Week of 
December 14
Unit of Study
Homework
Word Study/
Writing
Spelling Skill: No Spelling This Week
Writer’s Workshop:
Story Writing
Journal Writing
Reading
Teacher Read Aloud:
Holiday books
Focusing on Schema, Mental Images, Making Connections, and Predictions 

Daily Five:
Read to Self
Read to Someone
***Your child should 
be reading nightly. Please record your child’s home reading in his/her student planner each night. I will check planners every Friday to assure that all students are reading at least 60 minutes per week. Please have the week’s total minutes read tabulated and circled in the yellow Friday box in the planner. 
Please encourage your child to read, read, read!
Math
Target Math
Math Exercises
Problem Solving
Subtracting Two Digit Numbers
Estimating Differences, Regrouping 1 Ten for 10 Ones, Subtracting Two and One Digit Numbers, Subtracting Two Digit Numbers
Lessons 5-8
Subtracting Two Digit Numbers, Using Addition to Check Subtraction
***Practice basic addition and subtraction facts. Work on 
instant recall with flash cards, software, and playing cards.

***Revisit math concepts taught earlier this year, telling time, counting money, and addition and subtraction with regroupsing.
***Review all math pages in the Tuesday folder with your child and practice all skills yet to be mastered.
***Math fact exercises throughout the week.
Science/
Social Studies 
Looking at the Earth
Social Studies Unit 3
Recycling
Landforms, continued
Additional Assignments 
**Read my webpage 
newsletter and homework pages each weekend with your child. 
 
Additional Notes
 
 
Please check your child's homework folder and planner DAILY Assignments and work not completed in class.