Mrs. Tongen's 'K'olorful K-Kids

Tuesday, December 17

 Popcorn Word: have

Writer's Workshop: Writing About an Elf
  Language Arts: Continue Fluency Skills: Inflection/Intonation-Pitch
Using the Are You Sleeping? text, the children will partner read using different pitches. We will apply the practice of using pitch to the Reader's Theater story We Like Fruit. 
 DAILY 5!

Math: Measuring with Sticks
Using craft sticks as a measuring tool, the kids are measuring various lengths of tape placed on the floor.
Their work focuses on:
~Repeating multiple nonstandard units (craft sticks) to quantify length.
~Recording measurements with pictures, numbers, and/or words.
*Zero the Hero visits today...Day 70!

Smart Room: Ask your child to show you the flamingo stand. 
 Jingles found a silly place today...

~The book exchange is Friday. Please have your wrapped book here tomorrow.
~Our class has been invited to judge the high school hallways today for their 'Deck the Halls' event. Our vote will help decide which class receives donuts/rolls...How fun!

~Check out Santa's reindeer by going to this site:

http://reindeercam.com/