Friday, March 23

Friday, March 23

Happy Birthday Liam! (March 26)
Popcorn Word Review: which, their
Word Family Review: -ing, -ake

DAILY 5

Math: Composing, Decomposing Teen Numbers (Day 2)

New Concept: Today I want to show you something a little different. I am going to spin my spinner and pull out the cards to match my spin.  My spinner landed on 1 ten and 4 ones. So I will take my 10 and my 4. Then I will build these numbers with my beads. Now watch what happens when I slide the 4 over the 0.  What number did I get? Does that match the number of beads I counted out?  

**See the picture below for an idea of what the cards/beads look like to compose a teen number...

~This is a picture of the spinner and math talk cards...

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

We are watching the movie Here Comes Peter Cottontail this afternoon.

     

~Spring break homework and a bag full of books will be coming home today. If your child does the homework and reads over break, I will have lunch with them in our classroom!

Have a WONDERFUL spring break!!

Thursday, March 22

Thursday, March 22
Popcorn Word: their

Word Family Focus: -ake
Reading Workshop: Using the poster, Rainy Day, The kids will answer text-dependent comprehension questions to identify cause and effect.

 Writer's Workshop: The children will be filling out an application as to why they would want to become the Easter Bunny.
 Handwriting: lowercase q & x

DAILY 5
Math: Composing, Decomposing Teen Numbers
New Concept: Today I want to show you something a little different. I am going to spin my spinner and pull out the cards to match my spin.  My spinner landed on 1 ten and 4 ones. So I will take my 10 and my 4. Then I will build these numbers with my beads.   Now watch what happens when I slide the 4 over the 0.  What number did I get?  Yes!  14!  Does that match the number of beads I counted out?  Let’s count them to be sure
**See the picture below for an idea of what the cards/beads should like to compose a teen number...

~This is a picture of the spinner and math talk cards...

SMART Room 
Music Today

~Hope to see you tonight!

Wednesday, March 21

 Wednesday, March 21

Popcorn Word: their
 Word Family: -ake

Reader's Workshop: Using the poster Follow the Rules, the kids will identify cause and effect in the picture and text as well as make connections to deepen their understanding of the text. We will also cue in on signal words that signify cause and effect. (because, so, since, then, if, etc.)

 Writer's Workshop: Generating More Ideas of What We are Good At
The children will be 'grading' their work by using a Fix It Up Checklist:~Sentences start with a capital letter.
~Use spaces between words.
~Use punctuation at the end.
~Use mostly lowercase letters.

DAILY 5

SMART Room

Math: Composing/Decomposing Teen Numbers

New Concept: Today I want to show you how you can use your fingers to count to numbers that are more than 10. I am going to use the spinner to make the number with my fingers. Then I will use the math talk card to talk about the number. You will first flash 10 fingers then the fingers needed to show the 1’s.

Whole Group Explore: Today you and your partner will practice showing the “teen” numbers on your hands. The first partner will start by spinning the spinner. Then the second partner will show the number with their fingers and use the math talk card.

PhyEd Today
 Time for Kids: Famous Firsts

~Tomorrow evening is our Arts & Academics night! I am hoping you will come and see what your child created and enjoy an evening of fun!
~We now have a pizza parlor play area!

**SAVE THE DATE**
Kindergarten Field Trip to The Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul.
When: Thursday, May 10
**More info to come in mid-April.

Tuesday, March 20

Tuesday, March 20
Welcome Spring!

Popcorn Word: which
 Word Family: -ing

Reader's Workshop:  Using the poster The game, the kids will identify cause and effect in the picture and text as well as make connections to deepen their understanding of the text.

 Handwriting: Number 10

DAILY 5

Math: Composing and Decomposing Teen Numbers

New Concept: Today I am going to use my spinner, but I am not going to use the egg carton to help me count. I am going to make a pile of ten so I don’t lose track of what I have counted so far. (The spinner contains words like one ten and three ones, one ten and five ones.) 

Whole Group Explore: Today you will use the spinner again like I just did to play a game with your partner. The first partner will spin and they will then build a pile for each number they spin. Finally, they will use the math talk card to talk about their number. (__ten and ___ones make ___.)

Art Today

Music

         Project:  Robin

~We enjoyed the storybook reader yesterday...

~Tomorrow is Wellness Wednesday...Have your child wear their comfy workout clothes.