Tuesday, April 7

 
Tuesday, April 7
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20.  

Big Book: Not A Box By: Antoinette Portis Genre: Fiction Review Big Idea Words: watch, wonder, world Review Power Words: familiar, free, witness

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (beginning), Blending Onset and Rime (ch-in, sh-ip), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes (chin: change /ch/ to /sh/: shin

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ch

Irregular Words: review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Interrogatives: a word, phrase, or sentence structure used to ask a question, typically ending with a question mark.
Writer's Workshop: Introduction to "How to" Writing
We begin a new unit on how writers can teach readers how to do simple tasks. We will explore this idea by looking at a few "how to" books and notice how they explain each step with their pictures, labels, and words.
 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Plus Sign

Today we move into the abstract symbol of the plus sign. As you know, the kids have had a ton of practice combining sets to find out how many in all. Now it's time to apply those skills through a new means! To help launch today's lesson, we will read 

through If I Were a Plus Sign by: Trisha Speed Shaskan and meet the character, Gus the Plus.

For today, we will still use the word, 'makes' rather than the equal sign. 

4 + 2 makes 6

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In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to learn new things, they persevere.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to  

Music Today  

~ Tomorrow is library day.
~ PLEASE return your child's water bottle.
~ Lunch is in our classroom today!

Monday, April 6

Monday, April 6
Gold Day (No computer class or library.)

 Irish Pride Celebration Today at 8:30
 Students of the month for March will be recognized as well as new students to our school. The new character word for the month will be introduced: patience. We will end the celebration by singing our Irish Pride song.

Big Book: Not A Box By: Antoinette Portis Genre: Fiction Print Concepts: End Punctuation

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to learn new things, they persevere.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to  

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Phonemes, Segmenting

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ch

Irregular Words: review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Interrogatives: a word, phrase, or sentence structure used to ask a question, typically ending with a question mark.
 Handwriting: Letter Ee
(Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)
**We did not get to this before Spring Break.

 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Add with a Number Path

The children will work with a number path similar to the picture below. 

Researchers believe that a number line is just too abstract for our young mathematicians. Our students need to be able to visually see each unit, which is the box containing a number. This allows for concrete understanding of seeing how many spaces it is from one number to another.

The kids will do a number of problems similar to this:

There were 4 frogs on a log. 2 more hopped on. How many are on the log? 

    Phy Ed Today  

~ PLEASE return your child's water bottle!
~ If you didn't return your child's spring break homework, please do so tomorrow...we are having lunch in our classroom then!
~We enjoyed celebrating with Lukas before break...

Sunday, April 5

Sunday, April 5
HaPpY EaSteR!

*A couple of reminders...
~ Return your child's water bottle tomorrow.
~ Lunch will be in our classroom on Tuesday for those who return the reading packet!

Friday, March 27

    

Friday, March 27
Happy Birthday, Lukas! (April 1)
White Day (No computer class or library.)

Big Book: Not A Box By: Antoinette Portis Genre: Fiction Connect and Teach: Make and Check Predictions

Read Aloud: Last Stop on Market Street By: Matt De La Pena
Genre: Fiction
Connect and Teach: Describe Setting

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ch

Irregular Word: review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Interrogatives: a word, phrase, or sentence structure used to ask a question, typically ending with a question mark.

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Ee
(Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)

Writing Activity: My peep likes ______.
Their peep will get a sweet treat...a piece of bubble gum and bring it all home to enjoy. Be sure to look through their peep journal entries that come home today!

Math: Add with Fingers
Adding with our fingers is a strategy that can help build addition fluency. The kids will do some fun activities involving their fingers including this Funny Fingers interactive activity. 

Music Today

 Project: Springtime Robin

 ~If the kids are successful at staying on their egg today, a little surprise (like the picture below) is going to 'hatch' in their nest!

~ Remember to have your child read and illustrate the passages over break! They are looking forward to having lunch in their classroom when we get back!!

Have a WONDERFUL Spring Break!  

Thursday, March 26

 

Thursday, March 26
Black Day (No computer class or library.)

Read Aloud: Last Stop on Market Street By: Matt De La Pena
Genre: Fiction
Connect and Teach: Retell a Story

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ch

Irregular Word: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Interrogatives: a word, phrase, or sentence structure used to ask a question, typically ending with a question mark.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to learn new things, they persevere.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to  

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Ff
  (Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)

Writing Activity: My Peep (See picture below.)
The kids gave their peep a yummy fruit snack treat yesterday and placed it back in a warm, plastic bag. Today, their peep will get another sweet treat... a mini marshmallow!

~Just look at those cute little chicks poking their head through! The kids will continue sitting on them today with hope that a surprise will hatch tomorrow!

Math: Add with Objects
We begin a new unit today called Addition Word Problems. The kids will work with snap cubes to solve simple word problems: "I had 3 pencils and 2 crayons. How many in all?" "I had 2 chairs and 6 more chairs. How many chairs in all?", etc.

 Phy Ed Today

~ Bubble Gum Day tomorrow...$2.00 per person with all proceeds going to a very special girl in our school community with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome.
~PTA plant sale orders are due tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 25

   

Wednesday, March 25

Green Day: Library 

Read Aloud: Last Stop on Market Street By: Matt De La Pena
Genre: Fiction

Science Connection: Properties of Objects This fiction text shows how to closely observe the world around you, an important science skill. By noticing details, children will be more open to appreciating their world and the objects in it. Big Idea Words: watch, wonder, world

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset-Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph ch

Irregular Word: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Interrogatives: a word, phrase, or sentence structure used to ask a question, typically ending with a question mark.

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Ii
 (Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)

Time for Kids: Scattering Seeds

Writing Activity: Describing our Peeps
The kids tucked their peep in a cozy bed (napkin) yesterday and placed it in a warm, plastic bag. Today, their peep will get a little treat...A fruit snack!

~The kids did a great job keeping their egg warm yesterday...just look at all those cracks that will show up today!

Music Today

Buddy Reading: TK will be visiting our classroom today and the children will read the stories from their book boxes to them. They will love doing this!

~ No extra news for today.