10-23-15
Field Trip
Our field trip is next Tuesday, October 27th. The bus will depart around 8:45 and we should be back around 12:00. Please make sure everyone packs their own lunch that day because we will have to eat in the room. If you'd like to order a sack lunch from the cafeteria, please let me know by Monday. Please pay attention to the weather because our whole field trip is outside. Please dress in layers. You may want hats, gloves, jackets, etc... I haven't looked that far ahead weather wise yet. We will be walking trails so please make sure everyone has appropriate tennis shoes or boots. Our field trip is a great introduction to Portage's past.
Book Orders
If you want to place a last minute book order, please do so over the weekend. I will be placing the order on Monday.
A big thank you to everyone that helped make playdough for our landform project. I'm hoping we'll have time to complete the project on Monday.
Language Arts
During the next few weeks, we’ll explore the
theme Nature Watch. We’ll learn about different
kinds of plants, animals, gardens, and weather
while considering the Big Idea “Nature can
teach us many things.”
We’ll begin by exploring the question “How
can chapter headings help you?” We’ll read
an informational text called Animals Building
Homes that tells about different types of animal
homes around the world. Then we’ll have fun
with the play Hiding at the Pond. What animals
might have homes in a pond?
Target Vocabulary: beaks, break,
deepest, hang, pond, shaped, winding,
branches
Phonics Skills: Common final blends nd,
ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp
Vocabulary Strategy: Base words and
prefixes un- (means “not” or “undo”)
and re- (means “again”)
Comprehension Skill: Text and graphic
features—tell how words work with art
Comprehension Strategy: Question—
ask questions about what you are
reading
Lesson 6
Objective: Write base
ten numbers in expanded form.
Lesson 8
Objective: Count the
total value of $1, $10, and $100 bills up to $1,000.
Lesson 9
Objective: Count from
$10 to $1,000 on the place value chart and the empty number line.
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| I taught this lesson without using the number line, I felt like it just confused everyone last year. |
Lesson 10
Objective: Explore $1,000.
How many $10 bills can we change for a
thousand dollar bill?
