Tuesday, March 24

Tuesday, March 24
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20.  

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to learn new things, they persevere.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to  

Big Book: Happy Birthday to the USA By: Francie Alexander Genre: Informational Text Review Power Words: American, crowd, customer

Connect and Teach: Character Clues

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (final), Blending Onset and Rime (th-in, sh-ip), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes (thin: change /th/ to /w/: win

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph th

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Review Proper Nouns  Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Tt
  (Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)

Writing Activity: Adopt a Peep

Your child will receive a Peep to adopt this week. Today's task is to write their Peep's name, how old it is, if it is a boy/girl, and what it likes to do. 

KinderMath: Combining Sets to 10

This is the last day of this unit where we use the terminology 'and' & 'make'. The kids will be combining numbers that make 10 by using the story Ten for Me by Barbara Mariconda, a number bond board and connecting cubes.  

The kids will be trying to 'hatch' an egg over the next few days. If they are successful at staying on their egg, it might just hatch before the end of the day on Friday!
(The picture below shows what they look like.) 

 Phy Ed Today

~Library day tomorrow.
~Proud Authors, indeed!

Monday, March 23

 Monday, March 23

Gold Day (No computer class or library.)

STEM class with Mr. Brown today.

Big Book: Happy Birthday to the USA By: Francie Alexander Genre: Informational Text Print Concepts: Concepts of a Sentence

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to learn new things, they persevere.

Social Studies Connection: Perseverance

In this fiction text, children meet a young girl named Mei Mei and her grandpa, Gong Gong. Gong Gong teaches Mei Mei how to do tai chi, and she works hard to figure out the complex hand, arm, and leg movements. Mei Mei teaches Gong Gong how to do yoga, and he works hard to learn the different poses. Even though they both struggle to  

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Phonemes, Segmenting

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph th

Irregular Words: they
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Proper Nouns

 Literacy Jobs 

 Writer's Workshop: It's Time to Celebrate!

Today we celebrate becoming story writers from the Narrative Unit! Turn on the dance music and disco ball...we are going to make a BIG deal about this! Crowns and certificates will be handed out and I hope you can make a BIG deal of their story they bring home today!

KinderMath: Combos to 10

The kids will be doing a couple of hands-on activities to work on combining numbers to make 10. First, they will play Spill the Cup with 10 red/yellow chips inside to find as many combos to 10 they can. Next, they will play Flip the Cup which follows the same idea except the kids will have cups to turn over to make combos to 10 like the photo below.

Music Today

~ No extra news for today.

Friday, March 20

  

Friday, March 20
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!
White Day (No computer class or library.)

Big Book: Happy Birthday to the USA By: Francie Alexander Genre: Informational Text Social Studies Connection: History and Symbols There are so many reasons to celebrate the United States. Children learn about Americans’ rights, American symbols, and why people move here. They also learn about the fun ways we celebrate on July 4th. Connect and Teach: Text Features

Read Aloud: Apple Pie 4th of July  By: Janet S. Wong
Genre: Fiction
Connect and Teach: Author's Craft

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph th

Irregular Word: they
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Proper Nouns

 Literacy Jobs 

 Writer's Workshop: Front Cover
 It's important to think of a title and picture that matches their story and to write their name as the author and illustrator.

 Handwriting: Letter Hh
(Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)

 Math: Combine Sets to 10 (Part 1)
Combos to 10 are so vitally important in setting a solid foundation our kids will need for first grade. Today, the kids will be building all the possible combinations to 10 with connecting cubes, similar to the picture below.


Directed Drawing Project: Spring Watering Can

 Phy Ed Today

~No extra news for today.

Have a great weekend! 

Thursday, March 19

   
Thursday, March 19
Black Day (No computer class or library.)

Read Aloud: Apple Pie 4th of July  By: Janet S. Wong
Genre: Fiction
Introduce Power Words: American, crowd, customer
Connect and Teach: Picture it!

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Phonemes, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph th

Irregular Word: they
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Proper Nouns

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Ll
(Tall Line Down-ez Across Uppercase Letters: L, H, T, I, F, E)
 Writer's Workshop: Speech Bubbles
Writers add speech bubbles to their pictures to make the story more interesting.

                KinderMath: Adding 0 and 1
In today's lesson, the kids will work on the concept of adding on 0 and 1. This will be done by using a 'life-size' number path (1-10) on our classroom floor. Each child will have a turn to show what happens when we add 1 more by hopping to that number. For instance, if they are standing on 3 and I say, "Add 1",  they would hop to 4. Next, the kids will take turns to show what happens when I say, "Add 0".  Again, the idea within this entire unit is laying the foundation for using +, -, = symbols. 
Music Today

~Your child can wear mismatched socks tomorrow for World Down Syndrome Day!