Dear Family,

In this first week, we'll meet Mr. Tanen, a school principal who uses his tie collection to help his school. Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble is a realistic fiction story about a hero and a helper. Students will explore the question "How can helping others make you feel good?" We'll also read an informational text called The Jefferson Daily News. 

Your partner in education,

Mrs. D'Elia

Domain: Civics
Lesson Topic: Helping Others
Genre: Anchor Text- Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble (Fiction- Realistic Fiction)
Supplemental Text- The Jefferson Daily News (Nonfiction- Informational Text) 
Essential Question: How can helping others make you feel good?
Target Vocabulary: received, account, budget, disappointed, chuckled, staring, repeated, fund
Phonics and Spelling Skills: Base Words and Endings -ed, -ing
Vocabulary Strategy: Homographs
Comprehension Skill: Story Structure--tell the setting, character, and plot in a story
Comprehension Strategy: Infer/Predict--use clues to figure out more about story parts
Writing Focus: Narrative Writing--story parapgraph
Grammar Skill: Pronouns
Fluency: Rate

Activities to Do Together with Your Child at Home:

Vocabulary

Use the words in this week's Target Vocabulary list to make up sentences about people working together to solve a problem.

Heroes and Helpers at Home

Who is one of your heroes? Who are the helpers in your neighborhood or your family? Talk with your child about some heroes and helpers you both know.

A New Hero

Invent a brand-new superhero. Ask your child to draw a picture of the superhero and write a one-paragraph story about how that superhero saves the day!