Communication Arts: Lessons 13
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Phonemic Awareness: phoneme deletion
Phonics: digraphs- ch/tch and inflection- es
Spelling: chip, chin, inch, such, match, catch, wish, shop, saw, were
Challenge words: chilly, watched, March, branch crutch, bench
We will also include sentence dictation as part of the Friday spelling
test.
Anthology readings: Rich Gets Big; A Butterfly Grows; Caterpillars
Comprehension: sequence and using graphic organizers
Grammar: Names of days of the week and the months of the year
Writing: Organization
Reading vocabulary- air, fly, friends, grew, need, play, rain, watch
Robust vocabulary words: astonishing, continued, doubt, transform, examine,
devour
Math:
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Chapter 11- Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Dates to Remember:
 January 14- Orchestra concert
 January 15 – end of the report period
 January 18- Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday – No School
 January 28 – Report cards available on line
 Monday, February 8- 1st grade lunch with your sweetie! (More info on
Peebles Webpage)