Thursday, February 26

Thursday, February 26
Black Day (No computer class or library.)
D.E.A.R time today: 8:25

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: America the Beautiful: Together We Stand  By: Katharine Lee Bates

GENRE: Poetry/Song
Connect and Teach: Picture it!

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Long Vowel o
WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Irregular Plural Nouns (foot-feet, child-children)

 Literacy Jobs 
 Handwriting: C Stroke Upper/Lowercase Letters: Cc  Music Today 
 KinderMath: Compare 'Some Extra'

The kids will be focusing on the “extras” of a teen number (15 is 10 and 5 extras; 16 is 10 and 6 extras, etc.). Using the story, How Many Snails? by Paul Giganti, the kids will count the cupcakes with sprinkles and show that on their ten-frame. “We counted 13 cupcakes with sprinkles. Next, they will count the cupcakes with white icing. “How many cupcakes did we count with white icing? 14. ”Now, just state the extras that are off your ten frame board. 3, 4. So, what is more: 3 or 4? So, the cupcakes that were ten four or 14 is more." The same type of statements like above will be repeated throughout the book for the children to show on their ten-frame.

Project: Decorate a Shamrock

Spanish Class The children will learn animal names and revisit letters, numbers, and colors.

~Your child can wear neon or bright colors for tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 25

 
Wednesday, February 25

Green Day: Library  

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: America the Beautiful: Together We Stand  By: Katharine Lee Bates
GENRE: Poetry/Song

Social Studies Connection: History and Symbols “America the Beautiful” honors our country’s wondrous, diverse landscapes. The illustrations in this book, each by a different artist, highlight America’s equally diverse—and beautiful—people. Connect and Teach: Poems

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.

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Onset and Rime

Phonics Focus Skill: Long Vowel e
Irregular Words: who, two

WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Irregular Plural Nouns (man-men, person-people) Literacy Jobs
 KinderMath: Decomposing 11-20
This lesson is the foundation for students to compare teen numbers. We will review that a teen number is 10 and some extras. We will then work on comparing the “extras” before we move into comparing teen numbers for their numeral only. Using a Ten Frame, I will show a full ten-frame and ask, “How many do we see here? 10! How did you know that? What if I do this? (Some objects will be moved outside of the ten frame but still in a group.) How many do I have? I still have 10. Just because I moved them outside of the ten-frame, there are still 10 because I didn’t add any or take any away. Now what if I do this?” (I will add 3 additional objects to the OUTSIDE of the filled ten-frame) and ask, “How many do I now have? 13! You knew there were 10 and counted on...11, 12, 13.” I'll write the number 13 on the board and explain that the 1 stands for ONE group of 10 and the 3 stands for the EXTRAS. I will continue the same routine with the numbers 12, 14, and 15. 

Time for Kids: Animals Talk Too
 Phy Ed

Spanish Class

Today they will introduce animals, color names and hear a popular children's story read in Spanish. They will also review each child's Spanish name, the abc's, and numbers.

~If you didn't return the permission paper for Friday's Glow Party with your child today, be sure to send it with them tomorrow. ~The children enjoyed hearing a story from Adam (Isabelle's Dad) yesterday!

Tuesday, February 24

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

READING AND VOCABULARY
Big Book: Presidents' Day By: Judith Bauer Scamper

Genre: Informational Text

Review Power Words: spotted, choreography, soaring

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme (Producing), Blending Onset and Rime (r-ed, p-ig), Isolating Phonemes (initial), Blending/Segmenting Phonemes
WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Review Signal Words (first, next, finally, etc.)  Literacy Jobs 
 Handwriting: Number 20  We didn't get to this yesterday.  Music Today 
KinderMath: Compare Numbers to 10
First, the kids will be reviewing the comparison of numbers to 10 by working with sets of images, sounds, and numerals to 10. Next, I will read How Many Snails? A Counting Book and ask questions like Are there more grey clouds or white clouds? Are there fewer big clouds or little clouds? Are there fewer yellow or pink flowers? Are there more fish with their mouths open or shut? etc. Lastly, the kids will listen to sets of sounds and tell me if they hear more claps vs. stomps, knocks vs. clicks, etc. This allows children to realize we use comparison in our lives everyday, and it’s not solely dependent on numerals. 

Spanish Class

This week students from the high school Spanish class will be coming to our room from 12-12:35. They have prepared a Spanish name for each of the kids and will call them by that name when they are here. Today, the students plan to do activities with the alphabet.

~Library day is tomorrow. 

~The children enjoyed hearing a story from Mrs. Erger yesterday!

Monday, February 23

Monday, February 23
Gold Day (No computer class or library.)

STEM class with Mr. Brown today.

READING AND VOCABULARY

Big Book: Presidents' Day By: Judith Bauer Stamper

Genre: Informational Text

Print Concepts: Concept of a Sentence FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes, Blending Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Long Vowels a and i

Irregular Words: by, my

Fluency: Expression
WRITING AND GRAMMAR

Signal Words

 Literacy Jobs 

 Handwriting: Number 20 

KinderMath: Comparing Collections
We begin a new unit today and for these beginning lessons, the kids will be working on comparing sets up to 20. We will take time to review our work with numbers to 100 through a comparison of counted collections.
 Phy Ed

~Thank you goes out to Marie (Luna's Grandma who read to us on Friday..

~Precious time reading to the high schoolers last Friday!

~The kids now have a pizza play center to enjoy...What would you like on your pizza?