Tuesday, December 2

Tuesday, December 2

Letter Focus: Yy
 Handwriting: Y

Popcorn Word: if
 Phonological Awareness: Segment Initial Sounds
Two students come to the front of the room, stand side by side, and join hands. I segment the initial sound and the rest of the sounds in the word cat. One student is /c/ and the other is /at/. When they hold hands, they are the whole word, cat, but when I touch their shoulders, they are each just part of the word.
We will use a other words with this activity as well.

Language Arts: Comprehension Strategy: Analyze Story Elements (Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution) & Metacognitive Strategy: Summarize/Synthesize
We will use the following poster to work on these skills.
 
 Writer's Workshop: Using the mentor text, Journals, the kids will...
 

Concepts About Print

Recognize book cover.

Recognize title page. 

Understand which direction to read. 

Demonstrate one-to-one matching.

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Language and Grammar

Share a memory orally.

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Reflecting Reading in Writing

 Develop genre awareness.

Visualize.

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Writing

Draw a journal entry.
 Y

SMART Room: Reindeer/Holiday Theme-Pictures to come...

DAILY 5
Math: Measure with Nonstandard Units (Paper Clips)
How many 'paper clips' long are different items in our classroom?

 Music Today

 
~Trash to Cash collection is tomorrow.
~Our halls are all 'decked' out...