Topics we will cover in Reading this year
•Build reading stamina
–Goal is 40 minutes of independent reading
•Read and respond both orally and in writing to a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts
•Apply reading strategies to selected text
–Connecting, Using schema, Inferring, Predicting, Determining the important ideas, Summarizing
•Expand vocabulary through core texts and morning work
Topics we will cover in Writing this year
•Learn to write various types of writing
–Narrative, expository, opinion
•Take a piece of writing through the stages of the writing process
•Edit and revise our own writing
•Use of technology to publish pieces of writing
Math skills we focus on:
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division facts
Place Value
Patterns (numbers & shapes)
Problem solving
Telling time
Measurement
Estimation/Rounding
Explain our reasoning in writing
Fractions
Graphs/Tables/Charts
Geometry
Magnet Units
•Unit 1:Native Americans here in Connecticut
•Unit 2: The Three branches of Government
•Unit 3: New Haven then and now- 100 years difference
•Build reading stamina
–Goal is 40 minutes of independent reading
•Read and respond both orally and in writing to a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts
•Apply reading strategies to selected text
–Connecting, Using schema, Inferring, Predicting, Determining the important ideas, Summarizing
•Expand vocabulary through core texts and morning work
Topics we will cover in Writing this year
•Learn to write various types of writing
–Narrative, expository, opinion
•Take a piece of writing through the stages of the writing process
•Edit and revise our own writing
•Use of technology to publish pieces of writing
Math skills we focus on:
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division facts
Place Value
Patterns (numbers & shapes)
Problem solving
Telling time
Measurement
Estimation/Rounding
Explain our reasoning in writing
Fractions
Graphs/Tables/Charts
Geometry
Magnet Units
•Unit 1:Native Americans here in Connecticut
•Unit 2: The Three branches of Government
•Unit 3: New Haven then and now- 100 years difference