THEME: “HELPING HANDS”

Reading	Spelling	Writing	Grammar
Theme: “Helping Hands” Ÿ Phonograms: (ack, ock), (ar, arm, and ark) Ÿ R-controlled vowels (ear, our) Ÿ Common Abbreviations Ÿ Folktale, Photo Essay, and Realistic Fiction Reading Ÿ Sequencing Ÿ Main Idea Ÿ Alphabetical Order Ÿ Predict Outcomes Ÿ Synonyms Ÿ Compare & Contrast Ÿ Charts & Graphs Ÿ Following Directions Ÿ Thinking Maps	Ÿ Words with “ack” and “ock” Ÿ Words like “earn” and “learn” Ÿ Common Abbreviations Ÿ Words like “four” and “your” Ÿ Words with “ar”, “arm”, and “ark”	Ÿ Descriptive Paragraph/ Descriptive Essay Writing Trait: WORD CHOICE & CONVENTIONS Ÿ Using Colorful Words Ÿ Paragraph that Describes Ÿ Journal Writing – story prompts	Ÿ Nouns Ÿ Plural Nouns Ÿ Proper Nouns Ÿ Tree and Bridge Ÿ Thinking Maps

Math	Science	Social Studies
2-Digit Addition and Subtraction · 2-Digit Addition · 2-Digit Subtraction · Practice 2-Digit Addition & Subtraction Chapters 7-11	Unit B - Homes for Plants and Animals Ÿ Where Plants and Animals Live Ÿ Life in a Woodland Forest Ÿ Life in a Rain Forest Ÿ Life in a Desert Ÿ Life in the Arctic Ÿ Life in a Fresh Water Habitat Ÿ Life in a Salt Water Habitat Ÿ Caring for Earth’s Habitats Ÿ Tree Thinking Map for Habitats	Unit Two - Earth, Our Home Ÿ Fifty States, One Country Ÿ Using a Compass Rose Ÿ A World of Countries Ÿ Looking at Earth Ÿ Using Landform Maps Ÿ Tree Thinking Maps for Landforms