Wednesday, November 15

Wednesday, November 15
Letter Study: Ss

Sight Word Focus: are
Reading Skills: Using Text Features: Boldfaced Words and Sidebars
Darker, or boldfaced, words are important to the topic. The chapter title is bold because it names a section of the book. In this chapter, I know to pay close attention to anything that tells about adult frogs. Pay attention to boldfaced words and sidebars. Ask yourself, “Why did the author boldface these words? How can they help me notice important text? What details can I learn from this sidebar?


Writer's Workshop: Writing is Telling on Paper: Day 2
Model, model, model. The children will see me draw a picture and stretch the sounds out to put on paper. 
DAILY 5
Math: Estimating
New Concept: When you  estimate, you make a smart guess. I have this yarn and I want to make some estimations. I estimate that this yarn will be longer than my foot. Now I can check it. Was my estimate right? I estimate that this yarn will be longer than my school bag. Was my estimate right? It is okay to not always be right. I estimate that this yarn will be shorter than our big book. (I will continue to estimate and use the language as I measure other items in the classroom). One thing that I need to remember is to use my tools correctly. We need to line up the yarn with the edge of the item I want to measure. 
Whole Group Explore: Today you will get to estimate and measure just like yesterday. Now, when I measure with the string will I want the string to be loose like a jump rope or should I pull it so it looks straight against the object? 
Student Application: Students will practice tracing and writing 8, 9, 10.  
Student’s will color the objects that are shorter.  
Students will draw an acorn that is shorter. 

Music Today

Social Studies: Working Hard
This lesson helps us understand how to work hard and do our best.

SMART Room

~Jeff Henrikson from Club's Choice will be with us at 9:30 this morning to explain our school fundraiser to the kids. Watch for a packet to come home with your child today.
~Please return your 'Turkey in Disguise' project. Thanks!