Friday, February 6

 

Friday, February 6
White Day (No computer class or library.)

 Irish Pride Celebration Today at 8:30

 Students of the month for January will be recognized as well as new students to our school. The new character word for the month will be introduced: acceptance. We will end the celebration by singing our Irish Pride song.

Big Book: The Little Red Hen On Stage By: Karen Knapstein
Genre: Play
Review Academic Vocabulary: lovely, several, spy Multiple-Meaning Words
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme (Producing), Blending Onset and Rime (r-ed, p-ig), Isolating Phonemes (initial), Blending/Segmenting Phonmes
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant z
Irregular Words: have, love
WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Prepositions

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

 Handwriting: Number 17
Literacy Jobs

        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.)    
Music Today  

The Book order is due Wednesday, February 11.
Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXWMC

Project: Froggy
The kids will be making Froggy from the story Froggy's First Kiss.

~Thank you, Kristin (Isabelle's mom) for being our guest reader yesterday!

~Monday is Library Day.

~Thank you for continuing to record your reading minutes!
~We still have a few openings for guest readers...go here to sign-up for a time. Thank you! 
Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, February 5

     

Thursday, February 5

Gold Day (No computer class or library.)

READING AND VOCABULARY

Big Book: The Little Red Hen On Stage By: Karen Knapstein

Genre: Play

Print Concepts: Reading a Play

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant z

Irregular Words: have, love

Fluency: Accuracy and Self-Correction

WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Review Prepositions

 Writer's Workshop: First

                                         Writers start their stories with the word "first".

                                                Handwriting: Number 16

                                                       

Literacy Jobs
D.E.A.R time today: 1:05

  KinderMath: Counting By 10's 
To begin the lesson, the kids will hear the story Toasty Toes by Michael Dahl to focus on counting by 10’s. Next, the kids will have time to explore counting to 100 by 10’s in a hands-on way. They will count out 10 objects onto a ten frame, then transfer the ten frame to a small paper plate. They will continue counting out the 10 sets of objects until all 10 paper plates are filled. They will then go back through and count the plates by 10’s to 100.

Phy Ed 

~Your child should wear green or their Irish Pride shirt tomorrow.

~Keep recording your reading minutes!

~There are still openings for reading to our class during I Love to Read Month! Please go here to sign-up for a time. Thank yo

~Feel free to send in your child's valentines whenever they are ready. That gives them time to get them passed out before the party on February 12.

The kids will decorate a bag at school to hold their valentines.
The Book order is due Wednesday, February 11.
Shop our class page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GXWMC

Wednesday, February 4

 

Wednesday, February 4
White Day (No computer class or library.)

Big Book: The Little Red Hen On Stage By: Karen Knapstein
Genre: Play
Social Studies Connection: Perseverance In this play, the Little Red Hen asks her friends to help her make bread. They always say no, but she perseveres and asks again at each step.

Despite being rejected, she is still kind to her friends at the end. Connect and Teach: Play

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: The Little Red Hen (Makes Pizza) By: Philemon Sturges
GENRE: Folktale
Connect and Teach: Character Traits
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant z
Irregular Words: have, love
WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Prepositions

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

 Handwriting: Number 15
Literacy Jobs

 Writer's Workshop: Oral Storytelling
The children have been working on their stories using a beginning, middle and end. The B/M/E have all been placed on one piece of paper. Today, we transfer that to a book style format. The first page will hold the beginning, the next page will hold the middle and the last page holds the end. Prior to writing on each page, they will learn how to tell the story orally on each page.

KinderMath: Count by 5's   

The kids will listen to the story, Tally O'Malley by Stuart Murphy and focus on counting by 5’s and understanding the use of tally marks. The kids will then get to apply their skills in using tally marks by taking inventory of the classroom. They will walk around the classroom and take inventory of the items listed on the sheet. The kids will continue to work with counting by 5’s and using tallies to do so. Then using popsicle sticks, they will create sets of tally marks to 20. After the sets of tally marks have been made, they will go back through and count the sets; 5, 10, 15, 20 and mark them with pictures of hands.

Time for Kids: Animal Defenses

Music Today  

~Yesterday our guest reader was Henry's Grandma Cathy.

~The book order is due Wednesday, February 11.
~Keep recording your reading minutes!
~We still have a few openings for guest readers...go here to sign-up for a time. Thank you! 

Tuesday, February 3

     
Tuesday, February 3
Black Day (No computer class or library.)

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) By: Philemon Sturges
GENRE: Fiction

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.History and Symbols

In this biography, children learn about the life and leadership of American hero Martin Luther King, Jr. Illustrations depict life when Dr. King was a child and the impact of his message of equality.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Science Connection: Health

This informational text provides facts on how to take care of your body.

Children learn more about exercising and eating well. They also learn why it is important to practice healthy living.

Connect and Teach: Make Inferences
Academic Vocabulary: lovely, several, spy

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Syllables, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant v
Irregular Words: have, love

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Prepositions   Writer's Workshop:  Writers Give Their Characters Feelings
Feelings may change for characters as a story progresses from the beginning to the middle and to the end. We will make sure the facial features match how the character is feeling.

 Handwriting: Number 14

Literacy Jobs
  KinderMath: Count By 5's Part 1
We will begin the lesson by reading Lots of Ladybugs by Michael Dahl to focus on counting by 5’s. It’s important that the kids know and understand that when we are counting by 5’s, we are simply skipping over given numbers to get to the final amount quickly. To help students understand, I will draw a horizontal number line with the 5, 10, 15, and 20 in an alternate color. For the next activity, each pair will need a baggie with 20 items and 4 blank five frames. They will work with their partner to place the items within the 5 frames until all five are filled then count the five filled frames by 5’s. 

Phy Ed 

~Mr. Ekert (4th grade teacher) is our first guest reader of the month!

~There are still openings for reading to our class during I Love to Read Month! Please go here to sign-up for a time. Thank you! 
~Please log your reading minutes!
~Feel free to send in your child's valentines whenever they are ready. That gives us time to get them passed out before the party on February 12. The kids will decorate a bag at school to hold their valentines.