Thursday, November 30

Thursday, November 30

Word Work 
sob to cob to cab to tab to tap to tad to sad to bad to bat to bit to but to bun to bin to big

 Irregular Words
the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to, do   NEW: of
Connected Text
Read: I got a big bag.
                   The pup is in the tub.

                   The bug is in the cab.

Spell: Bob got a dog.

        It is a bad fib.

                  I am on the big bus.

 Handwriting: Lowercase m
(Short Line Down Letters: r, n, m, i, j, p)

Literacy Jobs

KinderLiteracy: The Gingerbread Boy 

We will compare and contrast the story with The Gingerbread Girl.

Literacy Jobs

KinderMath: Compare Weight
The kids will compare multiple objects and decide which one weighs more or less.

Music Class Today
Project: Gingerbread Jack & Gingerbread Jill
We will be preparing a gingerbread cookie mix for tomorrow and then your child will decorate a paper Gingerbread Jack or Jill.

~The RSVP for Merry Math Night is due tomorrow...hope your family can attend!

Wednesday, November 29

 
Wednesday, November 29

 Phonemic Awareness 
Blend: sob, fib, tub, bat

 Segment: bus, bad, bit, sub
 Visual Drill
      Graphemes:  g, u, c, d, o, n, i, f, p, t, s, m, a
Auditory Drill
 Phonemes: g, u, c, d, o, n, i, f, p, t, s, m, a
Blending Drill
fog to cog to dog to dug to dud to did to dig to gig to gag to gap to cap to cop to
cup to cut to gut to gum 
 New Concept
Letter b

 Handwriting: Lowercase n
(Short Line Down Letters: r, n, m, i, j, p)

Writer's Workshop: Shape Boat

Literacy Jobs

KinderMath: Order Height
Through a few activities, the children will work on placing items in order from shortest to tallest and tallest to shortest. 

 Library Day

Time for Kids: World's Greatest Places

~Be sure to RSVP for our FREE Merry Math Night on December 11. Be sure to include how many will attend for the pizza dinner!

Tuesday, November 28

Tuesday, November 28

Word Work 
mug to tug to dug to pug to pig to dig to dog to dot to cot to cut to gut to got 

 Irregular Words
the, I, and, a, is, as, said, to, do
Connected Text
Read: Do not gag!
                Mom got a mug.

                    A dog and pig dug.

Spell: I got the gas.

             The gum is fun!

        Gus is a pug.

 KinderLiteracy: The Gingerbread Boy 

Recall questions for today:
Where does this story take place? 
Who are the characters?
What happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story? 
We will clarify the vocabulary words within the story (sniff, threshing, field, strut, dared).

 Handwriting: Lowercase r
(Short Line Down Letters: r, n, m, i, j, p)

Writer's Workshop: Shape Bus
The illustration unit is nearly complete. It is fun for me to see how the kids are growing in their ability to illustrate more legibly! 

Literacy Jobs
~We have new, thematic jobs in our literacy boxes for the holidays. Some skill work includes CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, sight word identification, identifying missing sounds in CVC words, and so much more!

KinderMath: Compare Height

We will explore with a variety of objects to compare their height and encourage the kids to use their math vocabulary...shorter, taller, same as, height.

Music Class Today

~If you haven't done so, please send your child's water bottle back to school.

Monday, November 27

Monday, November 27

 Phonemic Awareness 

Blend: mug, fog, got, dug
 Segment: dog, pig, gap, gut
 Visual Drill
      Graphemes:  u, c, d, o, n, i, f, p, t, s, m, a
Auditory Drill
 Phonemes: u, c, d, o, n, i, f, p, t, s, m, a
Blending Drill
up to cup to pup to pun to pin to pan to can to con to cod to mod to mud to dud to
sud to sun to un to um 
 New Concept
Letter g

 KinderLiteracy: The Gingerbread Boy 

As always, the first read is for enjoyment so we can focus on specific comprehension skills the rest of the week.
The comprehension strategy the kids work on this week is Retell, Problem/Solution.

 Handwriting: Lowercase h
(Tall Line Down Letters: l, t, b, k, h)

Writer's Workshop: Shape Playground

Literacy Jobs
~We have new, thematic jobs in their literacy boxes for the holidays. Some skill work includes CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, sight word identification, identifying missing sounds in CVC words, and so much more!

KinderMath: Order Length
The kids will continue to build their knowledge of comparing sizes as they will be putting objects in order from shortest to tallest and tallest to shortest.
Phy Ed Today

~We enjoyed celebrating with Austin S. last week...

~The BIG turkey surprised the kids and begged that they wouldn't eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Most agreed but I'm not so sure that happened! At least the kids danced along and had lots of laughs and smiles!

Wednesday, November 22

Wednesday, November 22
Happy Birthday Austin S. (November 25)

KinderMath: Compare Length
The kids will continue to build their knowledge of comparing sizes. They will compare the length between two items and use 'math talk' to explain the difference. "The string is longer than the shoe." or "The pencil is shorter than the book." This is an engaging activity for the children because they will choose what to measure throughout our classroom.

Turkey Activities...
~Thanksgiving story retelling bracelet
~View A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (with popcorn & jelly beans!)

Project: Thanksgiving Dinner
On the menu?
~Turkey 
~Mashed Potatoes with a pat of butter
~Stuffing
~Corn
~Green beans
~Cranberries

~Pumpkin pie with whipped cream

Time for Kids: School of the Future

Music Class Today

 Library Day

~A BIG turkey is visiting our classroom this afternoon. Rumor has it that it looks A LOT like Mrs. Tongen!
~Be sure to check out this week's Maple Lake Messenger as there are helpful tips for preparing your Thanksgiving turkey as told by your child.
~Thank you for sharing your most valued treasure with me...I am grateful to be their teacher. May your time together with family and friends this holiday weekend be truly special!
Happy Thanksgiving!