Wednesday, May 21

  

Wednesday, May 21

 
 Phonemic Awareness 
Blend: use, theme, rule, flute
 Segment: eve, tune, cube, truce
Visual Drill
      Graphemes: u (short, long) e (short, long), o (short, long), i (short, long), a (short, long) nk, ng, wh, ph, ch, th, sh, ck, ff, ll, ss, zz, s (s, z) u
Auditory Drill
 Phonemes: u (long), e (long), o (long), a (long), i (long), nk, ng, ch, th (voiced/unvoiced) sh, k (c, k, ck), u, e, o
Blending Drill 
thick to kick to quick to quack to quacks to whacks to whack to shack to shuck to duck to dunk to sunk to sub to stub to stuck to stick
New Concept    
Reading and spelling words with the VCe pattern.

KinderLiteracy: Chickens
The kids will help answer these text-dependent questions:

 

Literacy Jobs  

The preschoolers are visiting our classroom at 9:30 this morning to get a tiny taste of  kindergarten life. Our agenda...
~Answer questions about kindergarten.
~Read Pete the Cat: Rocking in my School Shoes and have them make Pete the Cat and color his shoes.
~Explore the classroom.
~Receive a crown to take home. 

Math: Times of Day

Everyday since the beginning of May, the kids have worked on 'time to the hour' in their calendar book. Today, we will focus on the different times of the day (morning, afternoon, night).     

Music Today

Computer Class Today

~We are heading to a different preschool class this afternoon to read again!

~UFLI homework materials and log are due back on June 3.

Tuesday, May 20

  

 Tuesday, May 20

Word Work with Manipulative Letters 
duke to dune to June to tune to tube to tub to cub to cube to cute to mute to mule

to muse to fuse to use
 Irregular Words: here, where, who, by, my  NEW: one, once
    Read: Luke broke a rule.
                            Did you see that cute dog?
                                                 June could use the flute if it was in tune.
Spell: That cat is so cute!
                 The phone is on mute.
                 Would you sing a tune?

KinderLiteracy: Chickens

We'll discuss these vocabulary words within the story (strut, brood, weak, peck, replace). Answer these questions:

1) Who is the author? What is their job?
2) What is one fact we heard from the book?  

 Literacy Jobs 

Phy Ed Today   

   Math: Bubble Gum Graph

To end this unit on graphing, we are going to have some fun! The kids will get a piece of bubble gum and try to blow a bubble. We will graph the results and analyze the data.

~Reading to the preschoolers is always my favorite thing to watch the kids do!

Monday, May 19

 Monday, May 13

 Phonemic Awareness 
Blend: fuse, rude, mute, tube
 Segment: use, June, cute, dude
Visual Drill
      Graphemes: e (short, long), o (short, long), i (short, long), a (short, long) nk, ng, wh, ph, ch, th, sh, ck, ff, ll, ss, zz, s (s, z) u
Auditory Drill
 Phonemes: e (long), o (long), a (long), i (long), nk, ng, ch, th (voiced/unvoiced) sh, k (c, k, ck), u, e, o

Blending Drill 

tan to can to cane to case to came to tame to time to Tim to til to tile to mile to pile to pole to pose to chose to those to these 
New Concept    
Reading and spelling words with the U_E pattern.

KinderLiteracy: Chickens

The kids will listen to Chickens by David Schwartz to build an interest in the topic for this week: Chicken Life Cycle

The comprehension strategy this week is Questioning.

~We are heading to preschool this morning to read the stories from our book bins!
Writer's Workshop: I like my teacher because ____.
 Literacy Jobs 
~Again, individual assessments will be happening during this time. 

   Math: Analyze Graphs

Today's lesson is for the kids to analyze pre-made graphs. Done as a whole group, the kids are presented the information on the SmartBoard and write the answer on their personal whiteboard. In addition, we will do interactive graphing games from various websites.

Music Today

It's time to shop at the Irish Pride Store this afternoon...this will be the last time for the year.

  

~Graduation RSVPs are due tomorrow.

Friday, May 16

 Friday, May 16

Word Work with Manipulative Letters  

bite to bike to hike to hide to ride to rode to mode to made to shade to Shane 

 to shine to mine to fine 

 Irregular Words: there, where, who, by, my

  Read: Pete and I hike by the stone path.

                                    My five cats all like to sit on the same white rug.

                                          Check the note to see what time the shop will close. 

Spell: The line is a mile long!

                                     I like to sit in the shade. 

                                     I will ride my bike home.

KinderLiteracy: Butterflies

The kids will sequence the events in the butterfly life cycle.

Literacy Jobs 

Math: Circle Graphs

The kids will be introduced to this type of graph today. The idea is for the kids to continue analyzing and understanding what the data shows no matter what type of layout it is in.

Why are Butterflies so Colorful?
In this mini-lesson, the kids discover how butterflies’ colors can help them blend into their habitat or scare away predators. In the activity, Paper Butterflies, the kids design their own paper butterflies by choosing colors that will help the butterflies survive.

   Project: Butterfly

Phy Ed Today

~If you haven't done so, please RSVP for graduation. Thanks!
Have a wonderful weekend!