Dear Family Member:
This week our class will be focusing on how people find solutions to problems. We will be discussing how compromises helped to resolve differences in the early days of this country’s history. Here are some activities that you can do with your child to reinforce the skills we’ll be practicing. Word Workout
You and your child will look at pictures that represent solutions to possible problems. After discussing the problem, your child will write two or three sentences describing the problem and the solution. |
Genre: Informational Text: Expository Text, CCSS RI.3.5, RI.5.3 Comprehension Skills: Introduce the Concept: Build Background, CCSS RI.5.1b, RI.5.1c Listening: Interactive Read Aloud, CCSS SL.5.2, RI.5.3 Strategy: Reread, CCSS RI.5.1 Skill: Text Structure: Problem and Solution, CCSS RI.5.3 Phonics: Variant Vowel, Diphthongs, CCSS RF.5.3a, RF.5.4c Fluency: Phrasing, CCSS L.5.3a, RF.5.4b Writing Traits: Ideas, CCSS W.5.2b, W.5.10 Grammar: Kinds of Nouns, CCSS L.3.1a, L.3.1c Spelling: Variant Vowel o, CCSS L.5.2e Vocabulary Strategy: Words in Context, CCSS L.5.6, L.5.4a, L.5.4b |
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