March Instructional Focus
1st Grade
Math: Students will be identifying 2D and 3D shapes.
Reading: Students will work on identifying sight words on List B. They will also start to write opinion writing pieces and will draft organized paragraphs.
Social Studies/Science: Students will observe and record the life cycles of plants and insects.
2nd Grade
Math: Students will be learning number sentences (5+2=3+4) as well as geometry and measurement. We will continue to review regrouping with addition and subtraction.
Reading: Students will be working on story structure and story elements, including characters traits, actions, and feelings. For grammar, we will be learning about collective nouns, adjectives, and article adjectives.
Science & Social Studies: Students will focus on States of Matter (Solids, Liquids, and Gases).
3rd Grade
Reading: Students will be working on poetry, cause and effect, and reference materials. For grammar we will be focusing on complex sentences and using guide words.
Math: We will begin learning about perimeter and reviewing area. We will also be working on finding the volume of an object. Students will finish up the month exploring length as we measure and order objects by lengths.
4th Grade
Reading: Students will be finishing information text structures and text features. Please continue to have your child read 100 minutes weekly. We are also preparing for the state test at the end of April.
Math: Students will continue to review fractions and decimals. We are starting our unit on data and graphs. Students will learn how to read and represent data in different types of graphs and charts. We are also preparing for the state test in April.
Science/Social Studies: Students will be studying the regions of the United States and their states/capitals. We will focus on the regions landforms, land/water, culture, products/natural resources, and climate. Students will also participate in STEM.
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