Academic Update

Daily 5/ Guided Reading:

• reading instructional books
• reading just right books independently
• writing friendly letters, journal entries (with correct capitals, ending marks, neatness and spell snap words correct)
• building words, sorting words by vowel sounds

Written Response During Guided Reading:

• Writing a retell with sequence words
• Being a responsible Writer: use correct capitals, ending marks, neatness, spell snap words correct
• Use a practice page to try to spell words correct

Writer's Workshop:

• Opinion Writing (determining likes and dislikes)
• Using a rubric to guide their writing (see below)
• Mini lesson on the craft/ skills of writing ( writing an introduction, details, conclusion)
• independent writing time
• Being a responsible writer

Math/Place Value:

• count and write teen numbers using tens and ones
• count groups of tens
• ten more, ten less
• compare 2 digit numbers
• make groups of hundreds ,tens, ones
• count, read, write numbers to 120
• greater than, less than and equal to
• regrouping 

Project Work- Economics: 

• display knowledge vocabulary words (economics, needs, wants, goods, services, producers, consumers)
• understand the difference between goods and services
• understand the importance of saving money

Reminders:

1/14 Early release

1/23 100th Day of School

* Keep working on the Six Flags Reading Log

PRISM- Wonderful Opportunity! I hope your child creates a PRISM project (if your child creates a PRISM project they do not need to complete the homework packet for 2 weeks)

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