Our day begeins each morning with the students taking out their vocabulary notebooks and copy the word for the day along with its definition in their notebook. They will copy one word each day Monday - Thurdsday. On Friday they will have a test over the four vocabulary words and their meanings. They must also choose the correct vocabulary word to fit the context of a sentence. They will also have some review items from the previous week. We start with "A" words and continue through the alphabet. When we finish we will add additional words to our list. The students have done exceptionally well so far. I am very proud of the progress they have made in vocabulary development. Each Monday morning our Spelling words are copies in our agendas. I check to make sure that the word list has been copied properly so that the students will have the correct spellings of the words to study for their weekly test on Friday. The students are expected to complete skills lesson activities that go along with the unit. They will also do activities such as alphabetize the word list, write sentences with the words, and play selected games with the unit words. In Reading each week we begin by introducing the story for the week. Students are introduced to the vocabulary and high-frequency words which go along with that story. Students are then responsible for writing the definitions for the vocabulary words. In our Reading rotations we are doing a variety of things. One group activity that students are really enjoying is the Activity Book they have. Each student has a sketch pad. For each story that we read they answer questions in regards to the title of the story, author, main characters, setting and who their favorite character in the story is and why. At the bottom of the page they will then draw a scene from the story. They have done a good job thus far. I think they will be proud of this little keepsake at the end of the year. Most of our work is completed at school. Occasionally they might not finish something and would need to carry it home. Students are encouraged to study their Spelling words each day, as well as their new vocabulary words.