What Are We Learning? Reading-Reading-Unit 3-Let’s Connect Our story for the week is “Smile, Mike!” We will focus on the following skills: Phonics-Long “I”: i_e High Frequency Words-how, there, so, more, funny, call Comprehension-Making Predictions Writing-Descriptive Sentences Grammar-Using “Is” and “Are” Sources:The Guaranteed Curriculum, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Treasures Collection, Zaner-Bloser Math-We will continue Chapter 5-Geometry and Fractions. We will learn about solid figures like a cube and a cone, and also about plane shapes like a triangle and a square. We will learn about fractions and talk about halves, thirds, and fourths. We will learn new math words such as line of symmetry, vertex, and face. We will practice basic math skills through Everyday Math Counts Calendar Math. Math Drill (+8) Sources:The Guaranteed Curriculum, Scott Foresman Math Series, Investigations, and Everyday Counts Math Science/Social Studies-Theme: Christmas Around the World-We will study the Christmas customs of different countries. Sources:Louisiana Science/Social Studies Comprehensive Curriculum, Harcourt Brace Science/Social Studies Series