Tuesday, October 1

   

Tuesday, October 1

 Word Work
none

 Irregular Words
the, I
Connected Text
none
 New Concept Review
 Letter Ss

KinderLiteracy
Using the story, Apple for Everyone, the kids will ask/answer simple recall questions such as: Where does this story take place? What kind of book is this? What is a fact we learned about apples? etc. In addition, we will address related vocabulary (bloom, ripe, thud, dribble, rot). 

Handwriting: Handwriting: ez Across & Tall and Short Line Down Review

Writer's Workshop: Drawing Shape People
KinderMath: Sort By More than One Attribute
The lesson begins with reading, The Button Box by Margarette Reid. I will ask their thoughts on how the buttons are being sorted (size, color, shape, style, etc.) Then we will look at a pile of attribute buttons and talk about how they think we should sort them. More than likely, the kids will focus on color so I will get them to think past that. (Sort by shape, button hole amount, size, etc.) 

PhyEd Today

~No extra news for today.

Monday, September 30

Monday, September 30

Phonemic Awareness 
Blend: /a/  /t/   (at)   
                  /m/  /a/  /t/   (mat)
              /s/  /a/  /p/   (sap)

 Segment: at  (/a/ /t/)

                      mat   (/a/ /t/)
                            sap  (/s/  /a/  /p/)

 Visual Drill (I show the letter, the kids say the sound.)
      Graphemes (Letters): m (/m/), a (/a/) 
Auditory Drill (I say the sound, the kids write the letter.)
     Phonemes (Sounds):  /m/ (m), /a/ (a)
Blending Drill
none today
 New Concept
 Letter S

Handwriting: ez Across
A horizontal line starting on the left.
(We didn't get to this on Friday.)

KinderLiteracy

This week's theme is Apples and the focused text is: Apples for Everyone by: Jill Esbaum

Today, the children will hear the story for enjoyment and build an interest in the topic and expand their prior knowledge.

(Comprehension Strategy: Connections & Inferring)

Writer's Workshop: Building Shape People

After exploring with pattern blocks yesterday, the kids will build shape people with the blocks today. The idea is to show the kids that various shapes can be used for a head, body, and legs/arms.

  KinderMath: Sort by One Attribute

The kids will sort items by a specific attribute: Color, size, or shape.

Music Today

Parenting Corner: Boundaries

Did you know that it is healthy for children to have boundaries? Knowing they have boundaries can make children feel secure and safe. Setting rules, limits, and routines help children know what you expect of them. These include routines for mealtimes, bath time, bedtime. Having set routines will also help YOU. Once your child knows the routine, arguments will decrease because the routine becomes a habit. Will it be perfect? No!  But things will go much smoother.  To create good routines …  Be clear (make sure your child completely understands each step of the routine) Be consistent (Yes, this is hard.  But you CAN do it!!!!) Be firm (but not cold)  Acknowledge and praise their efforts since new routines will not be learned immediately.

Friday, September 27

     

Friday, September 27

                                                 

Phonics: Letter a & Irregular Word "the" Review 

 KinderLiteracy
We will review the vocabulary words (bare, cozy, bud, collect, chilly) that are in the story, A Tree for All Seasons. In addition, the kids will illustrate something cozy and something to collect.

Handwriting: ez Across
A horizontal line starting on the left.

KinderMath: Finding Matches

 The kids will do a variety of activities that help the children notice items that are same/different according to their attributes.

 

Project: A Tree for All Seasons Collage

   Phy Ed today

 
~No extra news for today.

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Thursday, September 26

     
Thursday, September 26

 Word Work
none

 Irregular Words
the
Connected Text
none
 New Concept Review

 Letter M/m

Handwriting: Learning the Parts of the House Writing Paper
(We did not get to this yesterday.)
Please read the photo that explains the language we use to write the School Way.

 KinderLiteracy     
I will reread parts of A Tree for All Seasons so the children can answer text-dependent questions like the ones below:
~Explain how a tree looks in the winter.
~What does the author tell us about trees providing for us?
~What can we infer about the animals we see on page 3?

KinderMath: Noticing Differences

As we did yesterday, the kids will look at another picture on the SmartBoard and use their 'math talk' to tell what differences they see. Next, I will call pairs of students to stand so that we can see what is different about them. (One is a boy, one is a girl; one has brown hair, one has blonde hair, etc.)

 

Music Today

~One more picture of Caden from his birthday...

~There was a flyer that came home it the Wednesday envelope yesterday that looks like the photo below. Please disregard this as there is an incorrect date listed.

Wednesday, September 25

   
Wednesday, September 25

 
 Phonemic Awareness 
Blend: /a/  /t/   (at)   
                  /m/  /a/  /t/   (mat)
  Segment: at  (/a/ /t/)
                      mat   (/a/ /t/)

 Visual Drill
Grapheme: a (/a/) 

Auditory Drill
Phoneme: /a/  (a)
Blending Drill
none today

 New Concept
 Letter M 

X

Mrs. Weninger will be here this morning to do more activities with the story,
 Have You Filled a Bucket Today? The kids will decorate a raindrop to show how they can be bucket fillers to be displayed in the hall.

Handwriting: Learning the Parts of the House Writing Paper
Please read the photo that explains the language we use to write the School Way.

  Our library time is from 9:50-10:20. Books will be due back on the following Tuesday but can be sent back earlier when finished.

Computer Class is today with Mr. Brown from 12:25-1:00. 

KinderMath: Alike and Different 

We begin unit 2 today called Sort and Classify.

The kids will work with matching numbers to dots on a cube. They will then work on the math term 'alike' by playing Copy Cat with objects. I will place objects (snap cubes, bears) in a certain arrangement and the kids will copy my arrangement with their objects. Last, the kids will look at a picture on the SmartBoard and tell what they see that is alike or different among the objects.

   Phy Ed today

~What a fun day celebrating with Ellie and Caden!

~We are missing some family and baby pictures yet. Please send those in so I can display them along with the others. Thank you!