Phase 3: Sample Homeworks #34 – 63.
Objectives: Here are the objectives (the monster objectives are in bold type):
- Continue to reinforce the letters, shapes, numbers and vowels from Phases 1 and 2;
- Continue to do Field Work regularly;
- Introduce more numbers: 5, 6, 11, 8, 7, 9, 0, 10;
- Introduce more letters, again including ones that contribute to the “at” cluster of words: w, u, t, m, s, H, v, y, p, b, r, x, G, X, h, F, g, Q, Z, f, z;
- Continue to emphasize letter sounds, especially for letters that are relevant to the “at” cluster of words (a, A, S, B, C, T, t, s, H, p, b, r, h, F, and f);
- Introduce addition using two approaches: counting objects (e.g., pennies); and using fingers;
- Introduce two styles of addition, sideways and up-and-down;
- Encourage the child to write letters, numbers, her name, etc.;
- Introduce subtraction, again by the same two methods (object counting and fingers);
- “Read” addition and subtraction problems (math as a language);
- Read “at” words both phonetically and by recognition;
- Hope the child is excited enough to begin creating her own homework sheets (and encourage this);
- Continue exposing the child to concrete instances of the important general concepts of Phase 1, especially included/bounded and thinking of things in more than one way; and
- Introduce the important concept of zero as a special number.
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