Thursday, November 30

Thursday, November 30

Letter Focus: Vv
 Sight Word Focus: at

Reading Skills: Answering Text-Dependent Questions

Writer's Workshop: Sharing
An important part of this time is to allow children to share what they write. A few children each day will show what they accomplished. The power behind this important element celebrates skills learned and empowers others to do the same.

DAILY 5
Math: Counting Strategies
New Concept: Today you will be working with a different item to practice your counting strategies. (Students need multiple opportunities to practice the same skills. We will be adding rigor by working with larger numbers. Providing a different manipulative will add novelty to the task and raise students’ engagement. Place a pile of buttons in front of you (roughly 15-20). Place the buttons on the ten-frame like you did yesterday.Whole Group Explore: Today you will practice counting the buttons in your bag. Remember our counting strategies as you count your buttons.

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.
PhyEd Today

 Time for Kids: Animal Helpers

                                                
                              ~If you wish to order books from the book order as gifts, let me
                         know and I will hold them for you.

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Wednesday, November 29

Wednesday, November 29
Letter Study: Vv

Sight Word Focus: at
Reading Skills: Story Elements (Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution)
We will use The Shoe Mix-Up poster to work on these skills.

DAILY 5: We've added a new component to our DAILY 5 routine...Listen to Reading. The children use QR codes linked to stories online using iphones, ipods, or ipads. Again, the other components are:
Word Work
Work on Writing
Read to Self
 Writer's Workshop: Writer's Workshop has Routines
Math: Counting Strategies
New Concept: Today you will be working with a different manipulative to demonstrate and support the counting strategies. (Students need multiple opportunities to practice the same skills.) We will be adding rigor by working with larger numbers. Providing a different manipulative will add novelty to the task and raise students’ engagement. Place a pile of manipulatives in front of you (roughly 15-20). I will place the manipulatives on the ten-frame in the same way as I did yesterday. 
Whole Group Explore: Today you will practice counting the manipulatives in your bag. Remember our counting strategies as you count your buttons.    
Student Application: We will need to use the count and check strategy on our paper again today. We won’t be able to move the pictures, so we will want to check them off as we count them.  

Music Today

Social Studies: Cooperation-Day 2
We can be a good citizen when we cooperate. The children will work together to make a picture that involves deciding who will make each part and what color to use.

~The book order is due Wednesday, December 6. If you want to order books as gifts, just let me know!
~The children enjoyed the storybook reader yesterday...

Tuesday, November 28

Tuesday, November 28

Letter Focus: Uu

Popcorn Word: you
 Handwriting: U
Reading Skills: 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: The children will continue to work on their writing stamina as well as learn about what good listeners do when someone is sharing their writing...

~Sit criss-cross applesauce.
~Look at the person who is speaking.
~Listen to the person who is speaking.

A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:30 to read The Fox and the Falling Leaves.

DAILY 5

Math: Count and Check Using a Ten Frame
New Concept: Yesterday we worked on some strategies to help you keep track of your counting. Today I want to show you another strategy. We can use a ten-frame. Show students how you match one bear in each box. You will want to model filling the first row from left to right counting as you place each bear down. Show them how you might need one additional ten frame. Now that my ten-frame is filled in, I can count them. I still want to be sure that I count and touch each one of the bears. 
Whole Group Explore: Now you are going to practice using the ten frame strategy with your partner. One partner will put their hand in the bag and grab a handful of bears.  Then the other partner will grab a handful of bears. Together you will put them in a pile in front of you.
Student Application: We will need to use the count and check strategy on our paperwork again today. We won’t be able to move the pictures, so we will want to check them off as we count them.
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Social Studies: Cooperation
The kids will work learn what cooperation means through a hands-on activity.

 
~Wellness Wednesday is tomorrow. Have your child dress in their athletic attire.
~We enjoyed celebrating Kaeden's birthday yesterday...

Monday, November 27

Monday, November 27Happy Birthday Kaeden! (November 26)

Letter Study: Uu
 Popcorn Word: you

Reading Skills: Story Elements (Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution) 
& Metacognitive Strategy: Summarize/Synthesize
We will use the following poster about the boy who has a red ball and is playing by himself. We will work on solving the problem as to how he can ask others to play.


DAILY 5
 Writer's Workshop: Writer's Work on Stamina
The children are working on writing for longer periods of time. By continuing to model procedures, writing strategies/expectations, the children will begin to internalize these ideas as they are allowed to practice on their own. 
Math: Counting with Accuracy
New Concept: Dump a pile of counting bears in front of you (roughly 20).  Now that we are counting items in larger numbers, we HAVE to get organized! I could count them like this (start counting, but make it look awkward) but it is hard to keep track of what I have already counted and what I still need to count. We can do a touch and scoot method. Touch and move each bear. I have to be sure I only say one number for each bear I scoot. We can also put them in a line and touch one bear with our fingers. Touch and count each bear.  
Whole Group Explore: Now you are going to practice both of these strategies with your partner. Partner one will put their hand in the bag and grab a handful of bears. Then partner two will grab a handful of bears. Together you will put them in a pile in front of you and practice count and scoot/count and touch. 
Student Application: Sometimes we have to count things that we can not move-like pictures on a paper. One of the strategies you can use is a count and check strategy.  Since we can’t move the pictures on the paper, we can add a check mark on the ones we have already counted. Model as you count and check each item.  

  Computer class today.
   Music Today

~Please return the Club's Choice orders tomorrow if you didn't do so today. Thank you for helping our school! 
~The silly turkey made her visit last week... 

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