Birch
River Elementary School School of Excellence
first grade study guide
Charlie Rose, teacher
week of October 16-22, 2013
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spelling • making word practice • digraphs th, sh • spelling list: see list sent home • spelling assessment: Tuesday, October 22
reading unit 2 theme: communities 2.1 A Big Fish for Max • genre: animal fantasy • phonics digraphs sh, th; vowel sound as in ball • comprehension skill: main idea • comprehension strategy: predict, story structure, monitor and fix-up • social studies in reading reading across texts: how families work together genre: photo essay text features: photographs
grammar • edit sentences for word order, caps and punctuation • identify verbs and nouns • differentiate telling or asking sentences, fragments math