Wednesday, September 30

              

Wednesday, September 30
Happy Birthday, Maven! 

READING AND VOCABULARY
GENRE: Informational Text
Connect and Teach: Check for Understanding
Power Words: city, country, map
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Counting Syllables, Blending Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Short Vowel a
Irregular Words: a, the
GRAMMAR
 Verbs 

Handwriting: Learning the "Pinch, Rest, Tuck" Pencil Grip
Please look for a description of this technique in the Wednesday envelope.

KinderMath: More Than

As the title says, today's lesson will give the kids opportunities to compare groups of items and determine which group has more. This is building the foundation for counting & cardinality.

 

 STEAM with Mr. Brown 

  
(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)

 
~Library day is tomorrow...if you haven't done so, please return your child's book so they can get a new one!
~The book order is due Wednesday, October 7...included with the flyer is a $5 coupon. You can place your order here.
~Friday's dress up day is Irish Spiritwear!

Tuesday, September 29

                      

Tuesday, September 29

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: Schools Around the World  By: Clare Lewis
GENRE: Informational Text
Connect and Teach: Features of Informational Text

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Blending Onset and Rime

Phonics Focus Skill: Short Vowel a
Irregular Words: a, the

GRAMMAR
Introduction to Verbs

Handwriting: Learning the Parts of the House
A house image will be used for our handwriting paper. It will be important for the kids to know where to place their letters and numbers when they are learning to write the "School Way."

KinderMath: Same Number

This lesson has the kids working on identifying sets of objects with the same amounts. This will help the kids work on accuracy when counting.

• • Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Counting Syllables
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant m
• • Handwriting: Manuscript m

• honological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S

• Phonological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S

• Phonological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S   

  
(Last names A-K: PE, L-Z: Music)

~ Tomorrow is Jersey Day!

~ National Hot Lunch Day (October 13) is a BIG tradition here at MLE. Be sure to RSVP by October 6 if you can make it!

Monday, September 28

             

Monday, September 28 

READING AND VOCABULARY

Big Book: School Bus by Donald Crews
Connect and Teach: Check for Understanding
Power Words Review: clue, mistake, puzzled

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending & Segmenting Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonants m, M, t, T
GRAMMAR
 Identify and Use Adjectives  

Handwriting: Prior to writing letters and numbers, it is important to learn the eight strokes that the alphabet and numbers are made of. We will spend a few days learning these through movement, song, and modeled practice. The following photo shows what they are.

KinderMath: Sort By More than One Attribute
The lesson begins with reading, The Button Box by Margarette Reid. I will ask their thoughts on how the buttons are being sorted (size, color, shape, style, etc.) Then we will look at a pile of attribute buttons and talk about how they think we should sort them. (Sort by shape, button hole amount, size, etc.) 

Project: Self-Portraits
The kids will create a self-portrait like the photo above. (We did not get to this on Friday.)

 STEAM with Mr. Brown 

  
(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)

 

~ Wednesday is Jersey Day for homecoming dress-up days.

Friday, September 25

          

                           Friday, September 25   

Mrs. Marsicek will review who Superflex is (like the photo above). He helps children be problem solvers when the Unthinkables get into their brains. This week she will introduce who Space Invader (see photo below) and Blurting Bob are. (Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of him.) 

READING AND VOCABULARY

Big Book: School Bus by Donald Crews

Genre: Fiction
Print Concepts: Book Parts

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes and Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant t

GRAMMAR
 Adjectives continued...

  KinderMath: Sort by One Attribute

The kids will sort items by a specific attribute: Color, size, or shape.

Project: Self-Portraits
The kids will create a self-portrait like the photo above. They will be hanging in our hallway for awhile.

• • Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Counting Syllables
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant m
• • Handwriting: Manuscript m

• honological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S

• Phonological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S

• Phonological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S   

  
(Last names A-K: PE, L-Z: Music)

~ To kick-off homecoming, Monday is Pajama Day!

~ Permission forms for the walking field trip to the Maple Lake Fire Department are due next week.
~ National Hot Lunch Day (October 13) is a BIG tradition here at MLE. Be sure to RSVP if you can make it!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Thursday, September 24

            
Thursday, September 24

The kids will check out their first book today. Books will be due back next Thursday but can be sent back earlier when finished. Again, their library time is 9:50-10:20.

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: Kindergarten Kids Original Rhymes By: Stephanie Calmenson
Connect and Teach: Rhythm and Rhyme

Big Book: School Bus by Donald Crews

Genre: Fiction

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes and Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant t

 GRAMMAR
More work with Adjectives

Story: Erasers on Strike  By: Jennifer Jones

How do erasers help us learn? How do we use them? How do we take care of them? Yesterday, your child used a pencil to make drawings, draw shapes, write numbers, letters, and words. On the backside of that paper, I had them scribble something they could erase today using their new found knowledge of eraser use in our classroom.

KinderMath: Finding Matches

 The kids will do a variety of activities that help the children notice items that are same/different according to their attributes.

 

 STEAM with Mr. Brown 

  
(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)

 

~ No extra news for today. 

Wednesday, September 23

         

                           Wednesday, September 23     

READING AND VOCABULARY
GENRE: Poetry
Connect and Teach: Check for Understanding
Power Words: clue, mistake, puzzled

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Alliteration, Blending Onset & Rime
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant m
 GRAMMAR
 Adjectives: Describing Words

After reading Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall by Kenard Pak, the kids will help make a list of summer things we are saying goodbye to and fall things we are saying hello to. They will draw pictures of those things after the list is generated.

How do pencils help us learn? How do we use them properly? How do we take care of them? Where do we find a new one if the one we use needs sharpening? 

KinderMath: Noticing Differences
As we did yesterday, the kids will look at another picture on the SmartBoard and use their 'math talk' to tell what differences they see. Next, I will call pairs of students to stand so that we can see what is different about them. (One is a boy, one is a girl; one has brown hair, one has blonde hair, etc.)

• • Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Counting Syllables
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant m
• • Handwriting: Manuscript m

• honological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S

• Phonological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S

• Phonological Awareness: Teacher’s Choice
• • Phonics Focus Skill: Uppercase Letters U, J, S   

  
(Last names A-K: PE, L-Z: Music)

~ There are quite a few papers in your child's Wednesday envelope including their conference date & time as well as information about our walking field trip to the Maple Lake Fire Hall.

~ We enjoyed celebrating Dean yesterday...