Tuesday, September 17

 

 Tuesday, September 17

Phonics: Vowels
Vowel sounds are made by vibrating our vocal cords and letting air flow freely out of our mouths. When we make a vowel sound, our lips might be rounded like this /oo/, or wide open like this short vowel sound /o/, or smiley like this long vowel sound /e/.
Today, thee kids will determine whether a sound I say is a vowel or consonant sound. I will encourage them to think about whether their tongue or lips or teeth touch, or if they are just changing the shape of their lips.
/fff/,  /aaa/,  /p/,  /nnn/,  /ooo/,  /ch/,  /d/,  /k/,  /eee/
**We will also practice making letters with curves and lines:
D, P, B, R

          Handwriting: Learning the "Pinch, Rest, Tuck" Pencil GripPlease look for a description of this technique in your child's folder today. (We did not get to this yesterday.)

KinderLiteracy
Using the story, Huggapotamus, the kids will ask/answer simple recall questions such as: What does an author/illustrator do? Who are the characters? etc. In addition, we will learn the vocabulary words in the story (delight, waddle, spotted, skidded, sigh).

KinderMath: Count to 5 and Back

Again, it may seem like an easy concept, but children need to accurately count orally, count objects, and identify the missing number when counting forward and back. We are building the foundational skills for counting and cardinality.
What better way to teach this than to work with the story, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!

 Phy Ed Today

Bus Safety Week

 This afternoon, the children will see a live puppet show about bus safety from
M & M Bus Co. 
 
Since we didn't get the chance to get to the bus lesson yesterday, the kids will learn about waiting for the school bus in a safe place today.

~In the morning, your child must choose between Morning Movers or breakfast. I just want you to be aware so that you they are prepared!
~We enjoyed celebrating Austin's birthday yesterday!