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CURRICULUM

In reading and language arts, our first story will take two weeks to complete. All remaining stories will average one week.

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Our science theme for the first quarter centers around living things. We will be growing our own plants and learning the integral components and how they correlate to one another. They will also learn why life science is important in the realm of the real world. 

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In social studies, students will be learning about community and what makes our lives safe. They will also be delving into maps, coordinates, and understanding various types of geography.

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8/26 - Selection Summary: Cardigan Jones, clumsy new moose in town, finds himself in the middle of the case of a missing apple pie. As he moves past many misconceptions, all is resolved in court.
 
Genre:                                              Fluency:
Fantasy                                             Phrasing

Target Skill:                                      Phonics:
Conclusions                                     Long Vowels a, e, i, o, u (VCe pattern)

Target Strategy:                                                      
Infer/Predict

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Target Vocabulary 
 

passages - narrow paths or channels

 

spines – sharp, points growths

 

tropical – having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator

 

store – to put away for later use

 

throughout – all the way through

 

absorb – take in or soak up

 

dissolve – to seem to disappear when mixed with liquid

 

clumps – groups or bunches of things, especially plants and dirt

 

coverings - the outsides of things, usually serving as protection

 

pollen - tiny yellow grains made by flowering plants

 


Phonics
 

Words with /k/ and /kw/

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​​​Spelling

 

Words with /k/ and /kw/

1.      shark

2.     check

3.     queen

4.     circus

5.     flake

6.     crack

7.     second

8.     squeeze

9.     quart

10.    squeak

11.    quick

12.    coldest

13.    Africa

14.    Mexico

15.    black

16.    thank

17.    correct

​18.    question

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