This week with our Wonders program we will be talking and reading about folktales. After reading The Nice Mitten with our Wonders program, we will compare and contrast this story to Jan Brett’s wonderful story, The Mitten. Then taking one of the characters from this story, we will begin our Research Writing. Comparing and Contrasting as well as Research Writing is difficult for any student…never mind for a First Grader. This will be a great way to revisit The Power of Yet. Lots of practice with both new areas will occur often over the next few months.
The phonics focus will be difficult. Soft “c” and “g” as well as “dge” will be introduced. The spelling words for the week will not have any of these spelling patterns. Instead, we will practice them in the classroom all week. The spelling patterns this week will continue with Long Vowel A and Long Vowel I. made, take, same, like, fine, pine Sight Words: was, so With our Mystery Science we will investigate what is takes to make a stationary object’s shadow move. We will explore how moving the position of a light makes shadows move. Our observations will be connected to shadows that change through the day and the Sun’s position moving across the sky. We will then dive right into Groundhog Day and the importance of seeing his shadow. Be on the lookout for an email from Elizabeth’s mom about our Friendship Celebration on February 14th.
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