on:
- Friday, January 23rd
- Friday, January 30th
If you are looking for ideas to check your student's reading comprehension at home here are some questions you might ask:
- Ask your student to compare and contrast two different characters from a story they are reading. Ask your student to use a Venn diagram to complete this check for understanding.
- You might also have your student write down a cause and effect or two from a story they are reading.
Math
Be sure to keep working on those addition and subtraction basic facts. If your child has mastered both addition and subtraction, feel free to get started on multiplication and division basic facts (0-10)
Unit Studies
Next week we will jump right into Social Studies. During this unit, we will be studying map scales to determine distances between two locations. We will also be studying the Local Government as well as the three branches of the U.S. Government. Your child will also get the opportunity to learn more about a famous Nebraskan, J. Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day.
Odds and Ends
Library Check-out Date:
Tuesday, January 27
Just a reminder, Friday, January 30, is a Cavett Spirit Day. The theme for the day is "Crazy Hair Day". We are looking forward to the craziness!!!