May Curriculum
Writing Workshop
During Writing Workshop we will continue to work on writing pieces and using writing conventions correctly. We will work on using upper and lower case letters appropriately, using proper spacing as well as punctuation. We will continue to add details to our stories using "sparkly" adjectives.
Reading Workshop
As we read this month, we will look for the support an author uses to make a point in a text. We will also identify basic similarities and differences between two texts. We will continue to ask and answer questions about the stories we read.
Sample Learning Targets:
I can tell you about the beginning, middle and end of story that I have heard.
I can look for clues in my reading about an unknown word.
I can identify the characters in a story that I hear or a story that I read.
Math
We will continue to use number bonds to represent addition and subtraction.
A number bond is a pictorial representation of part/part/whole
relationships showing that smaller numbers (the parts) make up larger
numbers (the whole). The number bond is a key model for showing students
how to both take apart (decompose) and put together (compose) numbers
with ease. This in turn leads directly to their emerging addition and
subtraction skills.
In Kindergarten, students first become fluent with number bonds to 5,
and then build understanding of the very important number 10. As students
become more comfortable using number bonds, the bonds may be presented
in different orientations (e.g. the whole not always on top).
After students have a meaningful experience of addition and
subtraction within 10 in Module 4, they progress to exploration
of numbers 10-20 in Module 5. They apply their skill with an understanding
of numbers within 10 to teen numbers, which are decomposed
as “10 ones and some ones.” For example, “12 is 2 more than
10.” The number 10 is special; it is the anchor that will
eventually become the “ten” unit in the place value system in Grade 1.
Writing Workshop
During Writing Workshop we will continue to work on writing pieces and using writing conventions correctly. We will work on using upper and lower case letters appropriately, using proper spacing as well as punctuation. We will continue to add details to our stories using "sparkly" adjectives.
Reading Workshop
As we read this month, we will look for the support an author uses to make a point in a text. We will also identify basic similarities and differences between two texts. We will continue to ask and answer questions about the stories we read.
Sample Learning Targets:
I can tell you about the beginning, middle and end of story that I have heard.
I can look for clues in my reading about an unknown word.
I can identify the characters in a story that I hear or a story that I read.
Math
We will continue to use number bonds to represent addition and subtraction.
A number bond is a pictorial representation of part/part/whole
relationships showing that smaller numbers (the parts) make up larger
numbers (the whole). The number bond is a key model for showing students
how to both take apart (decompose) and put together (compose) numbers
with ease. This in turn leads directly to their emerging addition and
subtraction skills.
In Kindergarten, students first become fluent with number bonds to 5,
and then build understanding of the very important number 10. As students
become more comfortable using number bonds, the bonds may be presented
in different orientations (e.g. the whole not always on top).
After students have a meaningful experience of addition and
subtraction within 10 in Module 4, they progress to exploration
of numbers 10-20 in Module 5. They apply their skill with an understanding
of numbers within 10 to teen numbers, which are decomposed
as “10 ones and some ones.” For example, “12 is 2 more than
10.” The number 10 is special; it is the anchor that will
eventually become the “ten” unit in the place value system in Grade 1.
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