December 4, 2015
Reading and Writing
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We read the book The Napping House in order
to practice retelling and sequencing skills.
We are writing stories with a beginning, middle,
and end.
Math
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Optional Enrichment Activities:
Read and fill in your Reading Incentive Sheet.
Answer the following questions after reading:
Who were the main characters in the story? What were
the different settings in the story?
Is this story fiction or non-fiction? How do you know?
Does this story remind you of anything from your own
life?
Optional Enrichment Activities:
Ask your child to draw a ten frame or a double ten
frame and teach you how to arrange objects in it to
show a specific quantity from 0-20. Write the same
number using tally marks.
Science
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We compared quantities to focus on the terms
greater than and less than.
We continued to work with weight and used a
balance to experiment with weight.
We practiced using the words heavier than and
lighter than.
Social Studies
We discussed the features of living and nonliving things.
We continued to discuss the life cycles of living
things.
Optional Enrichment Activities:
Take a neighborhood walk and hunt for living and nonliving things.
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We learned about natural and human-made
features.
We discussed the reasons for changes in
different landforms.
Optional Enrichment Activities:
Tally how many natural and human-made features you
can find!
Dates to Remember:
12/24-1/1- Winter Break