Big Idea: Why do animal bodies have different features?

This week’s reading selections: Grow, Ladybug, Grow!

Summary: The stages of the life cycle of a ladybug are egg, larva, pupa, adult.

Essential Question: What types of physical changes happen as babies grow into adults hear?

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

harvest        noun             the amount of food or product that a farmer brings in

larva            noun             a very young insect that looks like a worm

lays              verb             places someone or something gently on a surface

leap              verb             to jump

pale              adjective      light in color

pests            noun             animals or insects that can cause problems for

                                          people or their farms

pupa             noun             an insect that is in the stage of development between

                                           larva and adult

someday       adverb         a day in the future 

Phonics Focus: Your child will learn sounds and spellings for the /ow/ and /aw/ sounds

Writing: Your child will begin writing an opinion by writing a book report about his or her favorite book. He or she will complete the prewriting and drafting steps of the writing process. 

Grammar: Your child will learn that synonyms are words that have the same, or similar, meanings (small/little, alike/same), and antonyms are words that have opposite meanings (hot/cold, tall/short) 

Reading: We will continue looking at the structure of non-fiction text.