This week in Literacy we will continue to focus on the aspect of light and sound and recognizing various was to use our literacy skills.

• Big Idea: What places make up a community? There is one Big Idea question for every three weeks of instruction. Your child should think about the ways each reading selection can answer this question.
• This week’s reading selection: City Life and Town Life Summary: The characteristics of a large city (New York City) and a small town (Alden, New York) are compared and contrasted. Essential Questions: How is living in a city different from living in a small town? How is it the same?
• Essential Questions:  How is living in a city different from living in a small town? How is it the same?

• Phonics: Your child will learn the following sounds and spellings: /ī/ spelled i, i_e; /s/ spelled ce, ci_; and /j/ spelled ge, gi_. Words to practice blending with your child include find, mild, bike, five, ice, cent, circus, circle, page, large, margin, and ginger
• High-Frequency Words: Have your child practice reading the following words: after, go, make, ride, them, walk, we, well, you.

• Writing: Your child will complete each step of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and presenting) to write an opinion statement telling whether he or she would rather live in a tree house or on a houseboat

• Grammar: Your child will learn that names of people and proper nouns need to be capitalized (Anna, Marcus, Central Park, Empire State Building).

We have a fun week planned for literacy 🙂