Weekly Update 9/24

This week in Superkids, we will:
Read words with /s/ /z/ /ss/ and /zz/
Recognize and practice plurals
Encode pattern words and spell memory words
Recognize syllables
Understand long and short vowels
Use memory and pattern words to complete sentences
Read and write words with plural endings –s and –es
Participate in discussions
Ask your child: What does plural mean? If a word is plural, what should it have at the end? How many syllables in the wordhelicopter?




This week in writing, we will:
Understand the writing process
Edit our first drafts of our Autobiography
Revise our first drafts
Create a second draft
Understand how to “extend” a sentence to clarify our thinking
Understand mechanics
Ask your child: Why do writers need to write more than one draft? What does every sentence need? Do you know what step comes next after Revising your draft?




This week in math, we will:
Solve a comparison story problem with the difference unknown
Dig deeper into subtraction
Practice moving left and right on the number line
Practice one-step word problems
Continue working on number strings
Develop fluency with addition and subtraction up to 20
Ask your child: Does order matter with subtraction? Why? When using a number line, do we go left or right with subtraction?