Monday, February 13

Monday, February 13

Popcorn Word: his
Word Family Focus: -an 

Long Vowel Sound Focus: u

Reading Strategy: Flippy Dolphin

Through the story Who's in the Shed? by Brenda Parkes, the kids will build academic vocabulary and concepts related to farms, review concepts of print, and make inferences about the text.

A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:30 to read Arthur's Valentine & Yummiest Love.

 Writer's Workshop: Writing a Letter

DAILY 5
Math: Capacity 

New Concept: Sometimes when we think about measuring, we measure in a different way. Imagine you wanted to put tile on our classroom floor. You would have to know how many tile squares to buy. Let’s pretend that this paper I have is my floor that I want to cover. I am going to use these squares to cover it. Place 1” squares over the surface of your construction paper. I want to be sure each square is touching because I don’t want any gaps in my flooring! After you have all of the squares in place, invite the students to help you count them. Imagine I changed my mind about the tiles and I wanted these (snap cubes) instead. Would I need the same number of tiles? Let’s check. Why do I need more of the snap cubes than the squares?

Fluency: Quickly show the cards to students for a group response.

Use fluency cards to add variety and fun to your fluency practice.

Whole Group Explore: Now you are going to do a similar activity.

Students will cut, glue, and count the “tiles” (basketballs or footballs) they need to cover their larger square.
Student Application: Students will cover the area of the rug with cats. 
 Number Word Focus: one

SMART Room Highlight: Penny Flip
~Turn the penny over using the forefinger and thumb only.

 Time for Kids: A World of Snow and Ice

~Late start tomorrow..Wear red for Valentine's Day.
~Bring any trash to cash you may have tomorrow.
~Look how adorable everyone was on our 100th Day of school! I sure was disappointed to have missed it.