Spelling/Phonics
Our focus this week is the letter “g” making two different sounds. The hard “g” makes the “g” sound like in the word “game”. The soft “g” makes the “j” sound like in the word “gym”, when “g” is followed by “e, i or y”. Here are our words for this week:
- gate
- gel
- goose
- gym
- giant
- get
- grow
- germ
- goat
- gentle
- behind *
- why *
- good *
*Hight frequency/word wall words
Reading
We are learning about Tall Tales this week. A Tall Tale is a fiction story that stretches the truth.
Elements of a Tall Tale:
- The main character has a regular job but is larger than life in their abilities
- Details are exaggerated beyond belief
- Problem are solved in a humorous way
- The characters use everyday language and are common people in behavior
Tall Tale characters we will be reading about include: Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, John Henry, Davy Crocket, Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Math
Our focus this week will be multi-step word problems. Usually our multi-step problems will include an addition problem and a subtraction problem.
Ex. Mrs. Wheeton had 43 blue pencils and 25 red pencils. She gave 36 pencils to the teacher across the hall. How many pencils does Mrs. Wheeton have now?
43+25= 68 68-36= 32
Reminders
February 14th: Valentine Party at 12:00- 1:00 (You may sign your child out after the party, in the classroom.)
February 17th: Presidents Day- School Holiday
February 26th: Early Release at 11:30for Teacher Work Day