Wednesday, January 21

 

Wednesday, January 21
Gold Day (No computer class or library.)
Happy 1/2 Birthday, Dylan! (July 21)

Poem: Bed

GENRE: Poetry
Print Concepts: Directionality

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Short vowel e
Irregular Words: see

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Types of Nouns: Singular/Plural, Common/Proper, Irregular

 Handwriting: Number 7

Literacy Jobs

Math: Looking Closer at Hexagons

Honey the Hexagon will help the kids count the sides and corners of a hexagon. The kids will expand their knowledge of hexagons by exploring with a game called Fill the Hexagon using pattern blocks. They will roll a cube that has the flat shapes drawn on it and whatever shape it lands on is placed inside the hexagon. The kids will also have time to use Geoboards/Geobands to build shapes as shown in the photo below. 

    

Story: Be a King By: Carole Boston Weatherford
MLK Activity: This activity will show the kids that even though we look different on the outside, all of us look the same on the inside.  
We continue to sing along with these songs this week...
We Will Rise Up
Sing about Martin

 Phy Ed Today 

  

~Rise & Read forms are due tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 20

  
Tuesday, January 20
White Day (No computer class or library)

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: Martin Luther King, Jr. By: Nancy Carlson

GENRE: Biography
Introduce Power Words: believe, refuse, law

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Short vowel e
Irregular Words: See

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Irregular Plural Nouns (men, mice, fish, etc.)

Genre: Poetry Connect and Teach: Poetry

GENRE Poetry

• • Connect and Teach: Poetry

 Handwriting: Number 6
Literacy Jobs

Story: Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. By: Doreen Rappaport
At the conclusion of the story, the children will complete a dot-to-dot picture of him.

These are the songs we are singing this week:
We Will Rise Up
Sing about Martin 

 KinderMath: Taking a Closer Look at Square and Rectangle   

Today we will focus on rectangles and squares in the story, Circus Shapes by Stuart Murphy. After focusing on the attributes of rectangles and squares, the kids will look closely at the faces of the solid shapes and notice the circle base of the cylinder, cone, and square base of a cube. They will have time to explore finding the flat shapes within the solid shapes. Lastly, the kids will lay their solid shapes flat and then trace around them. Once they lift up the solid shape, they will discover a flat shape. 

Music Today 

~Rise & Read RSVPs are due Thursday.

Monday, January 19

Monday, January 19

Late Start!

Late start due to the dangerously cold temperatures.

Gold Day: (No library, technology, or character education.)

STEM class with Mr. Brown today.

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: Martin Luther King, Jr. By: Nancy Carlson
GENRE: Biography

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Connect and Teach: Author's Purpose

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Syllables, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Short vowel e
Irregular Words: see

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Singular and Plural Nouns Literacy Jobs

All this week we will learn who Martin Luther King, Jr. was and how this man impacted and influenced our nation. 
Writer's Workshop:  I Have a Dream
With guidance, the kids will write a simple sentence about being kind.
These are the songs we will be singing this week...
We Will Rise Up
Sing about Martin

 Phy Ed Today 

 

~To see the video I will show the kids about Martin Luther King, Jr. click here.  

  

~No extra news for today.

Friday, January 16

  

Friday, January 16

Green Day: Library  

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: Martin Luther King, Jr. By: Nancy Carlson
GENRE: Biography
History and symbols in this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero, Martin Luther King Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Connect and Teach: Biography

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Blending Onset and Rime

Phonics Focus Skill: Short vowel e
Irregular Words: See

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Common and Proper Nouns

 Handwriting: Number 5

 Writer's Workshop: Final Checklist
Our little authors have been working hard these past few days on using a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, finger spaces, ending punctuation, and that it makes sense. They will check all the work in their Writer's Folder to make sure their stories are complete.

KinderMath: A Closer Look at Circles and Triangles 

We will begin the lesson by talking about the differences between the circle and triangle and then the kids will look around the classroom for things that are shaped as circles and triangles. We will review the attributes of a circle and triangle and illustrate several different triangles on the board. The kids will work to sort shape cards into a category displaying triangles and another category that are not triangles. 

Zero the Hero visits today...Day 80!
Music Today 

Project: Decoding Dragon
We are creating this friendly creature as a reminder to be a "Decoding Dragon" instead of a "Guessing Monster" when reading. 

~No extra news for today.
Have a great weekend!

Thursday, January 15

 

Thursday, January 15
Orange Day: Technology  
Technology class at 8:20. 

Big Book: Edible Colors  By: Jennifer Vogel Bass
Review Power Words: half, serving, variety

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness Review: Isolating Phonemes (beginning) Blending Phonemes 
Irregular Words: review

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Strong Words

 Writer's Workshop: Makes Sense

After you write a sentence, you have to reread it to make sure it

makes sense. I'll model incorrectly writing a sentence by forgetting a word in the sentence stem. ”Lets reread what I wrote. ‘I the swng.' Does that make sense? I forgot the word “like” Good writers reread their sentences to make sure it makes sense.”

 Handwriting: Number 4
Literacy Jobs

KinderMath: Constructing Solid Shapes 

 Using a cube, sphere, cylinder and cone, the kids will help determine and talk about which shapes will roll, stack, and slide. I will point out how the cylinder and cone can only slide on their flat side which we call the face. Lastly, they will explore which shapes are able to stack and why a cone can only be placed on a stack with nothing on top of it.  Phy Ed Today 

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

     
~Tomorrow is library day.