Friday, April 29

Friday, April 29 
Blend Friend Review: tr, sk, sm, sn

 Writer's Workshop: Continuing our work from yesterday, the kids will write what we know about the sun/stars in preparation for a project it will be attached to.

 Writer's Workshop: We continue to write what we know about the sun/stars in preparation for a project it will be attached to.

Math: Greater Than, Less Than

New Concept: Today we are going to play the same game we played yesterday. We will still use two cards. Can I show you a trick? When you are adding these two numbers together, you can just pick the largest number (7) and count on. Why do I start with the largest number?
Whole Group Explore: Today you will play Monster Munch with your partner, just like you did yesterday. You will each take two cards and add the numbers together. Place the greater than or less than symbol down.
Student Application: Completing  Less Than, Greater Than sentences by counting on from the larger number.

  DAILY 5

Computer Class Today
Again, because of MCA testing, Miss Casebolt will bring the Ipad cart to our classroom to work on coding. The kids are beginning computer science. With code.org students will  begin to learn how to create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem-solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. To find out more about coding, click here

Mrs. Haglin will be in to help the kids post another entry on Kidblog. Again, they are working on sentence structure and the mechanics of posting on an IPad. If you want to see the posts your child has done and comment on them, click here .

Library Day

Music Today

~Save the Date: Kindergarten graduation is Friday, June 3 in the morning.

Thursday, April 28

Thursday, April 28

Blend Focus: sn
 Reader's Workshop: Using the poster Look at the Patterns!, the kids will:~Learn strategies for analyzing questions and finding answers, clues, and evidence.~Draw conclusions using evidence in the text and prior knowledge.~Make inferences to help draw conclusions.~Answer text-dependent drawing conclusions questions.

 Writer's Workshop: Writing what we know about the sun/stars in preparation for a project it will be attached to.

Math: Less Than, Greater Than, Equal To

  New Concept: Today we are going to play the same game we played yesterday. We will take two cards and add them together. TIEBREAKER:  If the numbers are equal, you will start a new stack. Select a student to be your partner. Demonstrate this game a few more times using the various symbols.
Whole Group Explore: Today you will play Monster Munch with your partner. You will each take two cards and add the numbers together. Place the greater than or less than symbol down. If the numbers are equal you will start a “tie breaker” stack.
Student Application: Completing  Less Than, Greater Than sentences.

DAILY 5

Smart Room 
PhyEd

~Wear blue tomorrow for Autism awareness.
~Wear a hat for 1.00 tomorrow to support our 4th grade friend, Kenlyn Marsicek who will be helping with the Breast Cancer 3-Day event in August!

Wednesday, April 27

Wednesday, April 27 

Phonics: Blend Friend: sm
Reader's Workshop: Using the poster Water, Water Everywhere, the kids will:

~Draw conclusions using clues in a text and what they already know.

~Make inferences to help draw conclusions.

 

 Writer's Workshop: Continue to make your writing sound like you talking. 

Math:  Great Than, Less Than, Equal To

New Concept: Today we are going to play a new game. Some of you might have played this before, but we are going to play it a little different. Watch! Select a student to be your partner. We will each take a card and lay them down in front of us. I want to show you these symbols. Show them the symbols greater than, less than, and equal to. Demonstrate this game a few more times using the various symbols.

Whole Group Explore: Today you will play Monster Munch with your partner. We will add a spinner to see who gets to keep both cards. Demonstrate using the spinner before letting the students work on their own.

    DAILY 5

Smart Room 

Music Today
Time For Kids: An Artist and an Author

~SAVE THE DATE: Track & Field Day is May 20. Kindergarten will participate in the morning only. More info to come...
~We enjoyed Sneetches yesterday...

Tuesday, April 26

Tuesday, April 26

Blend: sc
  Reader's Workshop: Using the poster Off I Go, the kids will:
~Draw conclusions using clues in a text and what they already know.

~Make inferences to help draw conclusions.

A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:30 to read Believe It Or Not, My Brother Has a Monster!
 Writer's Workshop: We were unable to get to the yesterday's lesson so we'll give it a try today... Spelling Strategies for Longer Words
Handwriting: lowercase z & words/sentences with z

 Daily 5!

Math: Subtraction Equations from 5 
New Concept: Today we are going to play “Shake, Shake, Shake” again, but we are going to play it differently. Today we are going to start with 5 counters in a cup (count them as you put them in). Now I am going to shake, shake, shake them and spill them out on the floor. I have to be really careful to keep my pieces close to me. Now I can talk about this.“I started with 5. I have 3 red. That means I have 2 yellow.” I can also write about this. 5-3=2 . Repeat this demonstration a few times.
Whole Group Explore: Students will start with 5 chips in their cup. Half way through the explore, add one more chip, so now the students will be working with 6 chips. 

 Smart Room 

PhyEd Day
Check out Mr. Ronnenberg's latest blog here .

~Permission form/payment for Sea Life Aquarium is due tomorrow!