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Monday-Thursday

October 5-8, 2026

Reading/ELA:  

Savaas Unit 2 Week 1

Whole Group Reading Text: “The life Cycle of a Sunflower”, “From Seed to Pumpkin”

Daily discussion: Describe setting, characters, and text features, & identify if the story is told in 1st person (narrator is a character in the text) or 3rd person (narrator is not a character in the story and does not use words like I and me), fiction or nonfiction.

High Frequency Words: she, take, walk, jump, what

Spelling and decoding words with ‘ck’: back, black, sack, stack, tack, sick, luck, stuck

ELA vocab: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, simple sentence structure with punctuation

Math:

Ok Reveal Math Volume 1 : Unit 3 Review,  lessons 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Vocabulary Review: patterns, number line, number chart, ten frames, addition, plus, sum, place value, comparing numbers using greater than, less than, and equals

Daily practice: counting by 1s, 2s, 5s,10s; coins and their values, telling time, shapes (2D, 3D)

Day Date Theme Reading / Phonics Writing Math Science Centers / Activities
1 2026-10-08 Pumpkins Savvas pages 83-84 Write: My favorite thing about October is… Reveal Math pages 113-116 Pumpkin parts and life cycle  
2 2026-10-12 Pumpkins Savvas pages 88-94 Label and describe a pumpkin Reveal Math pages117-120 sink or float test  
3 2026-10-13 Pumpkins Savvas pages 95-99 Write 3 facts about pumpkins. Reveal Math pages 121-124 Observe pumpkin exterior; predict what is inside.  
4 2026-10-14 Pumpkins Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin Patch Pumpkin Patch Investigate the inside of a pumpkin.  
5 2026-10-15 Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break Fall Break  
6 2026-10-19 Bats Savvas pages 103-110, 117-118 Bats are important because... Reveal Math pages 125-128 Habitats and echolocation  
7 2026-10-20 Bats Savvas pages 122-128 Three thing I know about bats... Reveal Math pages 129-132 What makes a bat a mammal?  
8 2026-10-21 Bats Savvas pages 129-133, Label a bat’s body parts. Reveal Math pages 133-138 Study wings, ears, fur, and adaptations. start bat craft
9 2026-10-22 Bats Savvas pages 137-146, pg. 153 A bat eats... Reveal Math pages 139-142 Learn about insects and other foods bats eat finish bat craft
10 2026-10-26 Red Ribbon Week and Halloween Savvas pages 158-164 My favorite Halloween tradition is... Reveal Math pages 143-146 Discuss traditions and respectful differences.  
11 2026-10-27 Red Ribbon Week and Halloween Savvas pages 165-169 If I could dress up as... Reveal Math pages 147-150    
12 2026-10-28 Red Ribbon Week and Halloween Savvas pages 173-181, pg.189 Three ways to stay safe on Halloween. Reveal Math pages 151-154. discuss street, costume, and treat safety.  
13 2026-10-29 Red Ribbon Week and Halloween Halloween Parade   Math Centers/ patterns practice   Halloween-themed centers. "Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"