January 14

​This week in Superkids, we will:
Read pattern words with /a/ and /e/
Understand new memory words
Understand what a SCHWA is
Understand and form contractions with pronouns
Understand position words
Read words with prefix –un
Participate in discussions
Understand and use a venn diagram
Ask your child: What does a venn diagram allow us to do? What is a SCHWA? What is the contraction “we’ve” mean? What if I wanted to contract they and are?
 
This week for PBL and writing we will:
Discuss the meaning of economics
Decide the difference between goods and services in our community
Recognize the difference between needs and wants
Understand the importance of saving
Understand when it’s okay to spend vs. save
Ask your child: Is babysitting a good or service? Why? What about cotton candy? Is food a need or want? Why is it important that we save our money and not spend it all?
 
This week in math, we will:
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes
Attend to precision
Understand that objects can be measured with different units
Choose the correct tool for measuring a given object
Vocab: foot, yard, meter, inch, centimeter
Ask your child: How is an inch ruler similar to a yardstick? How is it different? When you measure, what number do we line up the object with? What does the word estimate mean?