LESSON PLANS FOR NOVEMBER 2009

Lessons for Week of November 16th! 

Reading:  A Trip to the Firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Genre:  Non-Fiction

Comprehension:  Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details 

Phonics:  Vowel Pairs ai, ay; Compound Words 

Vocabulary:  Key Vocabulary, High-Frequency Words, Parts of the Dictionary 

Grammar:  Special Nouns

Writing:  Finish technical writing unit; daily writing prompts; DOL

Spelling Dictation Tests:  Pre-tests on Mondays and final post-tests on Fridays!

Spelling Words:   mail, nail, train, rain, sail, trail, pay, play, tray, hay, they, great

                            CHALLENGE:  snail       subway 

MATH: Please carefully read through the family letter sent home on Wednesday, October 28th.

UNIT 4: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION  Test is tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 20th!!

Unit 4 from our Everyday Math curriculum details change to more number stories, parts and total number stories, explorations of temperature/money/shapes, temperature changes, estimations of cost, shopping activities, explorations of length/area/attributes, paper and pencil addition strategies, and partial sums algorithms.

Social Studies:  We will be studying history and the significance of U.S. holidays and celebrations.  Native Americans and the First Thanksgiving will be at the core of our studies.