Readers will become familiar with the overarching concept of the unit: relationships
Readers will expand their vocabulary by listening to and reading informational texts.
Readers will notice details in texts to help them understand the main idea.
Readers will notice details in texts to help them understand the main idea.
Readers will notice details in texts to help them understand the main idea.
Readers will read with accuracy and fluency
Readers will recognize how text structure shows us relationships.
Readers will use cause and effect to understand the story.
Readers will determine the author's purpose
Readers will engage in shared writing using cause and effect structure.
Math
Students will identify, trace, describe, and sort plane geometric figures
Count the number of sides, vertices, and angles
Identify and describe circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles
Sort and classify objects
Identify, describe, extend, create, and transfer growing and repeating patterns
Science
Investigate and understand objects are made from materials that can be described.
Investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts.
Investigate and understand that animals, including humans, have basic life needs that allow them to survive.
Investigate and understand that there is a relationship between the sun and Earth.
Investigate and understand that there are weather and seasonal changes.
Social Studies
Students are applying the traits of a good citizen, on and offline, by valuing honesty and truthfulness in themselves and others and participating in classroom decision-making.
Students are learning terms: goods, services, consumers, and producers. They are classifying goods and services and how people are consumers and producers.
Questions to ask your child at home.
Portrait of a Graduate Communicator Skill reflection questions
What is a connection to something they read or heard today? What was it?
When did you listen and ask questions so they could understand? When?
