Wednesday, December 17

Wednesday, December 17

 Popcorn Word: all

Language Arts: Introducing Inflection/Intonation using the familiar song Are You Sleeping, Brother John? : Use the following script for their homework tonight. I will send the work in their Wednesday envelope. Sign and return tomorrow for a sticker!Introduce Fluency Skills: 

Inflection/Intonation—Pitch

Explain: When we talk, we do not say every word the same. We use different kinds of inflection and intonation. We say some words louder and some words softer. This is called volume. We emphasize some words. This is called stress. We also say some words at a higher pitch (model) and some words at a lower pitch (model). In reading, the ending punctuation helps us know when to change our pitch. We make our voices rise when we see a question mark and fall when we see a period. When we see an exclamation point, our voices may rise or fall depending on what we are reading.

Display “Are You Sleeping, Brother John?” and read aloud the title. 

Say: This is a song about bells that ring in the morning that let Brother John know it is time to get up. The author uses a question mark to let us know when to raise our voices and a period to let us know when to lower them. Changing the pitch helps the sentences sound right and make sense.

Point to each word as you sing the song aloud, making your voice rise when you come to a question mark and fall when you come to a period. For example:

Let your voice rise at the end of the lines:

Brother John?

Brother John?

Let your voice fall at the end of the lines:

Ding, ding, dong.

Ding, ding, dong.

Next say: Now I will sing the song again. This time, I will not change the pitch.

Sing the entire song with a monotone pitch and constant speed.

Ask: Which way makes the song sound better and easier to enjoy and understand? Why?

 Writer's Workshop: A sneak peak as to where Jingles is today...

  DAILY 5

 Math: Working on Whole-Part-Part
This is a tricky concept to understand for little ones. We will take our time through stories on the SmartBoard that illustrates how to take apart numbers.
*It's day 70! Zero the Hero is making  a visit.

Smart Room 

PhyEd Today
 

~The Club's Choice fundraiser pick-up is tonight from 3-6 in the high school cafeteria.
~The book for the exchange is due Friday.
~Have you noticed that your child has mostly purple stars coming home on their work? This signifies that a teacher/grown-up has checked their paper and it's ready for home.

Our Classroom Wish List 

Cardstock: Primary colors
hp 61 Tri-Color Ink Cartridges
Double AA Batteries
Self-Adhesive Velcro