Cannon

January 26-30
Reminders:
Every child needs headphones
Ice Cream every Friday

Reading: We will be reading Frogs.
High Frequency Words: knew, ever, told, didn't, since, piece, usually

Math: Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares; describe the shares using the words halves, thirds, half of, third of, etc.

Language: Reflexive pronouns

Spelling: about, around, crown, downtown, flower, gown, ground, howl, mountain, pound, south, found, mouse, boundary, drowsy
**Write a declarative sentence containing a contraction.
**Write an interrogative sentence beginning with Where.

January 19-23
Reminders:
Ice cream on sale every Friday
Please make sure your child is doing  his/her homework, reading their passage, and AR books each night

Reading: We will be reading The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin.
High Frequency Words: mark, horse, problem, room, dog, birds, complete

Math: Fluently subtract within 1000 using different strategies.

Language: Use an apostrophe in plural possessive nouns

Spelling: brook, cook, full, hood, hook, July, pull, push, put, shook, stood, wood, pudding, cushion, footprint
**Write a sentence containing the name of a holiday.
**Write a sentence containing a collective noun,


January 12-16
Reminders:
Ice cream on Sale every Friday.
No School on Friday, Jan. 16th

Reading: We will be reading The Quilt Story.
High Frequency Words: body, music, color, stand, sun, questions, fish, area

Math: Fluently add within 1000 using different strategies. Mentally add/subtract 10 or 100 to a given number.

Language: Singular Possessive Nouns
(Test on Thursday)

Spelling: Week 16
able  ankle  apple bubble bugle  bundle  cable  giggle  purple  sparkle  tickle  title  mumble  scramble  twinkle 
(Test on Thursday)


December 8-12
Reminders:
Ice Cream on Sale every Friday
Reading: Review & we will take our Post Test on Thursday.

High Frequency Words: list, song, being, leave, family, it's

Math: Review & Post Test on Friday

Language: Review

Spelling: busier, busiest, fatter, fattest, happier, happiest, hotter, hottest, smaller, smallest, sooner, soonest, angrier, angriest, straighter
(No Test)

November 17-21
Reminders:
Thanksgiving Break 11/24-11/28
Thanksgiving Lunch 11/20 (Cost $3.75 for parents)

Reading: We will be reading the story Anansi Goes Fishing.
Skill: Main Idea, Character, Plot
High Frequency Words: Indian, real, almost, let, above, girl

Math:
Fluently add and subtract within 100. Add up to four 2 digit numbers. Adding and subtracting 10 more/less and 100 more/less.

Language: Proper Nouns (Names, Days, Holidays)

Spelling Words:
backyard  basketball  bathtub  bedtime  birthday  driveway  mailbox  raindrop  riverbank  someone  something  weekend  grandparent  rattlesnake  earthquake 

November 10-14
 Reminders:
No School Tuesday
Ice Cream on sale every Friday

Reading: We will be reading the story Dear Juno.
Skill: Answer who, what, where, when, and why questions about a text. Syllables and character/plot.
High Frequency Words: idea, enough, eat, face, watch, far

Math:
Fluently add and subtract within 100. Add up to four two-digit numbers.

Language: Compound Words
Spelling: Long o (spelled o, oa, ow)
ago  window  float  goat  hold  most  open  show  slow  hero  toast  notice  almost  throat  hollow

November 3-7
Reminders:
Math Night Monday night 6-7
Book Fair this week
Ice Cream on sale every Friday

Reading: We will be reading the story Pearl and Wagner, Two Good Friends
Skill: Main Idea & details
High Frequency Words: hear, stop, without, second, late, miss


Math:

Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or relationship between addition and subtraction.

 Add up to four two- digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations.

Language: Contractions and Compound words

 

Spelling: robins, easy, feel, leave, party, read, wheel, even, sleep, team, teeth, wheel, remember, wreath, season, eagle

 

*Write a declarative sentence.

* Write an interrogative sentence beginning with What.

October 27-31
Reminders:
Red Ribbon Week
Monday: Wear Red
Tuesday: Dress like a cowboy/cowgirl and wear boots
Wednesday: Dress like a super hero
Thursday: Wear team colors
Friday: Wear a NOT SCARY costume

Reading: We will be reading the story A Turkey for Thanksgiving.
Skill: character, plot, and setting
High Frequency Words: river, four, carry, state, once, book

Math: Fluently add within 100 using different strategies with regrouping. (2 digit and 3 digit numbers)

Language: Irregular Plural Nouns

Spelling: ai and ay
away  brain  famous  paint  play  raise  paper  began  tail  today  tray  wait  holiday  daily  raisin
http://www.spellingcity.com/amandacannon/

October 20-24
Reminders:
Pink Out Day Wednesday October 22
Italian Ice $2
Ice Cream on Sale Friday
Supplies Needed: Expo Marker Board Cleaner and Clorox Wipes
PLEASE STUDY WITH YOUR CHILD!!

Reading: We will be reading the story The Bremen Town Musicians.
Skill: Main Idea and Plot
High Frequency Words: night, walk, white, sea, began, grow, took
**Test Thursday**


Math: Fluently add within 100 using different strategies.

Language: Irregular Plural Nouns (-s,-es,-ies,-ves)

Spelling: Week 9
baby  babies  lunch  lunches  note  notes  story  stories  switch  switches  tune  tunes  crumbs  supplies  holidays 
*Test Friday*

October 13-17
Reminders:
Field Trip Money is due by Tuesday Oct. 14th!!
Ice Cream on Sale Friday
International Walk to School day Monday

Reading: We will be reading the story Turtle's Race with Beaver.
Skill: Main Idea and Plot

Math: Fluently add within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties, of operations, and/or relationship between addition and subtraction. (2 digit and 3 digit without regrouping)

Language: Irregular Plural Nouns

Spelling: Week 8
birth  circus  curl  dirty  her  disturb  person  purse  serve  skirt  turn  turtle  hamburger  surface  perfect

September 29-October 3
Reminders:
FIELD TRIP MONEY IS DUE!!! $25
Field Trip Shirt $6
Shaved Ice this week
Ice Cream on sale on Fridays

**Our class is in need of Clorox Wipes and Manila Folders. Any donation would be greatly appreciated :) **

This week we will be taking our Post Test in Reading and Math, Language Quarter 1 assessment, and High Frequency Words assessment.


September 22-26
Reminders:
Field Trip $25
Field Trip tshirt $6
Class Donations $10

This week we will be reading Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat.
Skills: Context Clues, Contractions, and Main Idea

Language: Dictionary Skills

Math: We will be reviewing all previously taught skills for our Basic Knowledge Test 1.

Spelling: Week 7
didn't  hadn't  hasn't  he's  I'll  I'm  isn't  it's  she's  wasn't  we'll  who'll  wouldn't  shouldn't  where's 


**Write an exclamatory sentence.**
**Write a declarative sentence.** 



September 15-19
Reminders:
Class Pictures Septmber 17th
Field Trip $25
Chaperone $20
Field Trip Shirt $6
PTO $10
Class Donations $10


This week we are reading “Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends.” 
Skill: Sequence

 

Reading Words:  hard, open, example, begin, life, always, those

 

Spelling Words:  before  born  forget  winter  farm  hard  horse  storm  until  porch  problem  smart  cardinal  therefore  morning

 

Language Skills:

Students will use context clues to understand the meaning of unknown words.

 

Example:

She is always courteous to others.  She opens doors, and helps out everyone.

 

Math Skills:

Students will understand that each group of 10 tens is 1 hundred.

September 8-12
 Reminders:
Field Trip Shirt $6
Field Trip $25
Field Trip Chaperone $20
Class Donations $10
PTO $10

Reading: This week we will be reading The Strongest One.

We will be focusing on Realism and Fantasy. 

 

Math: Solve and explain word problems using words, pictures, and numbers. Write equations to demonstrate.

 

Language: Collective Nouns

*Collective nouns are words used to describe a group of nouns. For example, 52 cards would be known as a deck of cards.

 

Spelling: Week 5

bunch  chase  itch  match  patch  shape  that  them  whale  what  when  wish  whiskers  switch  shrimp

 

**WRITE A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE.

**WRITE AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE BEGINNING WITH THE WORD WHAT.

 

 

September 1-5

 

Reminders:

 

Field Trip Shirt $6
Field Trip $25

Class Donations $10

PTO $10

 

 

Reading: This week we will be reading A Walk in theDesert.
 We will be focusing on Main Idea and Details

 

Language: Identifying the 4 types of sentences.

 

• Imperative-a command. Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
• Interrogative- asks a question. Begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
• Declarative-tells something. Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
• Exclamatory-shows strong feeling. Begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point.

 

Math: Compare numbers using <,>, and =. Also compare numbers by stating if the number is greater than, less than, or equal to.

 

 

 

Spelling: (Week 4 words)

dropped dropping excited exciting hugged hugging lifted lifting smiled smiling
talked talking dragging amazed bouncing
(**Write an interrogative sentence beginning with the word Why.**)
(**Write an imperative sentence.**)

 
August 25-29

 

Reminders:

 

Field Trip Shirt $10

Class Donations $10

PTO $10

 

 

Reading: This week we will be reading Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. We will be focusing on Character and Setting.

 

Language: Identifying Imperative and Exclamatory sentences.

 

• Imperative-a command. Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

• Exclamatory-shows strong feeling. Begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point.

 

Math: Count within 1,000. Skip count by 5's, 10's, and 100's.

 

• By ones: 356,357,358,359...
• By fives: 400,405,410,415...
• By tens: 170,180,190,200...
• By hundreds: 257,357,457,557...

 

 

Spelling: (Week 3 words)

ask   mask   stream   brave   nest   twin   breeze   state  browse  clip

stop  straight  hand  strap  skeleton

(Write 2 complete sentences)

 



August 18-22

Reminders:

Field Trip Shirt $10
Class Donations $10
PTO $10
Movie Night August 22

Reading: This week we will be reading Exploring Space with an Astronaut. We will be focusing on identifying the main idea and author's purpose.

 

Language: Identifying declarative and interrogative sentences.

 

*Declarative- a statement that tells something. It starts with an upper case letter and ends with a period.

 

*Interrogative- a sentence that asks a question. It starts with an upper case letter and ends with a question mark.



 

Math: Use concrete pictures to represent 3 digit numbers Write numbers in standard, expanded, and number word form. Read and write numbers to 1,000 using base ten numerals, number words, and expanded form.

 

 

Spelling: blaze, cube, giant, home, city, mice, cent, page, stage, space, tune, vote, erase, spice, confuse

 

*Write a complete sentence.

*Write a complete sentence.

 

 

 

 

 



Mrs. Cannon’s Newsletter August 11-15

 

This week we will be reading a story called “Iris and Walter.”  It is about a little girl named Iris who moves to the country.  It is a good story about being in a new place and making new friends-perfect for the beginning of a new school year! 

 

High Frequency Words: 

high, every, near, add, food, between, own, below

 

Spelling Words:  drum, rock, list, desk, job, sad, chop, sack, tag, rib, mess, dust, pocket, lettuce, engine

 

Language Skill: 

Complete Sentences are groups of words that tell a complete idea.  The words are in an order to make sense.  A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark (. ! ?).

 

 Homework:

 

Your child will need to read the timed one-minute reading passage.

Check your child’s folder for math homework. 

Lesson Plans and Reminders

 

Friendly Reminders:

$6.00 Field Trip Shirt

$10.00 Class Donations

$10.00 PTO Membership

Please return all forms ASAP.

Lesson Plans Aug. 11-15

 

Monday, Aug. 11

Math:

-The students will be introduced and complete mountain math activities.

-The student will complete the standards review.

-Practice Facts

(2.0a.3, 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.1a/b, 2.NBT.3, 2.NBT.8)

 

Reading/Spelling/Language:

CCR Standards:

RF 20b, RF 20, L38, RL 1,5,7

Identify, spell, and segment short vowel words (ea).

Recognize story structure.

Identify and recognize character and setting.

Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why and how questions.

Identify and write complete sentences.

Iris and Walter: Day 1 Reading: Oral Language 90-120 minutes Question of the Week, 12l What might we discover in a new neighborhood? Oral Vocabulary/Share Literature, 12m Sing with Me Big Book, Song 1 Amazing Words investigate, rural, urban Objective - Build oral vocabulary Reading: Word Work Phonics, 12n-12o Target Skill: Introduce Short Vowels; ea/e/ (Tested Skill) Objectives Target Skill: Associate the short vowel sounds with the CVC, CCVC, CVCC spelling patterns. - Associate the sound /e/ with the letters ea. - Blend, read, and build short vowel words. Spelling, 12p Pretest Objectives - Segment sounds to spell words. - Spell words with short vowels. Reading: Comprehension/Vocab/Fluency Read: Decodable Reader 1 Grouping Options 12f-12g Review High-Frequency Words Check Comprehension Reread for Fluency Build Background, 12r-13 Exploration Objective - Build background and oral vocabulary. Listening Comprehension, 13a-13b Target Skill: Character and Setting (Tested Skill) Objective Target Skill: Identify character and setting. Language Arts 20-30 minutes Shared Writing, 13c Plan Objective - Write a plan. Grammar, 13d Introduce Sentences (Tested Skill) Objective - Identify sentences. Daily Journal Writing Day 1: Write about whether your neighborhood is urban or rural. Daily Science/Social Studies Connections Daily Social Studies Connections Day 1: Urban/Rural Concept Chart, 12r-13 Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback Phonics Check Word Reading, 12o Spiral Review: Phonics Resources for the Week - Practice Book 2.1, pp. 1-10 - Phonics and Spelling Practice Book, pp. 1-4 - Grammar and Writing Practice Book, pp. 1-4 - Selection Test, pp. 1-4 - Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test Practice, pp. 1-6 - Phonics Songs and Rhymes Chart 1 - The Grammar and Writing Book, pp. 50-55
Social Science(ALCOS 7, 11):
Describe ways people throughout the world are affected by their geographic environments. Explain how the diversity of people and customs in the US and the world affect viewpoints and ideas.
Read City Mouse and Country Mouse to the students.
As the children are listening to the story discuss the differences between the city and country.
Show city and country pictures to students using the internet and projector.
Make a T-chart stating the characteristics of city and the country.
Then they will draw a picture of a city and country and share.

 

 

 

Tuesday, Aug. 12

(2.0a.3, 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.1a/b, 2.NBT.3, 2.NBT.8)

Math:

Identify even and odd numbers.

-The students will be introduced and complete mountain math activities.

-Standards review.

-Complete 1.1 textbook pages.13-16.

-assign math homework page 1.1.

-Practice Facts

 

Reading/Spelling/Language:

Iris and Walter: Day 2

CCR Standards:

RF 20b, RF 20, L38, RL 1,5,7

Identify, spell, and segment short vowel words (ea).

Recognize story structure.

Identify and recognize character and setting.

Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why and how questions.

Identify and write complete sentences.Day 2 Reading: Oral Language 90-120 minutes Question of the Day, 14a What could Iris discover that might help her? Oral Vocabulary/Share Literature, 14b Big Book In the Forest Amazing Word creature Objective - Build oral vocabulary. Reading: Word Work Phonics, 14c-14d Target Skill: Review Short Vowels; ea/e/ (Tested Skill) Objectives Target Skill: Review short vowels. - Sort and read words with short vowels. Spelling, 14d Dictation Objective - Spell words with short vowels. Reading: Comprehension/Vocab/Fluency Read: Iris and Walter, 14e-35a Grouping Options 12f-12g Introduce High-Frequency Words beautiful, country, friend, front, someone, somewhere (Tested Skill) Objective - Recognize high-frequency words. Introduce Selection Words amazing, ladder, meadow, roller-skate Target Skill: Character and Setting (Tested Skill) Objective Target Skill: Recognize character and setting. Target Skill: Predict Objective Target Skill: Make predictions. Review: Main Idea and Details (Tested Skill) Reread for Fluency Language Arts 20-30 minutes Interactive Writing, 35b Paragraph Objective - Write a paragraph. Grammar, 35c Practice Sentences (Tested Skill) Objectives - Identify sentences. - Capitalize the first word of a sentence and end it with a period. Daily Journal Writing Day 2: Write about a time you explored or investigated a rural or an urban place. Daily Science/Social Studies Connections Daily Social Studies Connections Day 2: Time for Social Studies: Cities, Suburbs, Country, 22-23; Big Cities, 34-35 Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback Fluency Check High-Frequency Words, 15a Objective - Recognize high-frequency words. Spiral Review: High-Frequency Words

 

Social Science(ALCOS 7, 11): Describe ways people throughout the world are affected by their geographic environments. Explain how the diversity of people and customs in the US and the world affect viewpoints and ideas.
Discuss yesterday's lesson about the City Mouse and Country Mouse.
Introduce urban, suburb, and rural communities using pictures from the internet.
Read textbook pages 24-27.
Make a chart of urban, suburb, and rural areas.
Do workbook page 7 for a daily grade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wed. August 13

Math:

(2.0a.3, 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.1a/b, 2.NBT.3, 2.NBT.8)

Identify even and odd numbers, and write equal equations to equal even numbers.

-The students will be introduced and complete mountain math activities.

-Standards review.

-Complete 1.2 textbook pages 17-20.

-assign math homework page 1.2.

-Practice Facts

 

Reading/Spelling/Language:

 

Iris and Walter: Day 3

CCR Standards:

RF 20b, RF 20, L38, RL 1,5,7

Identify, spell, and segment short vowel words (ea).

Recognize story structure.

Identify and recognize character and setting.

Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why and how questions.

Identify and write complete sentencesOral Language 90-120 minutes Question of the Day, 36a What plants could we investigate in the forest? Oral Vocabulary/Share Literature, 36b Big Book In the Forest Amazing Word underground Objective - Build oral vocabulary. Reading: Word Work Phonics, 36c Review: Syllable Patterns VC/CV and VCC/V (Tested Skill) Objectives - Review VC/CV and VCC/V

words with short vowels. - Sort, blend, and read VC/CV and VCC/V words. High-Frequency Words, 36d Practice beautiful, country, friend, front, someone, somewhere (Tested Skill) Objective - Recognize high-frequency words. Spelling, 36d Practice Objective - Spell short vowel words. Reading: Comprehension/Vocab/Fluency Vocabulary, 36e Figurative Language: Similes Objectives - Discuss similes. - Use selection vocabulary to write similes. Read: Iris and Walter, 16-37 Grouping Options 12f-12g Fluency, 36f Read with Appropriate Pace and Rate Objective - Read aloud with appropriate pace and rate. Think and Share, 36g Language Arts 20-30 minutes Trait of the Week, 37a Introduce Voice Objective - Recognize and use voice in writing. Grammar, 37b Write with Sentences (Tested Skill) Objective - Use sentences in writing. Daily Journal Writing Day 3: Use the word as to write a comparison about Iris and Walter. Daily Science/Social Studies Connections Daily Social Studies Connections Day 3: Urban/Rural Concept Chart, 37b Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback Comprehension Check Retelling, 36g

 

Social Science(ALCOS 7, 11): Describe ways people throughout the world are affected by their geographic environments. Explain how the diversity of people and customs in the US and the world affect viewpoints and ideas.
Review the urban, suburb, and rural community chart from yesterday.
Show pictures of these kinds of communities using the internet.
Discuss where they live.
Students draw a picture of their community.
Share pictures.

Thursday, August 14
Math:

(2.0a.3, 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.1a/b, 2.NBT.3, 2.NBT.8)

Math:

Identify even and odd numbers.

-The students will be introduced and complete mountain math activities.

-Standards review.

-Review even and odd numbers with examples on the board

-Complete daily grade number 1.

-Practice Facts

Reading/Spelling/Language: Iris and Walter: Day 4
CCR Standards:

RF 20b, RF 20, L38, RL 1,5,7

Identify, spell, and segment short vowel words (ea).

Recognize story structure.

Identify and recognize character and setting.

Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why and how questions.

Identify and write complete sentencesReading: Oral Language 90-120 minutes Question of the Day, 38a What makes a poem different from a story? Oral Vocabulary/Share Literature, 38b Read Aloud Anthology "The Mystery Eggs" Amazing Words brittle, dart, decision Objective - Build oral vocabulary. Reading: Word Work Phonics, 38c Review: Sentence Reading (Tested Skill) Spelling, 38d Partner Review Objective - Spell words with short vowels. Reading: Comprehension/Vocab/Fluency Read: "Morning Song," "My Travel Tree," 38-39 Leveled Readers - Below-Level: City Mouse and Country Mouse - On-Level: The New Kid - Advanced: City Friends, Country Friends Grouping Options 12f-12g Figurative Language: Similes Reading Across Texts Fluency, 39a Read with Appropriate Pace and Rate Objective - Read aloud with an appropriate pace and rate. Language Arts 20-30 minutes Writing Across the Curriculum, 39b Two-Column Chart Objective - Create a two-column chart. Grammar, 39c Review Sentences (Tested Skill) Objective - Identify sentences. Speaking and Listening, 39d Why We Speak Objectives - Speak to share ideas. - Listen to hear others' ideas. Daily Journal Writing Day 4: List topics you would like to investigate. Daily Science/Social Studies Connections Daily Social Studies Connections Day 4: Urban/Rural Concept Chart, 39d Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback Fluency Check Fluency WCPM, 39a Spiral Review: Phonics, High-Frequency Words

 

 

Social Science(ALCOS 7, 11): Describe ways people throughout the world are affected by their geographic environments. Explain how the diversity of people and customs in the US and the world affect viewpoints and ideas.
Review communities with the students using their picture from yesterday.
Read and discuss lesson 1 Living in a Neighborhood pages 8-11.
Do workbook page 3 for a daily grade.

 

Friday Aug. 15

Math:

(2.0a.3, 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.1a/b, 2.NBT.3, 2.NBT.8)

Math:

Identify even and odd numbers.

-The students will be introduced and complete mountain math activities.

-Standards review.

-Finish daily grade one.

-Make doubles cards to review even and odd.

Reading/Spelling/Language: Iris and Walter: Day 5
CCR Standards:

RF 20b, RF 20, L38, RL 1,5,7

Identify, spell, and segment short vowel words (ea).

Recognize story structure.

Identify and recognize character and setting.

Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why and how questions.

Identify and write complete sentences Reading: Oral Language 90-120 minutes Question of the Day, 40a What did Iris investigate? Oral Vocabulary/Share Literature, 40b Read Aloud Anthology "The Mystery Eggs" Amazing Words Review Objective - Build oral vocabulary. Reading: Word Work Phonics, 40c Review: Short Vowels; ea/e/ (Tested Skill) Objective Target Skill: Review short vowels. High-Frequency Words, 40c Review beautiful, country, friend, front, someone, somewhere (Tested Skill) Objective - Review high-frequency words. Spelling, 40d Test Reading: Comprehension/Vocab/Fluency Read: Leveled Readers - Below-Level: City Mouse and Country Mouse - On-Level: The New Kid - Advanced: City Friends, Country Friends Grouping Options 12f-12g Monitor Progress, 40e-40g Read the Sentences Read the Story Language Arts 20-30 minutes Writing and Grammar, 40-41 Develop Voice Use Sentences (Tested Skill) Research/Study Skills, 41a Media Center/Library Objective - Use a media center or library. Daily Journal Writing Day 5: Write about a family that moves. Daily Science/Social Studies Connections Daily Social Studies Connections Day 5: Revisit the Urban/Rural Concept Chart, 41b Monitor Progress and Corrective Feedback Oral Vocabulary Check Oral Vocabulary, 40b Objective - Build oral vocabulary. Assess Phonics, High-Frequency Words, Fluency, Comprehension, 40e Objective - Read high-frequency words.

 

*There will maybe a Riggs Journal Activity and/or Mountain Language Activity to enhance the required standards on any given Monday -Friday.

 

Social Science(ALCOS 7, 11): Describe ways people throughout the world are affected by their geographic environments. Explain how the diversity of people and customs in the US and the world affect viewpoints and ideas.
Review communties with the students.
Watch a Magic Schoolbus video.