Language Arts

What are we learning?

• Readers determine the main ideas or the purposes of the text 
• Learn language to report and describe information

Home/School Connection

• Identify functional texts (signs, recipes, instructions, flyers, etc.) found in real life situations and discuss their purpose

Math

What are we learning?

• Represent multiplication and division in a variety of ways
• Explore the relationship between multiplication and division
• Identify, describe, create, and extend patterns found in objects, pictures, numbers and tables

Home/School Connection

• Discuss equal groups in real life experiences
• Describe how numbers can be divided equally in real life experiences
• Discuss patterns in real life settings

AAP Math

What are we learning?

• Begin to develop an understanding of decimal numbers 
• Read, write, draw, show decimals to thousandths place
• Round decimals to the nearest whole number
• Compare and order decimals

Home/School Connection

• Ask, what do these math vocabulary words - decimal, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, whole, digit mean?
• Discuss the difference between the pronunciation and spelling of tens/tenths, hundreds/hundredths & thousands/thousandths
• Ask, when you see a decimal number, what do you look for to help you round that to the nearest whole number? 
• Ask, how do you compare 2 decimal numbers? How do you know which one is greater/less?

Science

What are we learning?

• Continue thinking about conservation of natural resources 
• Continue thinking about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources

Home/School Connection

• Ask, when do we see cycles in our lives?
• Ask, why is conservation important?

Social Studies

What are we learning?

Ancient China

• Geographical features impact daily life
• People adapt to meet their needs

Home/School Connection

• Ask, what are some geographical features of Ancient China?
• Ask, how did people adapt to survive in Ancient China?

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