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November 14-22 Reading:

Begin Hedgehog Bakes a Cake November 15-22 I:\All Staff\Grade 2\Curriculum\Reading\hedgehog Learning Target: I can make an inference. Focus Strategy: I can name synonyms. *Vocabulary *building background *Sharing Literature *Guided reading *Problem/Solution Diagram Graphic organizers page 62 *create a synonym flip book. Example write good on the front of the flap. Open flap and write synonyms for good inside *Making inferences- Read the book Why Animals Should Not Wear Clothing. On each page infer why each animal should not wear the clothes in the picture. Create a new page to the story. *Grammar: I can use proper nouns to name people *Think and Respond questions page 216/ TTQA *Scavenger hunt *leveled readers *test
 * Extended response prompt

**Flooding: ** **Intervention time: ** Math: use excel sheet to find skills that need to be reviewed <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Spelling: Lesson 10 I can spell -ar words. Nov. 21-22: word work

<span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Math: 4.2 I can solve parts and total number stories. 4.3 I can explore temperature, money and shapes. 4.4 I can read and show temperature. 4.5 I can use estimation to solve problems. 4.6 I can find cost of 2 items

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px;">Writing: Continue Letter Writing -First Year Letters (Danneberg), NIce Try Tooth Fairy (Olson), Plantzilla (Nolen), Dear Mr. Henshaw (Cleary), I Wanna Iguana (Orloff), The Jolly Postman (Ahlberg), Don't Forget to Write (Selway) -generate purposees and audiences for letter writing -choose who to write a friendly letter to and begin planning (Flat Stanley letters?)
 * Read materials that include letters
 * Flat Stanley introduction
 * Close Study/Generating/Select & Plan)
 * Draft/revise/publish

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px;">Social Studies:
 * Our Country Long Ago- Unit 5 Social Studies
 * Junior Acheivement-Begin community unit 1

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">SEL Targets:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can listen to other people’s ideas
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can make positive choices when working with others.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can identify ways to work and play well with others.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can follow directions
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can manage my behavior.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Notes: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*Parent/teacher conferences coming up November 9 (4:30-8:00) and November 10 (8:00-3:00 and 4:30-8:00) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*No School November 11 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*budget meeting November 14 with Kathryn Birkett <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*Pioneer party November 18 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*writing assessments entered in Apollo by Thanksgiving <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*Thanksgiving Break November 23-25

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*4 hours of "summer hours" to revamp unit adding 21st century and SEL

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">LMC:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*ideas for flexible scheduling LMC with Donna <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*sign up to preview book fair