Wednesday, March 18

  
Wednesday, March 18

Green Day: Library 

Read Aloud: Apple Pie 4th of July  By: Janet S. Wong
Genre: Fiction

Social Studies Connection: History and Symbols

Chinese food on July 4th? In this story about our country’s cultural diversity, a girl assumes people will want something more “American,” like apple pie. Yet she’s happy to be proven wrong.

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset-Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph th

Irregular Word: they
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Proper Nouns

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Review of Tall Line Down-Retrace Letters
(Tall Line Down-Retrace Letters: P, R, B, D, N, M)

Time for Kids: Helpful Plants

KinderMath: Combining Sets to 9

Partner A will build a train with two colors while partner B will write what was built. For instance, partner A builds a train with 3 red and 6 blue. Partner B will write 3 and 6 make 9. They will take turns being the builder and writer to find all the combinations for 9.
Zero the Hero visits today...Day 120!   
Project: Leprechaun Kid (We did not get to this yesterday.)

 Phy Ed Today

~The kids were so excited about the leprechauns yesterday...What a fun day!

Tuesday, March 17

Tuesday, March 17
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20. 

Oh my, the shenanigans have already started!
Those sneaky leprechauns have left green footprints all over the morning message and have messed with a few things in our classroom!

 In fact, they turned all the papers for math & literacy mini-size and replaced the crayons, pencils, and markers with mini ones! Even more, they left a note on each of their traps telling the kids that they couldn't be fooled!

We will be on the lookout ALL day for more of their suspicious activity! Maybe we will find them here in the fields of Ireland... 

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: A Morning with Grandpa By: Sylvia Liu

Connect and Teach: Character Clues

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (medial), Blending Onset and Rime (y-am, b-us), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonems

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph sh

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Review Complex Sentences  Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Mm
(Tall Line Down-Retrace Letters: P, R, B, D, N, M)

Lucky Charms Graphing  

What shape will have the most? The least? The same? The best part is eating our math!

Math: Shamrock addition

Project: Leprechaun Kid

Music Today

 It's likely the leprechauns will visit our classroom while the kids are out looking for gold! (YIKES!) 

~Library day tomorrow.

~The sixth graders were a HUGE help to the littles! It was fun to watch them work together to make the best kind of trap to get those sneaky leprechauns! I will send the trap home with your child today.

Monday, March 16

 Monday, March 16

Gold Day (No computer class or library.)

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: A Morning with Grandpa By: Sylvia Liu

Print Concepts: Directionality

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Onset and Rime

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph sh

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Review Complex Sentences

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Nn
(Tall Line Down-Retrace Letters: P, R, B, D, N, M)

Writer's Workshop: If I caught a leprechaun, I would wish for...

 Phy Ed Today

Project: Leprechaun Traps
I anticipate a lot of excitement for this project! The sixth graders will be coming to help from 1:00-2:45 and then we will find just the right spots to place the traps for overnight! I do plan to send any extra materials your child doesn't use home with them. Let me know if you don't want what is left and we can add it to our classroom art supplies.

Story: The Night Before St. Patrick's Day  By: Natasha Wing

~Have your child wear green tomorrow!

Friday, March 13

    
Friday, March 13
White Day (No computer class or library.)

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: A Morning with Grandpa By: Sylvia Liu

Genre: Fiction
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.
Connect and Teach: Character Clues

Read Aloud: Getting Rest  By: Sian Smith

Genre: Informational Text

Connect and Teach: Key Details

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting Phonemes, Substituting Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Digraph sh

Irregular Words: Review
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Review Complex Sentences

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Letter Dd
(Tall Line Down-Retrace Letters: P, R, B, D, N, M)
 Writer's Workshop: Line for each Letter
Writers write a line for each sound they hear in a word.

KinderMath: Combining Sets to 8

The kids will use 8 connecting cubes to make trains with two different colors like the image below. Again, at this point, we are working on the solid foundation for addition without using symbols.

Music Today

~If you haven't done so, please send a shoebox size box to school on Monday for your child's leprechaun trap!
~Please return the report card envelope if you haven't done so already. Thank you!
Have a fun and safe weekend!