Big Idea: How do the parts of a plant help it grow?

• This week’s reading selection: "Protective Plants"
• Summary: Some parts of plants, such as roots, spines, thorns, thick stems, thin stems, trunks, and bark, help protect plants from dangers, such as bad weather and insects.
• Essential Question: Why would plants need to protect themselves?

Vocabulary:
The words below appear in this week’s reading selection.

• defend (verb) to protect
• digest (verb) to break down food so it can be used by the body
• growth (noun) the process of developing or changing
• harm (verb) to cause injury
• important (adjective) having a lot of meaning, worth, or value
• layers (noun) parts that lie over or under
• respond (verb) to react to something that happened
• spines (noun) the sharp points on an animal or a plant
• system (noun) a group of related things that work together

Phonics:     This week we will learn the silent sounds of wr, gn, and mb.

Writing: Students will begin writing an opinion by writing a book report about our weekly reading. They will complete the prewriting and drafting steps of the writing process.  

Grammar: Your child will learn how to expand sentences by adding adjectives and adverbs.

Looks like we are ready for a fun week of sounds, words, reading and writing.