What Lies Ahead...

A huge week is what lies ahead for my class!  We have so many skills to cover this week.  We also have a very exciting and fun Halloween party planned for Thursday!  Let's take a look at what lies ahead...
We will be covering plurals with -s, -es, and -ies in phonics.  I have many sorting activities planned for whole group as well as small group.  This seems to be an effective strategy for my children.  The comprehension skill this week is cause and effect.  Here is an anchor chart to illustrate cause and effect for my children...

We will also be using the children's book, "If You Give a Cat a Cupcake," when learning this skill.
I will have pics of that activity soon!
Buckle up for regrouping!  We will begin addition with regrouping this week.  We will start by using base ten blocks and ones cubes to learn the concept.  Then we will apply the understanding to written problems. 
We are wrapping up our Landforms Unit in Science and Social Studies.   Here is a project my second graders completed illustrating some of the landforms we learned about.  It was placed in their Social Studies journal...

We will start learning about maps, globes, continents, and oceans this week.  I have many fun activities planned for this unit.
WOW!  What a week it's going to be!  I'm going to go now and get some rest!