Monday, February 10

Monday, February 10

 Phonemic Awareness 

Blend: zap, zit, zen, zips
 Segment: zip, quiz, zest, begs
 Visual Drill
      Graphemes:  v, qu, x, y, j, w, l, r, h, k, s (/s/, /z/), e, b, g, u, c, d, o, n, i
Auditory Drill
 Phonemes:  v, qu, x, y, j, w, l, r, h, k (c, k), s (/s/, /z/)

Blending Drill 

vet to vest to vast to vat to van to fan to fax to wax to vax to vex to ex to  

Ed to end to vend to vent 

 New Concept 

                Letter Z

KinderLiteracy: Enemy Pie
The kids will listen to Enemy Pie by Derek Munson.
This week's theme: Friendship.
Comprehension strategy: Inferring.
Story Elements: Problem/Solution

 Handwriting: Number 20

Literacy Jobs  
 Writer's Workshop: Sentence Starters (Day 2)
This lesson continues to focus on simple phrases that help the children write a thought about the illustration they create.
I see the
It is a
I am
He is
Look at the
I like

        KinderMath: Numbers 20-29

Today’s lesson focuses on the first of a few lessons  that will seem to be duplicates of each other. Kindergarten students need A LOT of hands-on work to understand numbers to 100. We want to make sure the kids have a FIRM  understanding of a “ten” so when they see 45 they see 4 tens and 5 extras. 
Build Numbers to 29: For this activity, the kids use 29 snap cubes and build TWO 10 sticks. The rest of the cubes will be added to the two 10 sticks for each number l give them to create. They will build each number in the 20's as I say it. (Numbers will be stated out of order.)   

Sunlight & Warmth
In this unit, students make observations to explore how sunlight warms the Earth's surface. The Sun's energy heats up the pavement, keeps us warm, and can even melt marshmallows. Using what they learn, students think about ways that shade and structures can reduce the warming effect of the Sun.
Today's Lesson:  How could you walk barefoot across hot pavement without burning your feet?
In this Read-Along lesson, the kids listen to an illustrated digital storybook with student participation. In the story, Keya needs to find a way to get from the swimming pool to the ice cream truck without burning her bare feet on the hot pavement. In the activity, Cool Cows, students notice that cows (like people) use shade to stay cool. Then, they think through how they would design a shade structure for cows.

   Phy Ed Today 

One Book One School 

~Read Ch. 6 of Winter According to Humphrey to your child tonight! Our class is doing well with the questions...keep it up so we can win the class prize at the end of the month!

~Late start tomorrow...have your child wear their Irish Pride shirt. 
~We enjoyed celebrating with River last week...


~Friday's guest reader was Jamie (Quinley's mom)...thank you!
 
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~You can send your child's valentines now. :)