Reading: This
week our weekly theme is “Folktales About Nature.”
Spelling: The Spelling concept for this time is
r-controlled vowels eer, ere, and ear. The Spelling test is next Friday, April 28.
deer
cheers steer here jeer
near
ear dear clear spear
store
north again house inside
High Frequency Words (sight words): By
the end of the unit, your child should be able to read these words quickly
and easily. Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge,
etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of
times each day.
again
behind eyes gone happened
house
inside neither stood young
Vocabulary: We
are learning the meaning of
these words. Please use these words in conversation with your child and ask
him/her to tell you what they mean.
ashamed
boast dash holler
plenty
similarities victory wisdom
Math: We have
finished Unit 7 and are beginning Unit 8.
Unit 8 is mainly a Geometry unit. We will also be working with arrays,
which are a way of visualizing the concept of multiplication. We will not
actually be doing multiplication at this time- just becoming comfortable with
the idea of grouping numbers of objects in different ways. Our Math series does
not do much with the concept of subtraction with regrouping, and does not teach
the U.S. Traditional form of subtraction, so I will be taking some time to
teach that skill to the children as well.
