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April 2-6 Reading: Begin Good-bye Curtis

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Focus Skill: I can compare and contrast story elements. Target Strategy: I can sequence and summarize events in a story.

*Vocabulary  *building background-Question/Answer Chart letter carriers 176T *Sharing Literature-The Paperboy 176H/195F The Postman 176P/197D *Guided Reading *trifold  *Retelling-complete story map 195A *Compare and contrast Good-bye Curtis to Pine Park Mystery 177A/195A *Compare and contrast Curtis when he started his route and after 42 years on the job 199C *Create an invitation to a surprise party for Curtis 195B *Pretend you are on Curtis's route-make a card to give him at the party 195B *Think and Respond questions/ Extended response prompt *Scavenger hunt *leveled readers *test ===<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Intervention time: Time to Read/Time to write (pillars) Use MCAP/MCOMP scores to review as needed MCAP -probe=== <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Spelling: Lesson 24: I can spell words with -gh and -ph. <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Math: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">9.5 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">9,6 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">9,7 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">9.8 I can identify equivalent measures of capacity.
 * Grammar: I can use subject-verb agreement.
 * Word Work: I can use contractions.
 * [] Check out this link for some great resources! (Nice find Candyce!!)**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px;">Science: Begin Plant Unit

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px;">Writing: Begin Poetry Unit Resources could include: Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic, Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic, Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic (Schnur) Animal Acrostics (Hummon) Silver Seeds: A Book of Nature Poems (Paolilli) I Think I Thought and Other Tricky Verbs (Turban) Frog Went A Courtin (Langstaff) Fablesauce: Aesop Reinterpreted in Rhymed Couplets (Lessie) Some Things Go Together (Zolotow) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">SEL Targets: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Notes: *PDW- <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*4 hours of "summer hours" to revamp unit adding 21st century and SEL-will be done in the spring... <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">*Report Cards sent home 4/5 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">* No School 4/6
 * Immersion (3-4 days)** read a variety of poetry including acrostic, cinquain, rhyming couplet and definition poems.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can listen to other people’s ideas
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can make positive choices when working with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can identify ways to work and play well with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can follow directions
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can manage my behavior.