Thursday, November 20

             

Thursday, November 20

Green Day: Library  

Library from 8:20-8:55.

Big Book: The Alphabet from the Sky  By: Benedikt GroB & Joey Lee

Genre: Alphabet Book

Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community

In this book, satellite photos show a bird’s-eye view of communities

across the United States. Children will discover that streets, buildings,

and landforms combine in unique ways to create hidden letters!
Connect and Teach: Text Features

Read Aloud: Quinito's Neighborhood  By: Ina Cumpiano

GENRE: Fiction

Connect and Teach: Describe Characters

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Phonemes, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Short Vowel o
Irregular Words: from, your

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Posessive Nouns

 Writer's Workshop: Adding More Sounds

Yesterday, we learned a new strategy when labeling our pictures which is

counting how many sounds we hear and draw lines for each sound.

This way helps them know how many letters they will need to write. Today, I am

going to continue teaching them how to count the sounds they hear by labeling parts of a pre-drawn playground.

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.
(We didn't get to this yesterday.)

   

It's our 50th day of school...Zero the Hero will visit!

Social Studies: Learning About Pilgrims
Who were the Pilgrims and why did they come to America? 
 Music Class Today

~Tomorrow is the last day to bring pancake mix for Stuff the Turkey. Thank you so much for those who were able to help!

Wednesday, November 19

             

Wednesday, November 19
Orange Day: Technology  
Technology class at 8:20. 

Read Aloud: Quinito's Neighborhood  By: Ina Cumpiano
Introduce Power Words: busy, help, neighborhood

GENRE: Fiction

Connect and Teach: Character Clues

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Syllables, Blending Onset and Rime: (r-un, b-ed)

Phonics Focus Skill: Short Vowel o
Irregular Words: from, your

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Posessive Nouns

 Handwriting: Lowercase b
Tall Line Down letters (l, t, b, k, h).
 Writer's Workshop: Drawing Lines for Sounds
I will model orally stretching out the word barn and put up my fingers with how many sounds we hear. “I want to label my barn but I don’t know how to write the word barn. I am going to say it slowly and each sound I hear I will put up a finger. That way, I will know how many sounds I will write. /b/ (one finger), /r/ (two fingers), /n/ (three fingers). I have 3 fingers up so I know I need to draw three lines. Now I am going to say it again slowly and see if I can figure out what the three letters I need to write are.” The kids will practice this again by trying to label a pre-drawn picture of a mountain scene. (setting)

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.

Time for Kids: Pet Project

Phy Ed Today

~ Kindergarten is continuing to collect pancake mix for the "Stuff the Turkey" project until Friday, November 21. Thank you!

Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community Quinito knows everyone in his neighborhood! He takes readers on a tour, describing every family member’s and neighbor’s job or role.

Children learn that every community member makes valuable contributions.

Tuesday, November 18

            
Tuesday, November 18
Gold Day: (No library, character education, or technology.)

Read Aloud: Quinito's Neighborhood  By: Ina Cumpiano
Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community 

Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community Quinito knows everyone in his neighborhood! He takes readers on a tour, describing every family member’s and neighbor’s job or role.

Children learn that every community member makes valuable  

Contributions.

GENRE: Fiction

Connect and Teach: Make and Check Predictions

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Deleting Syllables

Phonics Focus Skill: Short Vowel o
Irregular Words: from, your

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Posessive Nouns

 Handwriting: Lowercase t
Tall Line Down letters (l, t, b, k, h).
 Writer's Workshop: Using an ABC Strip (Day 2)

Yesterday I explained how we can use an ABC strip to help us remember how to find a sound that we may have forgotten how to write. The kids will practice this again by trying to label a pre-drawn picture of a castle. (setting)

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.

Social Studies: People and Events that We Celebrate
Beginning today, the kids will learn how the Thanksgiving tradition began. Our lesson today will focus on why we have celebrations and traditions.

 Music Class Today

~ No extra news for today.

Social Studies Connection: Neighborhood/Community Quinito knows everyone in his neighborhood! He takes readers on a tour, describing every family member’s and neighbor’s job or role.

Children learn that every community member makes valuable contributions.

Monday, November 17

           
Monday, November 17
White Day: (No library, technology, or character education.) 

STEM class with Mr. Brown today.

READING AND VOCABULARY
Big Book: Map My Neighborhood  By: Jennifer Boothroyd
Response to Text: Reading and Writing
Review Power Words: earn, safe, together
Review Big Idea Words: community, location, neighbor

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness Review: Isolating/Blending/Segmenting Phonemes, Producing Rhymes, Blending Onset and Rime: p-in, b-at, etc.

Irregular Words: of, for
Fluency: Accuracy and Self-Correction

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Questions

 Handwriting: Lowercase l
Tall Line Down letters (l, t, b, k, h).
(We didn't get to this on Friday.)

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 Writer's Workshop: Using an ABC Strip

I will pretend that I can't remember how to write one letter in a word I will stretch out. I will tell them that instead of getting stuck or waiting until the teacher can come to you, sing the ABC’s from the ABC strip to find the letter. 

“Let's say I wanted to label the word “leg” on my person. I stretch out the word leg

slowly and hear the first sound is /l/ but I can’t remember how to write the letter.

 I can solve this problem myself. I can point to the big letter A on

the strip and sing the ABC’s while pointing to each letter. When I get to the letter
l, that is the one I can copy!” We will practice on a pre-drawn picture of an apartment building (setting).

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.

Phy Ed Today

~ Kindergarten is continuing to collect pancake mix for the "Stuff the Turkey" project until Friday, November 21.

Friday, November 14

         
Friday, November 14
Black Day (Character Education)

We will not have Character Education as the Irish Pride celebration is at this time.

 Irish Pride Celebration Today at 8:30
 Students of the month for October will be recognized as well as an introduction to new students to Maple Lake. The new character word for the month will also be introduced which is respect. We always end the celebration by singing our Irish Pride song.

Big Book: Map My Neighborhood  By: Jennifer Boothroyd
Print Concepts: Concept of a Word
~Key Details
~Foundational Skills in Context

 Handwriting: Lowercase l
Tall Line Down letters (l, t, b, k, h).
 Writer's Workshop: Character and Setting
The kids will illustrate a character and setting then label parts of their story.
(We didn't finish this lesson yesterday.)

Kindermath: Compare Sizes

Today we begin a new unit called Measurement. This lesson focuses on comparing the sizes of two classroom items with each other (eraser to a glue stick, pencil to a block, etc.). Please read the article that will come home today that explains how we will be teaching the teen numbers so your child can get a stronger understanding of what a teen number is.

 Music Class Today

  Irish Pride Store Shopping Day!
Again, the kids have been earning Irish Pride tickets for expected behavior since the beginning of the school year. They will be able to save or spend their earned tickets (if they have at least 20 accumulated) when visiting the store today. 

~ No extra news for today.
Have a fabulous weekend!