Thursday, November 1

 Thursday, November 1

Letter Focus: Oo

 Sight Word Focus: or

 Handwriting: Letter O

Reading Skills: Apply Fluency Skills to Reader's Theater
The class is split into 3 groups: red, blue, purple. When the groups read, we are working on pausing, expression, and speed. Below is an example of one of the pages.

DAILY 5: Working on 'Read to Self' Stamina!
         Writer's Workshop: Writing Workshop has Routines: The Mini-Lesson

To get the most out of this portion of Writer's Workshop, the children need to learn what is expected of them...eyes on teacher, listening ears, sitting criss-cross, etc.

Math: More and Fewer
New Concept: Today we are going to talk again about more and fewer. This time I am going to take one of the number cards out and snap that many cubes together. Now when I put them behind my back my partner will pick a hand. We will put our pieces on the side of the "More/Fewer" spinner.  We will use our math talk card, then spin. Whoever wins that spin will get a counter.   
Whole Group Explore: The children will play this game with their partner. 
Student Application: Students will practice writing 7, 8, 9  
Students will color the items in the set that have fewer.  
Students will count some of the items and write how many. 

Music Today

Social Studies: Sharing and Taking Turns

 
~We had fun yesterday...

~Our school will take any unwanted Halloween candy to send to our troops overseas!

~Reminder: No school on Monday, November 5-Teacher Workshop Day.