Welcome to the 3rd 9 weeks!

I hope you are staying warm!

Each week I will post what we are working on so that you can be updated at home!  Below I have listed the topic we are covereing and the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) required for the students to master (from the Texas Education Agency).

This week (January 22-25) we will be working on:

Reading- Describing Character behavior. 

110.12.1.09.A - Students are expected to:describe the plot (problem and solution) and retell a storys beginning, middle, and end with attention to the sequence of events; and
110.12.1.09.B - Students are expected to:describe characters in a story and the reasons for their actions and feelings.
110.12.RCS.1.D - The student is expected to make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding;

Language Arts- Writing for an Audience

110.12.1.17.C - Students are expected to:revise drafts by adding or deleting a word, phrase, or sentence;
110.12.1.17.D - Students are expected to:edit drafts for grammar, punctuation, and spelling using a teacher-developed rubric; and
110.12.1.18.A - Students are expected to:write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end; and
110.12.1.21.C - Students are expected to:recognize and use punctuation marks at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences.

Math- Money

111.13.B.01.01.C - The student is expected to identify individual coins by name and value and describe relationships among them.
111.13.B.01.11.B - The student is expected to solve problems with guidance that incorporates the processes of understanding the problem, making a plan, carrying out the plan, and evaluating the solution for reasonableness.
111.13.B.01.11.C - The student is expected to select or develop an appropriate problem-solving plan or strategy including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, or acting it out in order to solve a problem.

Science- Rocks, Soil, Water

112.12.B.01.7.A - observe, compare, describe, and sort components of soil by size, texture, and color;
112.12.B.01.7.B - identify and describe a variety of natural sources of water, including streams, lakes, and oceans; and
112.12.B.01.7.C - gather evidence of how rocks, soil, and water help to make useful products.

Social Studies- Historical Figures

113.12.1.2 - The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the community, state, and nation.
113.12.1.2.A - identify contributions of historical figures, including Sam Houston, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr., who have influenced the community, state, and nation;
113.12.1.13 - The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and other individuals.
113.12.1.13.A - identify characteristics of good citizenship, including truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government by educating oneself about the issues, respectfully holding public officials to their word, and voting;

Any additional support you can provide at home to assist your student in mastering these TEKS would be wonderful! 
Have a great week!