We have begun Unit 1. The unit theme is My Neighborhood. In this unit, we will be answering the question: What is a neighborhood? The children will read realistic fiction that discusses neighbors and neighborhoods. Each week we will address specific questions such as What is a neighborhood? What and who can I see in a neighborhood? We will use elements and clues in the texts to make connections. We will also read infographics, informational texts, and procedural texts.
Highlights from Unit 1 Week 2:
Weekly Question: What Can I See in a Neighborhood?
Reading:
Our focus is on reading realistic fiction and understanding the setting. The setting is where and when a story takes place. In realistic fiction, the places are real or seem real.
- This Week's Story: Henry On Wheels by B. B. Bourne
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
- Weekly Question: What Can I See in a Neighborhood?
- Weekly Vocabulary
block, corner, sand, street
- Foundational Skills
- children learned how to segment and blend the sounds in three-letter words with the middle sound short /i/.
- reading and writing words with short /i/ in the middle.
- Heart Words - words we need to know by heart.
do, like, one, the, we
