Thursday, May 1

   
 Thursday, April 24

Word Work with Manipulative Letters  

string to sting to sing to ring to rink to shrink to shrank to shrunk to shrub to 

 rub to rush to rash to rack to tack to stack 

 to stick

 Irregular Words: could, would, should, or, for, there, where  

    Read: I could not just shrug it off!

   Should I toss the scraps in the trash?

         Your pants should not have shrunk this much.

Spell: Where is this rash from?  

What a thrill it was to be there. 

Your cat should not be in the shrubs. 

    KinderLiteracy: Storms
We'll review the vocabulary words...

 Writer's Workshop: Let's Celebrate!
Today we will celebrate all the hard work your child put into the narrative story they created. They will read their story to a few friends, decorate a crown, and have a dance party with a disco ball! Their story will come home for you to enjoy!

 Literacy Jobs 
Math: Subtract with a Picture
Today’s lesson will start by reviewing the two previous subtraction strategies we learned: subtracting with fingers and with objects. The kids will work with 10 snap cubes and 1 ten frame to solve problems like this:
There were 8 horses at the farm. Put 8 snap cubes down on your ten frame. 2 horses ran away. Take away 2 snap cubes. How many horses are left?  Next, they will use their fingers to solve problems like this:
There were 10 goats in the pasture. Show me your 10 goats. 6 goats left the pasture. Take away 6 fingers. How many goats are left? Lastly, the kids will use the strategy of drawing pictures to solve subtraction problems like this:
  There were 8 ducks in the pond. 6 ducks flew away. How can I show my ducks flying away? I am going to cross them out. Now, how many ducks are left? I am going to circle the ducks that are left so I can easily see that 2 are left. The kids will illustrate the problem using circles and crossing out the 'take away' part.
Music Today

Project: Happy May Day!
The kids will be making a May Day basket to bring home today. 

                                                                   

~ Have your child wear their new Irish Acres playground shirt tomorrow or something green if you didn't purchase one. We are taking a photo on the playground right away in the morning.