HIG-Singapore Home Instructor's Guide MJ-Math Journal
TB-Singapore Textbook WB-Singapore Workbook
AAS-All About Spelling NAC-New American Cursive
SOTW-Story of the World NJ-Botany Notebooking Journal
EC-Exploring Creation through Botany Textbook
RDR-Reading Done Right (school only) OPG-Ordinary Parents Guide to Reading
TM -Shurley Grammar Teacher’s Manual WB-Shurley Grammar Workbook
PB-Shurley Grammar Practice Booklet
Math- Please aim to spend around 60 minutes, but not more than 90. Students work at different paces so, if need be, don't complete every problem in a section. If you're student is completing the problems without difficulty, move on to another section. Lesson 6 doesn't have a Teacher's Guide lesson so there will be extra time to complete the Practice (which can be done in the textbook, separate piece of paper, whiteboard, etc.) and the workbook assignment, but you may not get through all of it.
Spelling-Spelling sheets can be found behind the spelling tab in the campus binder. Please continue practicing phonograms and sound cards (dictating the sound and having them write them down).
Grammar- Workbook and practice book will be completed at home only. We will do similar exercises and activities in class. Please only complete assigned portions of the lesson. The question and answer flow can be found at the end of the cd you received with your teacher’s manual.
Reading-We're about to start "Miranda the Great!" Students seem to really enjoy this book. Students will be doing some reading in class on their own and then we'll be reading as a group also because there is some challenging vocabulary in the book.
History-Instructions for History Journals can be found in the front of the journal. Please encourage students to use correct grammar and spelling. One way to do this is to have them dictate to you what they want to say and you copy it with correct grammar and spelling, then have them copy it into their journals. This will stay at home but I will collect once a quarter for a homework grade.
Oral History Narrations - Once a semester each child will present what they learned the last week in History to the class. I will designate when it is their turn on the blog. They may have a card with notes on it (no complete sentences), but have them practice it enough that they are not reading from the card. Feel free to make it longer, but think in the range of 3-5 facts. We will utilize speaking in front of the class in several different subjects. When it comes time to recite, please have them practice reciting at home for different types of audiences (siblings, stuffed animals, parents). Work on fluency, not fidgeting and eye contact.
Geography-I will be sending home a copy of the new map that is identical to the one the students will use for the assessment. This is just for you to use as a tool for studying. Students will have the word bank and will need to be able to either sing or say the names of the countries while pointing.
