Literacy Writing

We will be learning about Persuasive Writing.

We will be reading books that focus on
Exploring New Things.
Our unit essential question is: Why do people
try new things?
We will ask: How do you show you are excited
to try something new?
Unit High Frequency words: with, that, this, from,
to, no, so, said
Previous units: and, must, went, help, is, as, his,
has, of, all, can, not, big, up, on, the, at, it, in,
am, did, we, he, she, me, my
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness: ch and th
words
We will continue to build on what the children
have worked on in opinion writing. This time
the goal is to have someone try something new
that you recommend.
Our focus will be on writing good reasons why
someone should take our recommendation.
We will start by making lists of things we are
interested in having other people try. (Ex:
getting a pet, going to a new place, watching a
movie, trying a new food).

Math Science- Pushes and Pulls

In math we are learning about weight. We will

be learning lighter than, heavier than and the In Science we have been learning about how
same weight as. Children will explore using the and why things move so that we can design our
pan balance this week. own pinball machines.

We will continue counting collections to Vocabulary: Force, Exert, Engineer, Object,

continue to help build our number sense. Visualize, Push, and Pull

Suggested homework: Practice Sigh words and high frequency words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlxAUCRJCio- Fundations Alphabet Song

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