Monday, November 30, 2015

Our Reading Focus for November 30th-December 4th!

Dear Families,

This week we'll explore the question, "What's special about animals that live in the ocean?" We'll read two informational texts about the deep blue sea. The first selection, Jellies, features beautiful underwater photographs and fascinating facts about jellyfish. In Splash Photography we'll learn about the different equipment used when photographing animals that live in the ocean. What an exciting and wet job!

This Week's...

Target Vocabulary: decide, disgusting, drift, millions, simple, wrapped, choices, weaker

Phonics Skill: Contractions- don't, it's

Vocabulary Strategy: Base words and suffixes -er and -est

Comprehension Skill: Fact and opinion-tell if an idea can be proved or is a feeling

Comprehension Strategy: Monitor/clarify-find ways yo figure out what doesn't make sense

Spelling words: I'm, Don't, Isn't, Can't, We'll, It's, I've, Didn't, You're, That's, Wasn't, You've, Us, Them, They've, Wouldn't

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