Friday, December 4

                     Friday, December 4

Letter Focus: Letter Review (U, V)

Sight Words: are, for

Reading Workshop: Graphing Story Elements using Goldilocks and The Three Bears 

Character Education:  Mrs. Weninger will focus on the Unthinkables: Blurting Bob and Glassman. Your child will bring a descriptor home of each today.

 Math: Counting Strategies With a Ten-Frame
New Concept:  We have really found out how helpful a ten-frame can be over the last few days. I want to show you something else I like about a ten-frame. Ten-frames really help me to see what a number looks like. I know how to write the number 7, but when I see 7 items on a ten-frame, I can see so much more. (Put 7 snap cubes on your ten-frame.) I can see that 7 is one full row of cubes and 2 more. I can also see that I need 3 more to have a full ten-frame.  
Whole Group Explore: Today, I am going to show you a new game that you will play with your partner. It is called Ten Frame Fun!  Students will take turns rolling the dice. They will move that many cubes onto their ten frame. They keep taking turns until both of their ten frames are filled up. Then they play again.  
Student Application: We will need to use the count and check strategy on this paper again today. We won’t be able to move the pictures, so we will want to check them off as we count them.
Computer Class Today
Library Day
  Music Day
 Project: We are making ourselves into an Elf on the Shelf. Pictures to come next week...
The children will be visiting Santa's Secret Shop this morning. They will be searching for some special item(s) to give to you! Wednesday, December 9 is their shopping day.

~The book order is due Wednesday, December 9. Again, if you wish to order any as gifts, let me know and I will contact you when they arrive.
~Can you see Rosie? She thinks sitting on top of the SmartBoard is smart.

~Enjoy your weekend!