Topics/Objectives for February 9-13, 2015

 

MATH: Measuring Weight and Capacity

  • choose the best strategy to solve problems.
  • estimate and measure temperature on a thermometer.
  • Compare and order two or more objects according the relative temperature.
  • Test: Compare and order weights, capacities, temperature.

 

ENGLISH: Capitalization and Punctuation

  •  Identify a sentence that is an exclamation.
  • recognize that titles for  people begin with capital letters.
  •  Recognize correct punctuation of titles.
  • Use capital letters and punctuation in proper nouns and titles.
  • recognize capital letters at the beginning of the first word and other important words in book titles.
  • Recognize that a book title is underlined.
  • Write book titles using capital letters.

 

READING GROUPS:  Golden Delicious: “Tell Me a Story”

                                           Red Delicious:  “On the Way to the Pond”

                                          Green Delicious: “Did you see Chip?”

                                                       

 SPELLING: Golden Apples: Individual Spelling Words  

                         Challenge Words: 

Green Apples:  sir   curl   turn       fur      bird     first   dirt    third    

                                 burn   purr   chirp   girl   curb       herd      

Challenge Words:  circular          earth          Thursday

 

SCIENCE: All About Animals Continue

  • Identify the different things/features on a butterfly that help it keep safe and meet its needs.
  • observe and record changes in the life cycle of a frog.
  • Identify characteristics of a frog that allows its basic needs to be met.

 

 Social Studies: Topic: The Importance of Water

  • explain the importance of  water.
  • Tell the different ways we use water everyday.

 

BIBLE: Topic: Moses is Born

  • God uses Moses to lead  the Israelites to the Promised Land.
  • God can use people with physical challenges. 

 

MEMORY VERSE: “Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal

                                          covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great

                                         Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, 

                                         and may he work in  us what  is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ,

                                         to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13: 20-21

NB. First Grade will learn the orange portion.