Reading
- In Readers Workshop this week, we will be focusing on "book talks" with our buddy reading partners. We will learn different ways to talk about the books we read with our partner and have a conversation about books!
- Talking and having conversations about books will help deepen our understanding and comprehension of all our books.
Writing
- In Writers Workshop, we will continue to use a mentor author to help us in our own writing. We will keep reading books by Angela Johnson and focusing on the skills she uses in her own writing that we can try in our own.
- We will continue writing small moments stories as well as 'many moments stories.' These stories have the same idea or theme throughout the writing. A difficult task but we are up for the challenge!
- We will have a high frequency writing grade this Tuesday Feb. 13th. Please practice writing the starred words located in the back of your child's binder for the 3rd grading period. They will need to know how to spell these 10 words correctly and use them in a complete sentence.
Grammar and Conventions: This week, we will be focusing on the skill of using past-tense verbs in our writing.
Video about Verbs:
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Video about Verbs:
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Word Study
- This week, we will be learning and working with the -or/ore word family (ex: for/more). We will be discussing the "bossy r" rule and how it can change the sound that a vowel makes.
- You will see a GREEN WORD STUDY BOOKLET in the back of your child's binder. Just a reminder that this booklet stays in their binder. It should never stay at home. ALSO, your child should NOT work ahead on this booklet at home. We will work through it together at school, and then they can use it as a study tool at home. Please make sure they DO NOT work ahead in it at home. Thank you for your help with this!