Curriculum



Week of Our story for the week is a play/folktale called, Pushing Up the Sky. Students will use context clues to find meaning of words, preview and predict what the story might be about, and establish purpose for reading. Students will identify the main idea in a text and distinguish it from the topic. Vocabulary: jabbing, agreed, randomly, gathered, signal

__**WRITING:**__ After reading Map of My Heart, students will create their own map of their heart and develop a descriptive story to match. Students will follow the writing process. **__GRAMMAR:__** will identify and use verbs in their reading, writing, and speaking. We will read, write, and describe 3-digit numbers to 999. Compare and order 3-digit numbers. Students will continue to select the type of operation used to solve word problems. We will measure, record, and graph cloud coverage to identify patterns in weather. As well as measure, record, and graph weather information using weather tools.

We will explain the significance of various community, state, and national celebrations such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving.