Tuesday, November 1

Tuesday, November 1 

Guided Phonics: t (Day 2)
Skills Addressed:
~Repeating beginning sounds.
~High frequency words: at, sat, the
~Word building sound t

 KinderLiteracy: Scarecrows

This week's theme is Scarecrows and the focused text for the week is Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant. Today, the children will hear the story for enjoyment to build an interest in the topic.

Comprehension Strategy: Making Connections
Story Elements: Setting

Literacy Jobs
KinderWriting: Storytellers Act Out Stories
Just as the lesson title says, the kids will act out the story, The 3 Billy Goats Gruff.

Kindermath: Read and Write 10

A number of activities will support the skills in today's lesson. The kids will roll a dot cube to fill in a 10-Frame, make cube towers of 10, and play the game, Guess My Number. In this game, each pair has a number path from 1-10. Partner A covers one number on the path while Partner B guesses which number is covered.

Phy Ed Today

~The cutest little goblins I've ever seen...wouldn't you agree?

Lacing & Decorating a Pumpkin

Halloween Bingo

Making Spookly the Pumpkin

Roll a Number to Decorate the Pumpkin

Draw a Rhyme

The Kindergarten team as Rock, Paper, Scissors!

Monday, October 31

Monday, October 31

We will do pumpkin and Halloween activities all day. This morning the kids will work on a pumpkin story using positional words to place pumpkins throughout the story, poke holes on a pumpkin shape and hear spooky stories.

**The children will assist in making our monster snack so it's ready for our party...
Ghost Poop: Mini Marshmallows
Witch Broomsticks: Pretzel Sticks
Colored Flies: M & M's
Toad Noses: Chocolate Chips
Cat Claws: Candy Corn
Bat Eyes: Cheerios

Party Activities
~Halloween Bingo
~Draw a Rhyme 
~Lace & Decorate a Pumpkin Shape
~Making Spookly, the Pumpkin
~Roll-A Pumpkin Dice Game

~Costume Parade 

~Have fun trick-or-treating tonight!

Friday, October 28

Friday, October 28
Guided Phonics: t (Day one)
~Word building sound: /t/
~Repeat beginning sounds.
~High frequency words: at, sat, the
~Reviewed Learning: a, m, s & am, I, like
 KinderMath: Read and Write 9
In addition to focusing on number 9, the kids will work on identifying the missing number in a counting sequence (7, _ , 9) as well as counting on from 5 using a Ten Frame as shown. 

We want the children to see that within the ten frame, the top row has 5 and one more below it. We count: "5,6". There is no need to count each dot if we train our brain to see "5" automatically. They will continue counting on with numbers 7-9.

Project: Pip the Pup Pumpkin 
The kids will put the finishing touches on Pip. 
 
Mrs. Weninger will introduce the children to the superhero characters, Blurting Bob and Topic Twister. The photo just shows Topic Twister.  

Computer Class today.
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~Thanks in advance for putting your child's costume in a separate bag on Monday.
Enjoy the fabulous weather weekend that's in store for us!

Thursday, October 27

Thursday, October 27
Guided Phonics: Sounds & CVC Words
Today's Lesson: a, m, s (Day Two)
Skills Addressed:
~Repeating beginning sounds.
~High frequency words: I, like, am
~Word building sound a (/a/), m (/m/), s (/s/)

KinderLiteracy: Pumpkins
We will review the vocabulary words: dull, delicate, marvel, sag, and distant 
The kids will demonstrate these words by acting them out. 

KinderWriting: Storytellers Retell Stories
After I tell today's story, the kids will identify what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of it. 

Literacy Jobs
 KinderMath: Read and Write 6-8
The kids will do a couple of activities that reinforce accurately counting and writing the numbers 6, 7, & 8.

Project: Pip the Pup Pumpkin Painting
Pip is our reading mascot! The kids will paint a mini pumpkin like Pip.

~Wear orange for kindness tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 26

Wednesday, October 26
Guided Phonics: Sounds & CVC Words
It's time to put those letters/sounds to work to read/write CVC words!
Today's Lesson: a, m, s
Skills Addressed:
~Repeating beginning sounds.
~High frequency words: I, like, am
~Word building sound a (/a/), m (/m/), s (/s/)

KinderLiteracy: Pumpkins
I will reread parts of Pumpkin Town! so the children can answer text-dependent questions like the ones below:
~What evidence did the author provide to show that the boys had made a mistake by throwing out the pumpkin seeds?
~How did the townspeople's feelings change throughout the story?
~What occurs after the boys clean up the pumpkins for the townspeople?

KinderWriting: Storytellers Visualize Stories
 We can use any of our 5 senses to visualize a story that is being told. Today I will tell a story of blue train that chugs and gets louder as it approaches me. As it gets closer, I smell the steam and the burning of the breaks as it comes to a screeching halt. What did we hear? What did we smell? Next, each kid will tell a story about the lunchroom to their partner. What could you see? Hear? Taste? Touch? Smell?

Literacy Jobs

 Library Day!

 KinderMath: Read and Write 8
Today's lesson focuses on understanding what the number 8 is and how it can be represented in multiple ways. (writing the numeral, 8 fingers, tallies, number word, 8 objects, counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 etc.) We will work on noticing that no matter how you arrange 8 cubes (in a row, stairs, in a rectangle, etc.) it is always 8. We also continue to work on what comes next in a sequence of numbers. 
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Time for Kids: Friendship

~No extra news for today.