Religion -  This week we will be reading the story of Jonah and the whale! We will be reinacting the story with a whale puppet that we create!

ELA - The letter of the week is W.  This week, we will be reviewing handwriting for the letter W. We will be identifying words that begin with the letter W.  We will be reviewing all sight words.  We will create a word list for the letter W.  We are going to be identifying questions.  We are also going to use the words yellow, blue, green, and have to complete sentences.  We will be reading the decodable story - Jen and Will.  We will also be continuing with independent journal writing.  

Math -  This week we will be reviewing 2D shapes.  The children will be using manipulatives to sort 2D Shapes according to number of sides and verticies.  This week the children will be reviewing 2D shapes and exploring how to use small shapes to build bigger ones!  We will be making 2D shapes out of marshmallows and tooth picks.  We are also going to be playing shape bingo!  Lastly, we are going to introduce the children to graphing!  

Thematic Unit - This week, we will be celebrating letter W week! We will be creating two whales, a watering can, a wolf and a pinwheel! 
 

Each week we will focus on a specific letter in the alphabet. During these weeks we will learn about words that begin with the specific letters as well as how to print the letter and the sounds each letter makes. Activities will incorporate the letter of the week. Some of these activities include...

• Letter Copy Books- Students will cut out pictures that begin with the specific letter of the week and glue them onto  pages of their very own letter copybook. Students will also label these pictures, creating an alphabet glossary!
• Sharing Bags- Each week we study a specific letter, students will be able to bring in a Letter Sharing Bag. Students will choose an object that begins with the same letter as the letter of the week to place in their bags. Students will also write three clues about the object they have placed in their Sharing Bag. At the end of the week, students will have a chance to share these bags and "mystery objects" with classmates.

UNIT 1: (m, t) I, am, the, little, a, to

UNIT 2: (a, s, p, c,i) have, is, we, my, like, he, for

UNIT 3: (n, b, r, d, k, f, o) me, with, she, see, look, they, you, of

UNIT 4: (h, l, consonant blends, g, e) are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from

UNIT 5: (j, w, x, u, v, z, y, qu) yellow, blue, green, what, said, was, where, come

UNIT 6: (a, e,i, o, u, review)