Wednesday, April 29

 

Wednesday, April 29
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20.  

Big Book: Ants By: Lisa J. Amstutz Genre: Informational Text

Review Power Words: sunshine, cocoon, colony

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (initial), Blending Onset and Rime (s-uch, p-ing), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes (such change /ch/ to /ng/: sung)

Phonics Focus Skill: Review Digraphs

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Complete Sentences Review

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  

 Literacy Jobs 
Math: Differences to 10
For today’s lesson the kids will be working on equations within 10 by using the book, Elevator Magic by Stuart Murphy. We will use the vertical number line we used yesterday as it will directly resemble the elevator display from the story. 
There are 10 floors and we are going down 2. What is 10 take away 2?
 We are on the 8^th floor and are going down 3 floors. What is 8 take away 3?
After the read aloud, each kid will have an elevator card, whiteboard and dry-erase marker. I will lead the kids in problems like these and they will record the equation on their whiteboard. 
We are on the 9^th floor and are going down 3 floors. What floor will be on? 
The kids  write 9-3=6 
We are on the 10^th floor and going down 7 floors. 
The kids will write 10-7=3.

Pushes & Pulls: Why do builders need so many big machines?
In this Read-Along lesson, Vivian watches a house being built and wonders why the builders need so many big machines. The lesson includes a short exercise where the kids act out the “work words” of their favorite machine. If time allows, the kids will watch short videos of construction equipment and practice using work words to describe what the machines are doing.

Time for Kids: Global Games

   Phy Ed Today  

 
~Tomorrow is library day.

Tuesday, April 28

      

Tuesday, April 28 

Gold Day (No computer class or library.) 

Big Book: Ants By: Lisa J. Amstutz Genre: Informational Text Print Concepts: End Punctuation

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Review Digraphs

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Complete Sentences Review

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: ez Across Uppercase Z

Pushes & Pulls: What's the Biggest Excavator?

  In this lesson, the children discover that there are pushes and pulls involved in any kind of work, including the work done by machines. In the activity, Be a Digging Machine, they pretend to use shovels and excavators to dig a hole for a swimming pool.

Math: Subtracting One

Today, the kids will focus on subtracting one with the use of a vertical number line. Using the Ten in a Bed poem, the kids will raise 10 fingers and subtract one-by-one to notice that the number is getting less by one each time. The goal is to have the kids continue to notice the connection between less and subtraction. We will continue to use the vertical number line to demonstrate a subtraction problem like this: 5 birds were in a tree. 3 birds flew away. How many birds are left? We will find the number 5 and swoop down 3 spots to see there are 2 birds left.  

Music Today 

~ Class picture day is Friday. We are scheduled to have our picture taken shortly after school begins.

Monday, April 27

         

Monday, April 27
White Day (No computer class or library.)

STEM class with Mr. Brown today.

Big Book: Ants By: Lisa J. Amstutz Genre: Informational Text Connect and Teach: Text Features

Read Aloud: Please Don't Step on Me By: Elly-Kree George
Genre: Persuasive Text

Connect and Teach: Opinions and Reasons FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Substituting Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Review Digraphs

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Complete Sentences Review

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Down the Slide Letters Review
(Down the Slide Letters: V, W, X, Y)

Math: Unknown Subtraction Stories
We will work on the difference in unknown problems. The kids will show the problem using cubes and write the problem statement. The following is an example of the problems they will work on.
My teacher has 10 flowers and my principal has 7 flowers. How many fewer flowers does my principal have than my teacher? 
It's important the kids are confident in stating how many fewer there are. Again, this can be very difficult for the kids as they are most confident with more.
   Phy Ed Today  

~ No extra news for today.

Thursday, April 23

 

Thursday, April 23
Black Day (No computer class or library.)

Big Book: Please Don't Step on Me By: Elly-Kree George Genre: Persuasive Text Connect to Teach: What is Most Important? Introduce Power Words: sunshine, cocoon, colony

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph Review
Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Complete Sentences Review

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  

Workshop: "How To" Celebration
The "how to" unit has come to an end and it's time to celebrate! The kids will tell their stories to one another and then dance to some celebratory music with disco ball lights! Watch for their work to come home today and I encourage you to have them tell their stories to you!

 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Subtraction Stories Day 2

We will work on more subtraction stories within 10. Today, they have a pond scene with frogs to use for solving the story problems.   

Project: Earth Day Wreath

               ~ The kids picked up a lot of garbage yesterday...our school grounds look so good now! Today we are going to look through what we found and sort out anything that can be recycled.

~The River City Readers were fantastic! They sure kept the attention of the children through their storytelling animation and captivating voices!

Music Today 

 
~ No school tomorrow...Teacher Workshop Day.
~ Just for fun...have your child wear Minnesota Timberwolves attire/colors on Monday.
Have a great weekend!  

Wednesday, April 22

 
Wednesday, April 22
Happy Earth Day!

Green Day: Library 

Read Aloud: Please Don't Step on Me By: Elly-Kree George Genre: Persuasive Text Science Connection: Properties of Objects In this persuasive text, the author argues for not stepping on small animals and insects we find outside because they are beautiful and helpful to people. The text inspires children to look closely at reasons before having an opinion about something!

Connect and Teach: Persuasive Texts

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 Onset and Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph Review

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Complete Sentences
 Literacy Jobs 

The River City Readers are a group of dedicated older adults who love to read books and tell stories to children and others alike. They will be here this morning entertaining the children with their storytelling.

Math: Subtraction Stories

We will work on subtraction stories (within 10) by using a farm scene and 10 cubes. The kids will use a farm scene to lay cubes on as the stories are told. Again, subtraction word problems require a lot of listening comprehension skills. These skills will at times need more practice than the subtraction itself.
   It's day 140...It's time for Zero the Hero to visit!

Time for Kids: Amazing Places 

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.    
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We care about our Earth!

Today, the kids will hear the story of Travis Trash & Recycle Ron, two boys who have very different views on caring for our earth.

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

                 We plan to pick up trash around the school and go on an Earth Day scavenger hunt today.  

~ Just for fun, have your child wear Minnesota Twins attire tomorrow!