​May Outcomes

Reading and Viewing:

GCO 5B: engage in the research process with assistance

GCO 7E: Use experiences with a range of texts to identify different types of print and media text

GCP 7F: Respond critically to texts

Speaking and Listening:

GCO 2H: Engage in and respond to informal oral presentations

GCO 3E: Recognize some examples of unfair and hurtful vocabulary and be willing to listen to others and accept different points of view

Writing:

8C-use writing and other forms of representing for a variety of functions(ex-to ask questions, to generate and organize ideas, to express feelings, opinion, and imaginative ideas, to inform/communicate information, to record experiences, to explore learning)

8D-begin to develop, with assistance, some ways to make their own notes (e.g., webs, story maps,

point-form notes)

9D-use a variety of familiar text forms and other media (messages, letters, lists, recounts, role play)

10B-use some conventions of written language(ex spacing, most vowel and consonants are represented, increasing number of words spelled conventionally, simple sentence structure, attempt to use punctuation, use uppercase for names, I and sentence beginnings)

10C-demonstrate engagement with the creation of pieces of writing and other representations (ex-sustain choose writing in free time, share work, contribute during shared writing, contribute to observations field trips etc

10D-with assistance, begin using technology in writing and representing-use a tape recorder to tape a completed piece of writing or dramatization or oral retelling, use a drawing program/simple word processing to create illustrations for a group story or to draw a picture and write a caption

You & Your World

The theme this month is Life Cycles. Outcomes for this unit include:

2.1.1A: compare the life cycles of familiar animals and classify them according to similarities and differences

2.1.1B: observe and describe the changes in appearances of an organism during its life cycle

2.1.1C: identify things that remain constant and those that change as organisms grow and develop

2.1.2A: select and use appropriate materials to carry out investigations

2.1.2B: identify and use various sources of information and ideas

2.1.2C: use terminology and language about animal development that others understand

2.1.2D: communicate procedures and results, using drawings, demonstrations, and written and oral descriptions.

Math: March-June

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