December 14, 2009:
1. READING/LANGUAGE ARTS - The story this week is Rosa and Blanca.
Vocabulary words and definitions to know:
1. tortillas - thin, round cakes made of corn meal that are
served hot
2. luckiest - having more luck and good fortune than anyone
else
3. chiles - a hot pepper that is used as seasoning
High-frequency words to know: daughters, youngest, their, buy,
many, alone, half
Amazing words and meanings (for oral vocabulary):
1. abundant - more than enough or plenty
2. assist - to help someone
3. generous - to share
4. dismay - a feeling of deep disappointment and fear
5. efficient - to get things done without wasting time or energy
6. beam - to smile happily
7. forever - never ending
8. situation - an act, happening, or condition
COMPREHENSION SKILL - theme and plot
SPELLING - long i: i, igh, y
myself, blind, cry, spider, flight, right, fly, wild,
bright, sky, child, find, frighten, arrival, identify
ENGLISH - verbs - words that show action
2. MATH - Practice counting quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
Practice math addition facts of sums to 18.
3. SOCIAL STUDIES - Unit 3 - Living in Groups
Vocabulary words and definitions:
1. rules - remind us what to do and what not to do; help us work
and play together; give us rights and responsibilities; help
to keep us safe and health
2. laws - community rules
3. leaders - people who help run the community
4. mayor - the leader of a town or city
5. governor - the leader of a state who is elected by the people
to make laws to help and protect the people
6. vote - a way for people to choose community leaders
7. state - made of many communities - towns, suburbs, cities, and
farms
8. country - a large area of land made up of states, communities,
and people
9. capitol building - the building where the governor and other
state leaders work
4. SCIENCE - Chapter 3 - LAND HABITATS - TEST TUESDAY
Vocabulary words and meanings to know:
1. habitat - a place where plants and animals can meet their needs
2. woodland forest - a habitat that gets enough rain and sunlight
for trees to grow well
3. migrate - to move to another place
4. rain forest - a habitat that gets rain almost every day
5. desert - a dry habitat that gets very little rainfall
6. Arctic - a very cold place near the north pole