READING
This week in reading, the students will be reading a variety of informational texts about extreme weather.
Specific Learning Targets:
* Use text features (headings, subheadings, captions, bold words, glossaries, indexes, charts, diagrams, and tables of contents) to locate and understand information
* Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of informational texts
* Determine the meaning of academic and domain-specific words in a text using context and text features.
WRITING
This week in writing, the students will be creating a poetry anthology with their own original poems. We hope to share these with first grade on Thursday.
Specific Learning Targets:
* Understand key poetry language (stanza, rhyming, rhythm, mood, line, line break, and figurative language) and how to use it
* Use sensory details and descriptive language to create vivid images
MATH
Some of our math time this week will be spent taking Math iReady. However, we will also be learning about volume and capacity, as well as reviewing various concepts.
Specific Learning Targets:
* Measure and estimate liquid volumes (liters and milliliters)
* Measure and estimate the mass of objects (in grams and kilograms)
* Choose appropriate tools (like beakers, scales, and measuring cups) to measure volume and mass
* Solve one- and two-step word problems involving mass or volume using addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division
SCIENCE:
We will be continuing with our Earth Science study of weather.
Specific Learning Targets:
* Describe different types of extreme weather (like floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires)
* Explain how extreme weather affects people, animals, and the environment
* Design or describe solutions to reduce the impact of extreme weather on people and communities