Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 31

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 10

Big Reading Question:

How did George Washington change during the course of the Revolutionary War?

Vocabulary Word:

convince:  to make someone believe something is true

defeated: beaten in a game, contest, or battle

monarchy: a form of government led by a king or queen

rule: the control over an area or a group of people

spectacles: eyeglasses

 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write one way George Washington changed during the course of the Revolutionary War.

 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 31

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 9

Tricky word review

Big Reading Question:

How did George Washington and Henry Knox trick the British army?

 

Vocabulary Word:

captured:  took control of a person, thing, or area

clever: smart

colonel: an army officer who answers to a general

general: an army officer who is in charge of the soldiers

supplies: resources that are available for use

 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to describe how George Washington and Henry Knox trick the British army and win back the city of Boston?

 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 31

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 8

Tricky word review

Big Reading Question:

What does the legend of George Washington tell us about him?

 

Vocabulary Word:

confession:  a statement that admits something or says that a person did something wrong

honest: truthful; trustworthy

legend: a very old story or a set of stories that are not completely true

national: having to do with or belonging to a nation

respect: to think well of someone because of something he or she did; to admire

 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to retell the legend of George Washington and the cherry tree.

 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 8.1 with your child

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 31

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 7

Tricky words what, so

Uppercase letters N, O, P, Q, R

Big Reading Question:

What are three facts you know about Washington, D.C.

 

Vocabulary Word:

capital:  the city where most of the decisions that affect a state or country are made

liberties: freedoms

monuments: statues or buildings made to honor important people or events

nation: a country

president: the elected leader of a country or group

symbol: a sign or object that stands for something else

 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write three facts about Washington, D.C. from today’s read aloud.

 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 7.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 31

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 6

Uppercase letters I, J, K, L, M

Big Reading Question:

How can we take care of our planet?

Vocabulary Words:

carpool: to travel in a car with other people, sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver

effort: a serious attempt; a try

organize: to plan an activity

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to tell how we can take care of our planet.  

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 6.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 29

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 5

Big Reading Question:

What different steps happen when something is recycled?

Vocabulary Word:

aluminum:  a type of metal used to make cans, foil, etc.

furnace: a large oven in which a great amount of heat is produced

solution: an answer to a problem

sorted: separated into different groups according to certain characteristics or features

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will choose something from the read aloud that can be recycled and explain the steps involved in the recycling process.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 29

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 4

Big Reading Question:

How can reduce, reuse, and recycle help protect our natural resources?

Vocabulary Words:

action: something you do

generate: to make; to create

products: things that are made

recycle: to turn trash into something else to be used

reduce: to use less of something

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to tell why it is important to reduce, reuse, and recycle and how that helps protect our natural resources.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Complete Activity Page 4.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 29

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 3

Big Reading Question:

What are the natural resources and how can people use them?

Vocabulary Words:

conserve: to protect something; to save something

decayed: rotten; decomposed

natural resources: things found in nature, such as land, water, and air, that are valuable and of great importance to people

oxygen: the part of the air we breathe that is needed to keep people alive

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use a four square graphic organizer to draw and label 4 natural resources described in the read aloud.  

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Complete Activity Pages 3.3 and 3.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 29

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 2

Tricky words: why, to

Big Reading Question:

What happens to garbage after you throw it away?

Vocabulary Words:

decompose: to rot and fall apart into tiny pieces

dumpster: a very large trash container, usually located near large buildings, such as apartment buildings, stores, schools, and restaurants

hazardous: very dangerous; able to hurt or harm people

landfill: a place where large amounts of garbage are dumped and/or buried

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to tell what happens to garbage after it is thrown away.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 29

CKLA Skills Unit 9 Lesson 1

Tricky words: when, word

Big Reading Question:

What are the three substances that make up the Earth, and why are they important to people?

Vocabulary Words:

creatures: living beings, such as animals and/or people

Earth: the planet that we live on; the world

outer space: the area beyond Earth

responsibility: something that a person is expected to do

surface: the outside layer of something

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw and write about the three substances of the Earth.

(The Earth is made up of …)

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 1.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 28

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 17

Tricky word assessment

Big Reading Question:

How do we sequence a story using time order words?

Vocabulary Words:

coal: a black, soft stone that, when burned, creates heat

downcast: sad

haste: a rush or hurry

merry: happy and jolly

miner: tradesperson who digs into the ground for valuable minerals, like coal or gold

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence the events of the story The Little Gray Pony.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RE43AteP0 The Little Gray Pony

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 27

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 13

Reading & Writing:

We will be enjoying some books about Spring and Easter this week. We will work on characters, setting, and sequencing a story.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 13.3 and 13.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 27

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 12

Reading & Writing:

We will be enjoying some books about Spring and Easter this week. We will work on characters, setting, and sequencing a story.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 12.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 27

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 11

Reading & Writing:

We will be enjoying some books about Spring and Easter this week. We will work on characters, setting, and sequencing a story.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 11.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 26

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 9

Big Reading Question:

How would you describe the first Thanksgiving?  Why do you think we still celebrate Thanksgiving today?

Vocabulary Word:

celebration: a party, especially one that marks a special event

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in writing a thank you letter to the Wampanoag tribe from the perspective of a Pilgrim.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 9.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 26

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 8

Big Reading Question:

How would you describe the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe?

Vocabulary Words:

fascinated: very interested in something

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw a picture to depict something they learned from the read aloud.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 8.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 26

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 7

Big Reading Question:

How would you describe the Pilgrims’ journey on the Mayflower?

Vocabulary Words:

glory: praise or honor given to someone who is important or does something food

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw and label pictures to show what they would take with them if they were traveling on the Mayflower.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 26

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 6

Tricky word all

Big Reading Question:

Who were the Pilgrims (Separatists) and why did they leave England?

Vocabulary Word:

disappointed: feeling that things did not work out as planned

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in the creation of a time line.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 6.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 26

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 5

Tricky word from

Big Reading Question:

What happened on Columbus’s trips westward and why do we remember him on Columbus Day?

Teacher will provide introduction and overview of how European explorers traveled to the American continents.

Vocabulary Word:

ashamed: feeling badly or guilty for something you have done

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw to illustrate one of Columbus’s journeys.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 5.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 25

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 5

Tricky word from

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 5.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 25

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 4

Tricky words a, the, of: rhyming words

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 25

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 3

Tricky words funny, all, the, of

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 3.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 25

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 2

Tricky word all

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 2.2 with your child

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 25

CKLA Skills Unit 8 Lesson 1

Tricky word funny

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 1.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 24

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Pausing Point

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of autumn?

We will continue our study of autumn today. We will listen to an informational book about autumn.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about autumn.

 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 24

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 16

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of autumn?

Vocabulary Words:

chill: a cold feeling

progresses: moves forward or continues

shed: drop off; fall off; take off

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete a four square graphic organizer with information from read aloud about autumn.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 16.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 24

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 15

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of summer?

We will continue our study of summer today. We will listen to an informational book about summer.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about summer.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 15.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 23

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 14

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of summer?

We will continue our study of summer today. We will listen to an informational book about summer.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about summer.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 14.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 23

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 15

Reading & Writing:

In observance of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America week, we are enjoying a variety of books written by Dr. Seuss. With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Oh, The Places You’ll Go, and Green Eggs and Ham.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 15.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 23

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 14

Reading & Writing:

In observance of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America week, we are enjoying a variety of books written by Dr. Seuss. With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Oh, The Places You’ll Go, and Green Eggs and Ham.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 14.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 23

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 13

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and the activities of summer?

Vocabulary Words:

distinct: clearly different

indoors: inside or into a building

sunscreen: a lotion or spray that protects the skin from the sun’s rays

thermometer: an instrument or tool that measures temperature

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete a four square graphic organizer with information from read aloud about summer.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 13.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 22

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 13

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of spring?

We will continue our study of spring today. We will listen to an informational book about spring.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about spring.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 13.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 22

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 12

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of spring?

We will continue our study of spring today. We will listen to an informational book about spring.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about spring.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 12.3 and 12.4 with your child.

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 22

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 11

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and the activities of spring?

Vocabulary Words:

blossoms: flowers on trees or bushes

floods: when a body of water overflows and spreads out onto dry land

gradually: slowly, bit by bit

seedlings: young plants

thaw: to begin to melt or soften after being frozen

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete a four square graphic organizer with information from read aloud about spring.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 11.3 and 11.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 22

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 10

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of winter?

We will continue our study of winter today. We will listen to an informational book about winter.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about winter.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 10.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 21

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 9

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of winter?

We will continue our study of winter today. We will listen to an informational book about winter.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use completed four square to write a sentence about winter.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 21

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 8

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics and activities of winter?

Vocabulary Words:

blizzards: severe snowstorms with lots of wind and snow

cautiously: carefully avoiding danger or risk

freezing point: the temperature at which liquid will turn into a solid

frigid: very cold

halt: stop

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete a four square graphic organizer with information from read aloud about winter.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 21

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 7

Big Reading Question:

What is the weather like around the Earth?

Vocabulary Words:

characteristics: ways we can describe and group people or things

cycle: a series of events that occur again and again in the same order

patterns: the regular and repeated ways in which something happens

seasons: the different times of the year-winter, spring, summer, and autumn

weather: the temperature and other outside conditions at a particular time and place

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete a weather diary.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Field Trip

Valentine’s Day activities

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 20

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 6

Diagraph review

Reading:

Kings and Queens Domain Culminating Activities

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 20

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 5

Reading:

Kings and Queens Domain Assessment

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 5.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 20

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 4

Reading:

Kings and Queens Domain Review

We will use this day to review vocabulary and information from the Kings and Queens Domain.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 20

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 3

Big Reading Question:

How can I sequence the events of a story to help me retell the story?

Vocabulary Words:

fairest: most beautiful

peddler: a person who travels around selling goods

pity: the feeling of being sorry for someone

rage:  anger

stomped:  walked heavily

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence the events of the story “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 3.3 and 3.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 19

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 3

Big Reading Question:

How can I sequence the events of a story to help me retell the story?

Vocabulary Words:

fairest: most beautiful

peddler: a person who travels around selling goods

pity: the feeling of being sorry for someone

rage:  anger

stomped:  walked heavily

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence the events of the story “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 3.3 and 3.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 19

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 2

Reading & Writing:

Students will spend the day learning about groundhogs and engage in activities celebrating and observing Groundhog’s Day.  Students will predict whether the groundhog will see his shadow and complete a writing activity and a craft.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 2.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 19

CKLA Skills Unit 7 Lesson 1

Big Reading Question:

How can we compare and contrast two stories?

Writing (in class):

Students will compare and contrast the two stories “Cinderella” and “Prince Cinders”.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 19

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 6 and complete Unit 6 assessments.

Big Reading Question:

How can I sequence the events of a story to help me retell the story?

Vocabulary Words:

cinders: small bits of burned wood from the fireplace

hearth: the area in front of a fireplace

merriment: fun

stumbled:  tripped

tattered:  torn and worn out

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence the events of the story “Cinderella”.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 19

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 6 and complete Unit 6 assessments.

Big Reading Question:

How can identifying the characters, setting, and plot of a story help me retell the story?

Vocabulary Words:

delicate: fragile and easily broken

graceful: moving, speaking, or acting in a smooth and beautiful way

howled:  made a long, loud, and sad sound

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate to show the characters, setting, and plot of the story “Princess and the Pea”.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 18

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 17

Letter name assessment

Rhyming Assessment

Rereading “Fast Fred”

Unit assessment

Big Reading Question:

Why would someone give a special pie to the king?

Vocabulary Words:

dainty: fancy, small, and pretty; delicate

maid: a person who cleans the inside of a house

parlour: a fancy room used for entertaining

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to tell why someone would give a special pie to the king.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 18

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 16

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Word Dictation

Reading “Fast Fred”

Big Reading Question:

Was Old King Cole happy or sad?  How do you know?

Vocabulary Words:

fiddlers: people who play stringed musical instruments like the violin

merry: happy

soul: person

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write to tell how Old King Cole felt and provide text evidence to support their writing.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 16.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 18

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 15

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Large Card Chaining

Word Box reading

Big Reading Question:

What moral does King Midas learn?

Vocabulary Words:

fond: having a strong liking

gazed: looked at something for a period of time

satisfied: happy, pleased, or content

treasures: things that are valuable because they cost a lot, like gold, or that are valuable because they have a special meaning for someone, like a special toy

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence the events of the story King Midas and the Golden Touch.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 15.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 18

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 14

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Review Rhyming

Reading “Up”

Big Reading Question:

What was life like for children in the royal family?

Vocabulary Words:

advantages: things that are good about a situation or circumstance; benefits

disadvantages: things that are not good about a situation or circumstance

prosperity: having a lot of money, success, or good luck

reign: the period of time during which a king rules a kingdom

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw and label a picture of a royal family, demonstrating an understanding of what a royal family is.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 14.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 18

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 13

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Review rhyming words

Student Chaining/Spelling

Rereading “Mumps”

Big Reading Question:

What are kings and queens?

Vocabulary Words:

kingdom: a place ruled or governed by a king or queen

royal: anything belonging to a king or queen or other members of their family

rules: leads and makes decisions

servants: men or women who are hired and paid to do things that the master of a home or a king or queen do not want to do

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write a sentence with one fact about kings and queens (what are they, what they do, etc.).

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 13.1

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 13

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Review rhyming words

Student Chaining/Spelling

Rereading “Mumps”

Reading:

Native American Domain Culminating Task

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 13.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 12

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Student Spelling

Reading “Mumps”

Reading:

Complete Native American Domain Assessment

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 12.1 and 12.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 11

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Rhyme review

Introduce Tricky Word little

Student Chaining

Reading:

Native American Domain Assessment

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 11.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 10

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Dictation with words

Reading “Kit’s Pants”

Big Reading Question:

How did different geographical locations influence the lifestyles of different Native American tribes (types of food, shelter, clothing)?

We will use this day as a Domain Review day to prepare for the domain assessment.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 10.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 9

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Review Rhyming

Chain and Copy

Reading “Kit’s Mom”

Big Reading Question:

What have we learned about the Lakota Sioux tribe (food, clothing, shelter)? What have we learned about the Wampanoag tribe (food, clothing, shelter)? How are the Lakota Sioux and the Wampanoag tribes similar?  How are they different?

Vocabulary Words:

No new vocabulary words were introduced today.  Review these words:

hunting party: a group of people who gather specifically to find and kill animals for food or sport

chief: the head or ruler of a tribe or clan

tribes: groups of similar people who share common ancestors, customs, and laws

roamed: wandered; moved around

shelter: a place that gives protection from the weather and/or danger

bay: an area of the sea that is enclosed by a deep curve in the coastline

feast: to partake of a large meal: to eat heartily

rockweed: greenish-brown rubbery seaweed that grows on rocks in coastal areas

wading: walking through shallow water

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will write/draw about the Lakota Sioux and the Wampanoag clothing, food, and shelter. Students will participate as the class discusses the differences between the two tribes, using the completed chart to assist them.

At Home: Read a book with your child.  Review Activity Page 9.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 8

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Dictation with Words

Reading “Kit’s Mom”

Big Reading Question:

How have Native Americans lives changed over time?

Vocabulary Words:

harmony: pleasing combination

powwows: gatherings of Native Americans, held to celebrate common traditions

traditions: repeated customs, often passed down from generation to generation

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will contrast the food, clothing, and homes of Native Americans from the past to Native Americans of today.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 8.2 and 8.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 7

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Student Chaining

Reading “Kit’s Cats”

Big Reading Question:

How were the basic needs met of the Lenape people?

Vocabulary Words:

burrows: holes or tunnels used by animals as homes or hiding places

harvested: gathered crops when they were ripe

trekked: traveled slowly, with difficulty

wigwam: a dome-shaped dwelling used by Native American tribes of northeastern North America

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in adding information about the Wampanoag to the class chart. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 7.1 and 7.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 15

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 6

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review letter sounds and names

Introduce Tricky Word are, Picture Reader

Chaining Dictation

Big Reading Question:

What types of food, shelter, and clothing did the Wampanoag tribe have to meet their basic needs?

Vocabulary Words:

bay: an area of the sea that is enclosed by a deep curve in the coastline

feast: to partake of a large meal: to eat heartily

rockweed: greenish-brown rubbery seaweed that grows on rocks in coastal areas

wading: walking through shallow water

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in adding information about the Wampanoag to the class chart. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 6.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 17

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 5

Oral Blending, Review letter sounds and names

Reading Kit’s Cats

Big Reading Question:

How did the Lakota Sioux use buffalo?

Vocabulary Words:

No new vocabulary words were introduced today.  Review these words:

hunting party: a group of people who gather specifically to find and kill animals for food or sport

parfleche: a bag made from untanned and hairless animal hides

travois: a type of sled consisting of a frame slung between two poles and pulled by a dog or horse

Watch this video about how the Native Americans used every part of the buffalo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_krSpr1dus

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in the creation of a word web showing ways the Lakota used buffalo.  Students will choose something from the word web and write a sentence about how the buffalo were used by the Lakota.  

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 5.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 4

Oral Blendings, review sounds introduced

Review tricky spelling ‘s’ as /s/ and /z/ sounds

Read Kit’s Hats student partner reading

Sound Dictation

Big Reading Question:

Who is the main character in the read aloud?  How did the character feel during the story?

Vocabulary Words:

finally: after everything else; at the end of a process

horizon: the place off in the distance where the land appears to meet the sky

hunting party: a group of people who gather specifically to find and kill animals for food or sport

succulent: full of juice

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate to identify the main character from the read aloud and how the character felt during the story

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 4.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 3

Oral Blending, review sounds introduced

Review letter names

Introduce tricky spelling ‘s’ as the /z/ sound

Pocket Chart Chaining

Read Kit’s Hats

Sound Sprints

Big Reading Question:

What kind of clothes and housing does Mapiya have?

Vocabulary Words:

chief: the head or ruler of a tribe or clan

mischief: behavior that can be annoying or against the rules

parfleche: a bag made from untanned and hairless animal hides

travois: a type of sled consisting of a frame slung between two poles and pulled by a dog or horse

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw and label the housing used by Mapiya and her family.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 3.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 2

Oral Blending, review sounds introduced

Review letter names

Pocket Chart Chaining

Read Kit and Stan

Consonant clusters

Big Reading Question:

Why are the buffalo so important to the Lakota Sioux?

Vocabulary Words:

agile: able to move quickly and easily without stumbling

galloping: moving at a fast pace

sacred: treated with respect

warriors: those who are engaged in or experienced in battle

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in adding information about the Lakota Sioux to the class chart.  Students will identify items that were made from the parts of a buffalo.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 2.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 6 Lesson 1

Warm Up- Oral Blending, review sounds introduced

Introduce letter names

Introduce Tricky Word I, Picture Reader

Read Kit

Big Reading Question:

What did Native Americans eat, wear, and live in?

Vocabulary Words:

borrow: to take or use something for a while and then return it

coast: the land next to the sea or ocean; the shore

deserts: large, dry areas with little rain

roamed: wandered; moved around

shelter: a place that gives protection from the weather and/or danger

tribes: groups of similar people who share common ancestors, customs, and laws

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in the creation of a class chart which includes different types of shelter, food, travel, and clothing used by Native Americans.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 1.2 and 1.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5.

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

 

The Kindergarten teachers would like to wish all our students and their families a safe and wonderful holiday season.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5.

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5.

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 16.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 16

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5.

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 15

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 15

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5.

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 15

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Pausing Point

This day is used to reinforce skills taught in Unit 5.

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Listen to your child read the book Ox and Man. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 15

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 16

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Read Ox and Man

Sound Dictation

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 16.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 15

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 15

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Read Ox and Man

Sound Sprints

Reading and Writing

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the holiday season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Santa’s Stuck, The Polar Express, Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?, The Reindeer Rebellion, and Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho. 

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 14

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 14

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Read Ox and Man

Student Assessment Part 2 continued

Reading:

Farm Domain Culminating activities

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 14

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 13

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Read Ox and Man

Large Card Chaining

Student Assessment Part 2

Reading:

Farm Domain Assessment

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 14

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 12

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Teacher Chaining

Student Assessment Part 1

Reading:

Farms Domain Review

Students will review the information they have learned about farms over the last weeks.  Teachers will review farm animals, crops, vocabulary, and reasons farms are important.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 14

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 11

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Introduce tricky word look

Picture Reader

Big Reading Question:

How does food get from the farm to our homes?

Vocabulary Words:

canning: Sealing food in an airtight container for future use

earn: to get something by working for it

livestock: animals raised on a farm

processed: prepared or changed

spoil: to become unfit for use; to rot

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence the events to show how food gets from a farm to our tables.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 14

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 10

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Review the sound /k/ spelled as ‘k’

Chaining

Word Sort

Big Reading Question:

What different things happen on the farm during each season?

Vocabulary Words:

drought: a period of time when there is very little or no rain

fertilizer: material that provides nutrients to soil and plants

irrigate: to supply land with water

pests: animals, such as insects, that are harmful or a nuisance

pesticides: chemicals used to kill pests

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate to show the jobs a farmer does in each of the four seasons.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 13

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 8

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Introduce the sound /y/ spelled as ‘y’

Introduce tricky word yellow

Reading and Writing:

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the Thanksgiving season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include A Turkey for Thanksgiving, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie, and Turkey Trouble.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 8.3 and 8.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 12

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 7

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Introduce the sound /j/ spelled as ‘j’

Small Group Time

Big Reading Question:

What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story The Little Red Hen?

Vocabulary Words:

dough: a thick mixture of flour and either milk or water that is used to make bread

ripe: ready to pick or eat

weeds: wild plants that grow where they are not wanted

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will use illustrations to sequence the story The Little Red Hen.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 7.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 12

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 6

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Introduce the sound /w/ spelled as ‘w’

Chain and Copy

Big Reading Question:

What plants are grown on a farm and why?

Vocabulary Words:

edible: fit to eat as food

grains: cereal crops which have seeds that are used to make food

produce: the parts of plants that are grown and used for food

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate and label different kinds of crops.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 6.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 12

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 5

review sounds introduced

Introduce tricky word blue

Picture Reader

Student Chaining

Small Group time

Big Reading Question:

What are the needs and purpose of sheep on the farm?

Vocabulary Words:

fleece: the coat of wool on a sheep

flock: a group of animals such as sheep or birds

responsibilities: tasks or jobs that you are in charge of

shepherd: a person who takes care of sheep

stray: to wander away

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete an illustration of a sheep and tell a detail they recall from the read aloud.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 5.4, 5.5, and 5.6 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 13

CKLA Skills Unit 5 Lesson 4

Warm Up-Short Vowel sounds, review sounds introduced

Introduce the sound /u/ spelled as ‘u’

Small Group time

Big Reading Question:

What are the needs and purpose of pigs on the farm?

Vocabulary Words:

litter: baby animals born to the same mother at the same time

raise: to have and take care of

valuable: precious or worth a lot of money

wallow: to roll around in water or mud

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will complete an illustration of a pig and tell a detail they recall from the read aloud.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 4.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 12

Unit 4 Pausing Point Day

Teachers will use this day to review material from Unit 4, supplying students with activities for additional practice of skills covered in this unit. 

Reading and Writing:

Domain Review – Students will participate in a variety of activities to review the information we have learned about plants. 

Domain Assessment Day – Students will be assessed on their retention of the information from the Plants unit of study.

Vocabulary Words:

No new vocabulary words were introduced today. 

Watch this video to review the parts of a plant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T10p473IlWo

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 12

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 15

Introduce Tricky word a

Picture Reader

Phrases

Big Reading Question:

What makes George Washington Carver an important botanist?

Vocabulary Words:

botanist: someone who studies plants

botany: the study of plants

canvas: a piece of material on which one can paint

crops: vegetables or plants that are grown on a farm for food

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw a picture to illustrate the saying great oaks from little acorns grow.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 15.3 and 15.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 11

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 14

Introduce Tricky word the

Picture Reader

Sound Dictation

Big Reading Question:

What do plants provide for people?

Vocabulary Words:

bouquet: a bunch of flowers that has been arranged and wrapped

lumberjack: a person who cuts down trees; a logger

medicines: substances given to a sick person to help them feel better

oxygen: a gas found in air and water

provide: to supply or give something

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will match plant parts to the everyday items people can make from them.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 14.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 11

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 13

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Reading Big Book

Sound Dictation

Student Assessment

Big Reading Question:

How are deciduous trees and evergreen trees alike and different?

Vocabulary Words:

cones: the parts of some evergreen plants that contain the seeds

conifers: evergreen trees that have needle-like leaves

deciduous: losing leaves every year

evergreen: having green leaves all year round

needles: very thin leaves

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will illustrate an evergreen tree using details from the read aloud.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 13.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 11

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 12

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Reading Big Book

Rainbow Letters

Student Assessment

Vowel Pairs

Big Reading Question:

How do deciduous trees change throughout the year?

Vocabulary Words:

bare: without any covering

deciduous: losing leaves every year

dormant: not active, asleep

habitat: a place where an animal lives that has food, water, and shelter

sheds: drops, loses, or separates from something

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate a deciduous tree in each season and label the seasons.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 10

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 11

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Student Assessment

Large Card Chaining

Sound Dictation

Circle the Picture

Big Reading Question:

What makes Johnny Appleseed an important person in history?

Vocabulary Words:

eventually: at some later time; in the end

hero: a very brave person

orchards: areas of land where fruit trees are grown

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw four different events, in order, from the story of Johnny Appleseed.  

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 11.3 and 11.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 11

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 10

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Large Card Chaining

Sound Dictation

Reading Phrases

Reading and Writing:

We are enjoying a variety of books today inspired by the Halloween season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, Bonaparte, Bone Soup, Skelly’s Halloween, Frankencrayon, Room on the Broom, Who Will Haunt My House Tonight?, and Frankie Stein.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 10.1 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 10

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 9

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /e/ written with ‘e’

Listening for /e/, /i/, /a/ in words

Pocket Chart chaining

Reading and Writing:

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the Halloween season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, Bonaparte, Bone Soup, Skelly’s Halloween, Frankencrayon, Room on the Broom, Who Will Haunt My House Tonight?, and Frankie Stein.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 10

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 8

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /p/ written with ‘p’

Pocket Chart chaining

Reading and Writing:

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the Halloween season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, Creepy Crayon, Bonaparte, Bone Soup, Skelly’s Halloween, Frankencrayon, Room on the Broom, Who Will Haunt My House Tonight?, and Frankie Stein.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 8.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 10

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 7

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /z/ written with ‘z’

Listening for /z/ or /s/

Pocket Chart chaining

Reading and Writing:

We are enjoying a variety of books this week inspired by the Halloween season.  With each story, we are working on our writing and comprehension skills.  We are identifying story elements (characters, setting, plot), sequencing the events of the story, and comparing and contrasting.  Some of the books we are enjoying include Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair of Underwear, Bonaparte, Bone Soup, Skelly’s Halloween, Frankencrayon, Room on the Broom, Who Will Haunt My House Tonight?, and Frankie Stein.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 10

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 6

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /v/ written with ‘v’

Listening for /v/ or /f/

Pocket Chart chaining

Big Reading Question:

Why are seeds important?

Vocabulary Words:

blossoms: the flowers on a plant or tree

core: the center or middle part of something

fruit: the part of the plant that contains the seed

produce: to make

scrumptious: something that tastes very good

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw to show why seeds are important to plants. Students will compare and contrast seeds from various fruits.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 6.4 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 10

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Pausing Point day

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Pocket Chart chaining

Big Reading Question:

How are bees important to plants?

Vocabulary Words:

honey: a sweet, sticky food made by bees from the nectar of flowers

nectar: a sweet liquid found in flowers that bees and some birds collect

petals: the colored, outer parts of a flower that are not usually green

pollen: a fine, usually yellowish powder found in the center of flowers

pollination: when pollen from one flower lands on another flower and the second flower makes seeds

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in a pollination activity and illustrate about the process.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 9

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 5

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Sound Sprints

Pocket Chart chaining for spelling

Review the Spellings

Big Reading Question:

How are bees important to plants?

Vocabulary Words:

honey: a sweet, sticky food made by bees from the nectar of flowers

nectar: a sweet liquid found in flowers that bees and some birds collect

petals: the colored, outer parts of a flower that are not usually green

pollen: a fine, usually yellowish powder found in the center of flowers

pollination: when pollen from one flower lands on another flower and the second flower makes seeds

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in a pollination activity and illustrate the process.

At Home

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 9

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 4

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /f/ written with ‘f’

Pocket Chart chaining

Big Reading Question:

How can a seed be used to provide food?

Vocabulary Words:

budge: to move a little

gigantic: very large

stew: a soup, usually with meat and vegetables, cooked a long time

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will sequence pictures to show the life cycle of a turnip.

At Home

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 4.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 9

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 3

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /s/ written with ‘s’

Pocket Chart chaining

Big Reading Question:

What is the life cycle of a plant?

Vocabulary Words:

germinate: to start to grow

life cycle: the stages and changes that happen in living things

mature: to grow into an adult or full-grown animal or plant

sapling: a young tree

seedlings: young or baby plants that have grown from a seed

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate and label the life cycle of a plant.

At Home

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 9

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 2

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /h/ written with ‘h’

Pocket Chart chaining

Big Reading Question:

How do the parts of a plant help it live and grow?

Vocabulary Words:

flowers: parts of the plant where seeds are; blossoms

leaves: the parts of the plant that make food for the plant

photosynthesis: the process in green plants that uses light to turn water and air into food

roots: the parts of the plant that keep it in the ground and take up food and water

seeds: the small, protected parts of a plant that are able to grow into a new plant

stems: the parts of the plant that support the plant and through which water and nutrients travel to the rest of the plant

survival: the act of staying alive

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will label the parts of a plant.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 2.2 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 9

CKLA Skills Unit 4 Lesson 1

Oral Segmenting warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Introduce sound /n/ written with ‘n’

Listening for /m/ or /n/

Pocket Chart chaining

Big Reading Question:

What do plants need to live and grow?

Vocabulary Words:

environment: the place where living things live

nutrients: things that help plants or animals grow and be healthy

plants: living things that grow in the ground or water

plant: to put a seed or plant in soil so it will grow

soil: the top layer of dirt where seeds or plants are planted

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw to show what plants need to survive.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

 

Ask your child what was their favorite part of our trip to the pumpkin patch.

 

We hope everyone has a fun, safe, and restful Fall Break!

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 8

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Pausing Point

Oral Blending warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Additional practice blending sounds (reading)

Reading:

Domain 3 Assessment

Who are the characters of a story?

What is the setting of a story?

What does it mean when we say a story is fiction?

How can we use pictures and time order words to retell a story?

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 8

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Pausing Point

Oral Blending warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Additional practice blending sounds (reading)

Reading:

Domain 3 Review

Who are the characters of a story?

What is the setting of a story?

What does it mean when we say a story is fiction?

How can we use pictures and time order words to retell a story?

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 8

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 14

Oral Blending warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Stomp and Spell

Reading Assessment Part 2 continued

Introduce Tricky Word: three

Picture Reader

Big Reading Question:

How can I compare and contrast characters in the story Tug of War?

Vocabulary Words:

boast: to tell someone about something in a proud way

bold: brave and fearless

foolishness: a lack of good sense or judgment

might: physical strength

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in the completion of a Venn diagram to compare Turtle and Elephant from the read aloud.  Students will then draw a picture to illustrate how these two characters are different.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 14.2 and 14.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 8

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 13

Oral Blending warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Eraser Man activity

Reading Assessment Part 2 continued

Introduce Tricky Words: one, two

Picture Reader

Big Reading Question:

What are the elements of the story (characters, setting, plot) Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

Vocabulary Words:

peep: a quick and secret look at something or someone

startled: surprised because of an unexpected event

suddenly: very quickly and unexpectedly

wee: very small

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw and write about the characters, setting, and plot of the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Pages 13.2 and 13.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 7

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 12

Oral Blending warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Pocket chart chaining for reading/spelling

Reading Assessment Part 2

Big Reading Question:

How did Jumping Mouse help others in the second part of the story The Story of Jumping Mouse?  What kind of character is Jumping Mouse?

Vocabulary Words:

compassion: deep awareness of the suffering of another, as well as a desire to stop it

enormous: very large

fragrances: sweet or pleasant odors

misused: used incorrectly

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in the completion of the Giving Chart.  Students will then write to describe Jumping Mouse.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6xtmGwegw8

 

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 7

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 11

Oral Blending warm up

Sound/Spelling Review of sounds/letters introduced

Pocket chart chaining for reading/spelling

Reading Assessment Part 1

Big Reading Question:

What gift does Jumping Mouse receive and how will it help him in the story The Story of Jumping Mouse?

Vocabulary Words:

brush: a bunch of bushes, shrubs, and other plants growing close together

journey: a long trip or voyage from one place to another

perilous: dangerous

swayed: changed an idea or an opinion

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will participate in the creation and completion of a giving chart, listing gifts giving in the read aloud, who was the giver, and who was the receiver.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 11.3 with your child.

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh0iOXQ0-Ks

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 7

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 10

Oral Blending

Sound/Spelling Review

Pocket Chart Chaining for reading and spelling

Vowel Discrimination

Rainbow Letters

Big Reading Question:

What is a hero?  Is Momotaro a hero to the people of his village?

 Vocabulary Words:

island: a piece of land surrounded by water

pheasant: a type of bird that normally has a long tail

swooped: moved downward quickly through the air in a curving movement

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will give an example of one person they think is a hero and give a reason to support their opinion.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 10.4 with your child.

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLX5iRzlw0w

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 7

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 9

Oral Blending

Sound/Spelling Review

Introduce new sound /i/, spelling ‘i’

Listening for /i/ or /a/ sound in words

Pocket Chart Chaining

Big Reading Question:

How are the actions of the animals in the folktale The Bremen Town Musicians different from real animals?

Vocabulary Words:

musician: someone who plays a musical instrument or sings

panting: breathing quickly through your mouth because you are hot or out of breath

perched: sat or rested on something

 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw and label at least 3 characters from the story The Bremen Town Musicians.

Students will participate in completing a T-chart of things real animals can and can not do.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 9.2 with your child.

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgpe5Rxy4NQ

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 7

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 8

Oral Blending

Sound/Spelling Review

Introduce new sound /g/, spelling ‘g’

Listening for /k/ or /g/ sound at beginning of words

Pocket Chart Chaining

 Big Reading Question: 

How do we retell a story using pictures and time order words? 

 Vocabulary Words: 

bleated: made the sound or cry of a goat or sheep 

disguise: make oneself look like someone or something else 

kids: young goats 

miller: one who works in, operates, or owns a mill-a building where grain is ground into flour 

terrified: deeply afraid 

 Writing Activity (In Class): 

Student will use picture cards to sequence and retell the story The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. 

 At Home: 

Read a book with your child. 

Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quTmi6MkNQU

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 6

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 7

Oral Blending

Sound/Spelling Review

Introduce new sound /k/, spelling ‘c’

Consonant/Vowel discussion

Pocket Chart Chaining

Big Reading Question: 

How do we retell the story Three Billy Goats Gruff using pictures and words? 

 

Vocabulary Words: 

creaked: made a low, squeaking sound 

gobble: to eat something quickly and in a greedy way 

longed: had an earnest, heartfelt desire for something 

scarcely: only just barely; by a small amount 

setting: where a story takes place 

 

Writing Activity (In Class): 

Student will participate in a shared writing activity to retell the story.

 

At Home: 

Read a book with your child. 

Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf8Udk5gnho

 

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 6

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 6

Oral Blending

Sound/Spelling Review

Introduce new sound /o/, spelling ‘o’

Pocket chart chaining

Big Reading Question: 

How can we use time order words (first, next, then, last) to retell the story The Three Little Pigs? 

 

Vocabulary Words: 

blazing: hot and shining brightly 

chimney: a hollow passage through which smoke escapes from a building 

huff: to blow air or breathe in and out heavily 

plot: the events of a story 

puff: to make a sudden gust of smoke, air, breath, or wind 

 

Writing Activity (In Class): 

Student will use time order words to sequence the story of The Three Little Pigs. 

 

At Home: 

Read a book with your child.

Review and complete Activity Page 6.2 with your child.

Watch video   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNBWuISROyE

 

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 6

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 5

Oral Blending

Sound/Spelling Review /m/, /a/, /t/, /d/

Pocket chart chaining for reading and spelling

Big Reading Question: 

How can we use pictures to retell the story Chicken Little? 

  

Vocabulary Words: 

acorn: the seed of an oak tree 

character: the person or animal that a story is about 

den: a cave-like home of some wild animals 

fiction: a type of book or story that has imaginary characters and events 

sly: sneaky and secretive

 

Writing Activity (In Class): 

Student will sequence the beginning, middle, and end of the story Chicken Little. 

 

At Home: 

Read a book with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiXiNzBe4Bs

 

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 6

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 4

Oral Blending warm up

Introduce the Sound /d/

Introduce the spelling /d/ - ‘d’

Pocket Chart Chaining

Big Reading Question:

How do our five senses help us observe the world around us and gain information about our world?

DOMAIN ASSESSMENT for FIVE SENSES

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Pages 4.2 and 4.3 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XZ8Oojt-w

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 6

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 3

Oral Blending warm up

Introduce the Sound /t/

Introduce the spelling /t/ - ‘t’

Pocket Chart Chaining

Big Reading Question:

How do our five senses help us observe the world around us and gain information about our world?

REVIEW DAY for FIVE SENSES DOMAIN

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIEgbqWAuAo

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 5

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 2

Oral Blending warm up

Introduce the Sound /a/

Hear Initial Sounds – identify /a/ initial sound

Introduce the spelling /a/ - ‘a’

Big Reading Question:

What challenges did Helen Keller face, and how did she overcome them?

Vocabulary Words:

deaf: unable to hear; lacking the sense of hearing

disobedient: misbehaving; refusing to do what one is told

frustrated: discouraged or unhappy

sensations: feelings caused by one of your senses

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete visual biography of Helen Keller’s life by sequencing pictures.  Students will label pictures.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Ask your child what challenges Helen Keller faced.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9I_Cq2AsY0

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 5

CKLA Skills Unit 3 Lesson 1

Oral Blending warm up

Introduce the Sound /m/

Hear Initial Sounds – identify /m/ initial sound

Introduce the spelling /m/ - ‘m’

Big Reading Question:

What challenges did Ray Charles face, and how did he overcome them?

Vocabulary Words:

blind: unable to see; not having the sense of sight

disability: inability to perform a task of daily life in the way that most people can

disease: serious sickness or illness

opportunity: a good chance to accomplish something

remarkable: wonderful or amazing

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete visual biography of Ray Charles’ life by sequencing pictures.  Students will label pictures.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Ask your child what was remarkable about Ray Charles.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XtF8zI3WMg

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 5

CKLA Unit 2 PAUSING POINT Day

Complete Student Performance Assessments

Additional Practice of Unit 2 skills (writing skills, blending sounds)

Big Reading Question:

How do we use our five senses to observe the world around us?

Popcorn Research and Investigation activity

Students will use their five senses to find adjectives that help describe how popcorn sounds, feels, smells, looks, and tastes.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will record their observations of the popcorn on their recording sheets.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Practice writing your name 3 times.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xQgjryKO08

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 5

CKLA Skills Lesson 10

Sound Blending

I Spy – Practice Blending

Add a Sound

Name Tracing

Begin Student Performance Assessments

Big Reading Question:

How does your sense of touch work?

Vocabulary Words:

nerves: tiny, wire-like bits under the skin enabling us to feel

sensitive: able to feel something strongly or quickly

skin: the soft, smooth covering all over the outside of the body

texture: the way something feels on the outside or surface

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw something with a specific texture and describe the texture to peers.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 10.4 with your child.

Practice writing your name 3 times.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sb02Viam18

Foundational Skills

Heggerty Week 5

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 9

Sound Blending

Picture Card Blending (Mystery Pictures)

Add a Sound

Writing skills- drawing hooks

Name Tracing

Big Reading Question:

What does your sense of taste work?

Vocabulary Words:

congested: having too much mucus in your nose making hard to breathe

flavorful: having a strong and pleasant taste

saliva: the watery fluid in your mouth

taste buds: tiny bumps on the tongue that send taste messages to the brain

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will illustrate to show a food that is salty, a food that is sweet, a food that is bitter, and a food that is sour.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 9.2 with your child.

Practice writing your name 3 times.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-sCPetUMc

 

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 4

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 8

Sound Blending

Picture Card Blending (Mystery Pictures)

Listening for Beginning Sounds

Writing skills- drawing canes

Name Tracing

Big Reading Question:

How does your sense of smell work?

Vocabulary Words:

molecules: tiny particles or pieces of things that are so small they cannot be seen by the naked eye

mucus: the slimy, liquid substance secreted inside the nose

nostrils: the name of the two openings in the nose

scents: smells or odors

smell receptors: small parts deep inside the nose that catch scents or smells from the air

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete four-square writing showing three things they learned about the sense of smell and one way the sense of smell keeps them safe.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 8.2 with your child.

Practice writing your name 3 times.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHawZN1cRsk

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 4

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 7

Sound Blending

Picture Card Blending

Listening for Beginning Sounds

Writing skills- drawing loops

Name Tracing

Big Reading Question:

How does your sense of hearing work?

Vocabulary Words:

echo: a sound that you hear again after it bounces back off something, such as a large mountain

invisible: not able to be seen

sound waves: bands, or waves, of noise

vibrate: to move back and forth in a very small motion

volume: the loudness of a sound

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete four-square writing showing three things they learned about the sense of hearing and one way the sense of hearing keeps them safe.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. Point to each word as you read.

Review Activity Page 7.2 with your child.

Have your child practice writing their name 3 times.

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce49EDIIrMc

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 4

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 6

Sound Blending

Picture Card Blending

Listening for Beginning Sounds

Writing Skills- drawing  x  and  +

Name Tracing

Big Reading Question:

How does your sense of sight work?

Vocabulary Words:

iris: the colored part of the eye

leap: to jump

protect: to keep something safe from harm

pupil: a small, covered, black hole in the center of the eye where light enters

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete four-square writing showing three things they learned about the sense of sight and one way the sense of sight keeps them safe.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Remind your child to point to each word as they read.

Review Activity Page 6.2 with your child.

Have your child practice writing their name 3 times.

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AjMchcxL8s

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 4

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 5

Sound blending

Picture Card blending

Listening for Beginning Sounds

Writing Skills-drawing spirals

Name tracing

Big Reading Question:

What do you know about the five senses?

Vocabulary Words:

amazing: surprisingly good, causing wonder

harm: an injury to your body

sight: the act of seeing and looking at things with your eyes

smell: to detect odors with your nose

taste: to detect flavors with your tongue

touch: to feel with your hands or other parts of your body

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete a sorting activity about the five senses.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 5.2 with your child.

Have your child practice writing their name 3 times.

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzqx39K2omc

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 3

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 4

Sound blending

Picture Card blending

Listening for Beginning Sounds

Writing Skills-drawing wavy lines

Left to right directionality

Big Reading Question:

Domain 1 assessment

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 4.3 with your child.

Have your child practice writing their name 3 times.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 3

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 3

Syllable and Sound blending

Blending motions

Picture Card blending

Writing Skills-drawing zigzags

Differentiating shapes

Big Reading Question:

Domain Review

How can I use words and illustrations to retell a story?

Vocabulary Words:

No new vocabulary words were introduced today.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will illustrate and label an assigned nursery rhyme or fable, then share their work with the class and retell the nursery rhyme or fable.

At Home:

Read a book with your child. 

Review Activity Page 3.3 with your child.

Have your child practice writing their name 3 times.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 3

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 2

Syllable blending

Sound blending

Writing skills-drawing humps

Big Reading Question:

What lesson did the characters learn in the fable “The Hare and the Tortoise”?

Vocabulary Words:

boasting: telling about something in a proud way, bragging

darted: moved suddenly and rapidly

steadily: continuously; at the same speed 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will predict who will win the race between the Hare and the Tortoise.  Then, after listening to the fable, students will predict who would win if the Hare and the Tortoise were to race again.  Students will complete the sentence stem I think the  _____ will win the second race because _______.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 2.2 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OXOGQ-MfyU

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 3

CKLA Skills Unit 2 Lesson 1

Syllable blending

Tracking from left to right, top to bottom

Writing skills-drawing cups

Big Reading Question:

What was the lesson/moral learned from the fable “The Dog and His Reflection”?

Vocabulary Words:

feast: a large meal

greedy: wanting much more of something than is needed

reflection: an image that is usually seen in a mirror

stream: a small body of running, fresh water

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw a picture of something they would not want to lose.

Students will sequence the events of the fable “The Dog and His Reflection”.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 1.3 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5vic-JwSyo

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 3

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Pausing Point Day

Additional practice in writing lines and circles

Listening for number of words in sentences

Big Reading Question:

What was the lesson/moral learned from the fable “The Lion and the Mouse”? 

Vocabulary Words:

disturbed: interrupted or bothered someone

favor: a kind or helpful action

gnawing: chewing

grateful: feeling thankful or showing thanks

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw to illustrate the moral of “Little friends may be great friends,” by drawing the event showing the mouse as a great friend.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_74du-n2y8

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 2

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Lesson 10

Listening to words

Step forward for words

Assessment-writing strokes, position words, word discrimination

Big Reading Question:

What are the characteristics of a nursery rhyme?

Vocabulary Words:

No new vocabulary words were introduced today.

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw a picture representing their favorite nursery rhyme and complete the sentence stem “My favorite nursery rhyme is ________.”

At Home:

Read a book with your child.

Review Activity Page 10.3 with your child.

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 2

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Lesson 9

Step forward for words

Circle the cubes

Making circles and triangles with modeling clay

Drawing triangles, reviewing circles and diagonal lines

Big Reading Question:

Who will get the sheep’s wool in the nursery rhyme “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”?

Vocabulary Words:

lane: a small street or road

wool: sheep’s hair or fur

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will complete craft of a sheep and use sheep to reenact the Nursery Rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 9.3 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRHvTTOR8Ns

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 2

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Lesson 8

Step forward for noises

Listening to words

Drawing squares, reviewing vertical and horizontal lines

Tracking from left to right, top to bottom

Big Reading Question:

What do you know about Little Bo Peep? (character analysis)

Vocabulary Words:

sheep: an animal with wool fur that usually lives on a farm

wagging: moving quickly from side to side or up and down 

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw a picture of Little Bo Peep and complete the sentence stem Little Bo Peep is  _____. (selecting a word to describe Little Bo Peep)

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as you read.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjN2qXGFp24

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 2

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Lesson 7

Step forward for noises

Listening to words

Drawing diagonal lines

Tracking from left to right, top to bottom

Big Reading Question:

What are the events in the nursery rhyme “Hickory Dickory Dock”?

Vocabulary Words:

struck: beat or hit something hard to make a sound

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will practice retelling the events of the nursery rhyme using a model of the mouse and the clock.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 7.3 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGgsklW-mtg

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 2

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Lesson 6

Count environmental sounds

Listening to words

Writing strokes pretest

Pencil grip, drawing circles to the left

Big Reading Question:

In the nursery rhyme “Star Light, Star Bright”, what does the character say while looking at the star? 

Vocabulary Words:

wish: to verbally or silently hope for something you want

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw what they would wish for if they saw the first star.  Teacher will help students complete the sentence stem “I would wish for _______.”

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 6.4 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWip7yvXukI

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 1 Day 5

CKLA Unit 1 Lesson 5

Identify, count, differentiate environmental sounds

Left/right discrimination

Position words

Hear words in phrases and sentences

Pencil grip, drawing circles (to the left)

Big Reading Question:

What events happened in the nursery rhymes This Little Pig Went to the Market and One, Two, Buckle My Shoe? 

Vocabulary Words:

market: a place where people buy and sell things

roast beef: a kind of meat

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will sequence the events in today’s  nursery rhymes.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review and complete Activity Page 5.2 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei0uIZu9_WE

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 1 Day 4

CKLA Unit 1 Lesson 4

Identify, count, differentiate environmental sounds

Left/right discrimination

Position words

Pencil grip, drawing horizontal lines (left to right)

Big Reading Question:

What prediction can you make based on the picture of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill? 

Vocabulary Words:

fetch: to go get something and bring it back

pail: a bucket

tumbling: falling and/or rolling

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will predict what happens after Jack and Jill fall down.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review and complete Activity Page 4.3 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeAHlhAfw2E

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 1 Day 3

CKLA Unit 1 Lesson 3

Identify, count, differentiate environmental sounds

Left/right discrimination

Position words

Pencil grip, drawing vertical lines (from top to bottom)

Big Reading Question:

What do the characters in the nursery rhymes Jack Be Nimble and Little Jack Horner do? 

Vocabulary Words:

candlestick:  holder for a candle

nimble: able to move quickly and easily

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will participate in acting out the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble.  Students will sort pictures to the correct nursery rhyme.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review and complete Activity Page 3.2 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0-93TPksZk

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 1 Day 2

CKLA Skills Unit1 Lesson 2

Identify, count, differentiate environmental sounds

Left/right discrimination

Position words

Pencil grip, drawing vertical lines (from top to bottom)

Big Reading Question:

How does the character feel about the rainy weather in the nursery rhyme Rain, Rain, Go Away? 

Vocabulary Words:

away: not here

character: the person or animal a story or nursery rhyme is about

Writing Activity (In Class):

Students will draw to illustrate how Johnny feels about the rainy weather. Students draw how they feel about rainy weather.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 2.1 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrKYjrIDs8

Foundational Skills:

Heggerty Week 1 Day 1

CKLA Skills Unit 1 Lesson 1

Identify, count, differentiate environmental sounds

Left/right discrimination

Position words

Drawing on a vertical surface

Big Reading Question:

What do you notice about the nursery rhyme Roses Are Red? 

Vocabulary Words:

rhyme: words that begin with different sounds but end with the same sound

roses: plants or bushes with large flowers and thorns on the stems

sweet: containing sugar or tasting like sugar

violets: small plants with small flowers

Writing Activity (In Class):

Student will draw and label one thing that is blue and one thing that is red.

At Home:

Read a book with your child.  Model pointing to each word as it is read.

Review Activity Page 1.1 with your child.

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUN61Z5KEZY