Global Frig Door

1st Quarter

Communication Arts

During 1st quarter your child will learn:

• Vocabulary skills:
  • recognize base words, synonyms, antonyms, context clues, glossary, dictionary skills
• Compare and Contrast fiction and non-fiction
• Investigate topics through questioning
• Use DETAILS to:
  • explain the main idea, sequence events, find cause and effect, find the author’s purpose, and make inferences

• Find information in text to complete an organizer

Math

During 1st quarter your child will learn:

• to read, write, and compare 3-digit numbers
• to complete a “name collection” chart
• to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes
• to discuss events as likely or unlikely
• to find the next item in geometric and numeric patterns

Science – Plants Kit

During 1st quarter your child will learn:

• what a plant needs to grow
• the life cycle of a plant (seed germination, growth and development, reproduction, and death)
• to describe the life cycle of a flowering plant
• the major parts of a plant (roots, stems, flowers, and leaves) and what the parts do for the plant
• how water and nutrients move through the system of a plant
• how plants are alike and different from their offspring
• how special parts of plants help them survive in their habitat

Social Studies – Maps

During 1st quarter your child will learn:

• to read and make maps.
• to find and identify the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
• to identify the states that border Missouri.
• to use a grid system.
• to recite the 50 states in the United -States.