These are some of the concepts (in addition to the ones we worked on last quarter) that we will be covering this quarter. Please do what you can at home to reinforce what we are doing in class. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Math:
*I can count and compare groups of objects up to 30
*I can represent whole numbers up to 30 in flexible ways
*I can use slides, flips, and turns to solve puzzles
*I can recognize shapes (including rhombus, trapezoid, and hexagon, etc.)
Language Arts:
*I can identify similarities and differences of sounds in similar and unlike words
*I can produce basic rhymes
*I can write for a variety of purposes related to daily class activities and own life
*I can retell familiar stories, placing important events in order of beginning, middle, and ending
*I can describe familiar topics and convey thoughts, ideas, and basic information using pictures and phonetically spelled words
*I can use correct spelling for own name, commonly used high-frequency words, and words in environmental print
*I can use basic social conventions in greetings, in introductions, and in conversations
*I can use new grade-appropriate vocabulary learning through stories and instruction
*I can identify lower case and upper case letters and their sounds
Science:
*I can tell the differences between living and non-living
*I can identify ways in which some offspring are very much like their parents
Social Studies:
*I can explain change and continuity over time, using calendars and simple timelines
*I can explain how and why people from different cultures observe different holidays/celebrations
*I can describe historically significant events and observations in American history
