Wednesday, November 11

  

Wednesday, November 11
Happy Veterans Day

READING AND VOCABULARY

Read Aloud: Places in my Community By: Bobbie Kalman

GENRE: Informational Text

Connect and Teach: Informational Texts

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset & Rime: f-un, b-ed, Counting Syllables

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant r
Irregular Words: of, for

GRAMMAR
Questions: Questions often begin with words such as who, what, when, where, why, and how.

 ~ In a video, Iraqi War Vet, Sean Nies, will explain what a veteran is and what his job was when he served in Al Taqaddum, Iraq. Sean was a Seabee in the Navy and his rank was First Class Petty Officer. His wife was a former teacher here at MLE. See his message here.

Writer's Workshop: Coloring Checklist
Illustrators need a checklist to make sure to check through their work.
1) Draw with pencil.
2) Outline first, then color.
3) Colors make sense.
4) Use background colors.
One final checklist of all the illustrations the children have completed so far...tomorrow we celebrate becoming illustrators!

KinderMath: Compare Numerals
The children will be working with number cards and connecting cubes to compare numbers. This lesson involves the children using 'Math Talk' with the words more, less, and same. We will be going back and forth between more and less in the activities so the kiddos will have to think carefully!
   Time for Kids: Insects

 STEAM with Mr. Brown 

 

(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)

~ The book order is due today...You can order here until 8pm tonight.
~ Library day is tomorrow. 
~Pancake mix donations will be accepted through November 20. Thank you!
~ The Turkeys are definitely disguised enough to stay off the dinner table...they are hilarious!