October 10-13

“I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.”

― George Washington

MATH-

• Continuing to represent and solve word problems involving equal groups and understanding multiplication in terms of equal groups. 
• Relating skip counting to multiplication
• Practicing 2s, 5s and 10s

How you can help at home: Continue to encourage your child to skip count. Continue practicing the multiplication tables working towards immediate recall of basic facts.

LITERACY

• Spelling- words with long /a/ phonemes
• Cursive- lower case l
• Grammar -action verbs

How you can help at home: Continue to encourage your child to read for a minimum of 20 minutes every night. If possible, listen to your child read or take turns reading a favorite story aloud. Be sure to ask your child questions about the text.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  

• Locating states on a map of the USA
• Using a scaled key to calculate distances on a map
• Cardinal directions

SEL

• Using the Mood Meter to describe a character's emotions
• Using the Mood Meter to describe our own emotions
• Brainstorming activities to regulate emotions

SCIENCE

• Students discover the big idea about water's movement on a slope. The steeper the slope, the faster the water moves down.

MISC: