Tuesday, October 30

Tuesday, October 30   

Letter Focus: Nn

 Popcorn Word: he
 Handwriting: Letter N
Reading Skills: Reader's Theater Book: About Me

         Echo-Reading Checklist
~Point out the rise and fall of the voice during the reading.
~Read smoothly and in phrased units.
~Pause or stop at the end of a sentence with a period.
~Read the text as if you were talking to someone.
~Demonstrate how you speak louder and with more emphasis when the sentence ends with an exclamation mark.     
               Writer's Workshop: Telling a Story vs.Naming Parts

This is a very , very basic intro to how writer's tell a story. While most of the children
 are labeling one (maybe two) sounds heard in a word, it's important they see me 

'think aloud' as I model writing a simple sentence.                   

DAILY 5: The kids are making gains in their reading stamina...4 minutes yesterday!
A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:00 to read Click, Clack, Boo!

Music Today
Math: More and Fewer
New Concept: Today we are going to talk about more and fewer. I am going to make two rows of snap cubes. I have a green row that has 4 cubes and a yellow row that has 6.  6 is more than 4.  I know this because if I line them up, I can see that I have 2 more of the yellow. I can also say that I have fewer green cubes than yellow. DID YOU KNOW?...Best practice suggests you use “fewer” for things that can be counted like objects. “Less” is for items that can’t be counted, like liquids, sugar…
Whole Group Explore: Today you are going to play a new game. First I will take 10 cubes that are snapped together. Partner 1 will put them behind their back and break them in two. Partner 2 will guess a hand. Now partner one will show the two pieces. You will use the math talk card to talk about whether one side is more or fewer.
Student Application: Students will practice writing 6, 7, 8.  
Students will color the items in a set that have more.
Students will count some of the items and write how many.

 Time for Kids: All About Bones

~The children will change into their costumes at 1:20 tomorrow for our party.
~Keep having your child practice their sight words! If you need a list, let me know what list number to send home with your child.