University of Houston Charter School: Navigator Weekly Plans
Mon 4/18
8:00am
Read Aloud
Tues 4/19
Wed 4/20
Thurs 4/21
Fri 4/22
School-wide Gathering and Pledge
Morning Meeting: Greeting, Calendar, Counting by 1's, 2’s, 5's, 10's, Ending Sound Practice, Morning
Message Word of the Day and Poetry Corner
Chicka Chicka
1,2,3
Moo Cow
Kaboom
Why Do Kittens
Purr?
It’s a Good Thing
There Are Insects
Topic: Being Smart suggested by Julia
Literacy
Workshop
Literacy/Writing T.E.K: Composition: Develop drafts by sequencing the
action or details in the story (with adult assistance)
Show and Tell
Literacy Centers: Computers, Journals, Art, Literacy Bingo, Sight Word
Stations, Creative Writing, Puzzles, Library, Recent Read-Aloud, Word Work
+Authors Chair,
Real Science Activity
Buddy Reading
Read-to-Self
Buddy Reading
Read-to-Self
Word Wall Review: have, some, into, come, from
New Word Wall Words: Long O / ( OA, OW, OE) pattern
Snack
Horrible Harry in Room 2B by Suzy Kline
Chapter Book
Social Studies
Class Passes/Store
Community Helpers/Navigator Market Prep: What is Cinco De Mayo?
Hispanic Culture Study
10:45am
11:25am
Recess
Lunch
12:00pm
Rest Time and Quiet Activities
Games that build number sense and skills
Unit 21: Personal Financial Literacy
Using money for Wants and Needs.
What is the difference between a want and a need?
Unit 1 Review: Science Skills
Observe, compare, measure and ask questions
Math
Workshop
Science
3:25pm
Clean-up, Sum-it-up, Appreciations, Dismissal
TBD
P.E. 3 – 3:30
P.E. 3 - 3:30
Art: 8:20 - 9:15
12:30 Dismissal
University of Houston Charter School: Navigator Rationales
In Morning Meeting this week, students will be reading the calendar, talking about ending sounds and
doing a number test on the 100 chart. We also have our challenge word that we try to solve as well as
have a few students write the morning message for the class to read.
Our Read Aloud for the remainder of the year will primarily focus on a topics connected to student
interest. They will also be chosen from the students library books. We will also brush up on our research
skills using primary and secondary sources to gather information about these topics. We will look at the
topic of “Being Smart”. What does it mean? How do we become smart? Who is smart?
In Literacy Workshop students will continue with their sight word stations as usual. Our words will
focus on the long /O/ sound and OA, OE and OW pattern. Students will also practice spelling their sight
words and eventually we will have an informal spelling test. During writer’s workshop students will have
free writing opportunity. We will look at helping them write capitals, lowercase letters, periods and
using sight word resources to help them write. Students have also been working on reading their pieces
and making changes.
Spelling Words: Students will discuss the new long o patterns and then be asked to think of words that
have the oa/oe/ow pattern. (E.g. show, toe, boat etc.) We will then use these words for spelling
buddies.
Chapter Book: Horrible Harry in Room 2B
Social Studies students have created names for their “Mercado” groups and designed simple
advertisements as well. We have talked about what Cinco de Mayo is and why they celebrate. Students
are now taking time to talk about Mexican culture or ways of life. Emails will be going out to you as our
study goes on. Thank you for your support, participation and future purchases.
In Science we have discussed the information in our plant unit. We will now use our science skills of
observing, comparing, measuring and questioning to help us understanding the life cycles of plants and
butterflies. Students will be asked to draw and write and discuss their ideas.
In Math Workshop, All students will continue playing math games to support their development in
number sense and math skills. We will be practicing addition and subtraction word problems within 20
for some and greater than 20 for others. Students have to write the story, draw the story and write the
number sentence. We also will be continuing our Personal Finance study. Students will talk about using
money for needs and wants.
How to help your child at home: Keep up the good work with your students at home. They all should
have a book that is a level higher. They should be looking at pictures, tracking words, sounding out in
chunks, looking for little words within big words and reading the sight words with no problem.
Field day will be April 28th.
Navigator Mercado will be during Cinco de Mayo.